California finalizes climate reporting rules, first reports due Nov. 10
ESG Today · 2026-10-15
California's Office of Administrative Law approved the state's climate disclosure rules, so companies with over $1 billion in revenue doing business in California must file Scope 1 and 2 emissions by Nov. 10, 2026. More than 4,000 firms may be covered; first-year relief allows prior-year data and no limited assurance.
Vocabulary
Read source ↗- limited assurancea lighter level of third-party verification
- prior fiscal yearthe previous financial year
- value chain emissionsemissions from suppliers and customers (Scope 3)