On September 12, 2025, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit issued an order to hold the petitions challenging the SEC’s climate disclosure rules in abeyance, pending further action from the SEC. The order follows the SEC’s July 23, 2025, status report, which stated that the SEC does

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On August 7, 2025, the California Air Resources Board (CARB) announced that it will hold a virtual public workshop on Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Pacific Time “to support the development of California’s Corporate Greenhouse Gas Reporting Program.” This reporting program was established by Senate

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Our recent Client Advisory provides a comparison tool to assist companies in determining whether they fall within the scope of the SEC’s final climate disclosure rules (currently stayed pending review of legal challenges), the California climate disclosure laws (Senate Bills 253 and 261 and Assembly Bill 1305), and the European

Continue Reading SEC, California, and CSRD Climate Disclosure Requirements Comparison Tool

On March 6, 2024, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted to adopt final rules requiring disclosure of climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports, by both domestic registrants and foreign private issuers. The final rules are comprehensive, detailed, and intended to encourage consistent comparable, and reliable disclosure of climate-related information.Continue Reading Webinar Recording Now Available | The SEC’s Climate-Related Disclosure Rules

Our recent Client Alert discusses the order issued late last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, temporarily staying the SEC’s new climate-related disclosure rules. In light of this development, we have moved our webinar to next week. It will now be held on Wednesday

Continue Reading Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals Stays the SEC’s New Climate-Related Disclosure Rules; Updated Climate-Related Rules Webinar Date

Join Wilson Sonsini for a webinar on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, from 1:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m., Pacific Time, for a discussion of the SEC’s final climate-related disclosure rules and practical compliance tips. Register here.

For more information, please see our recent Client Alert.

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