Client Alert: EPA Extends Comment Period for Proposed MSGP
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The EPA has extended the comment period for the proposed Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) by 45 days, now closing on May 19, 2025.
Read MoreClient Alert: SEC Ends Defense of Climate Disclosure Rules
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The SEC has officially withdrawn its defense of the climate disclosure rules adopted in March 2024, citing concerns over cost and regulatory overreach. This decision follows ongoing legal challenges and signals a shift in the Commission’s stance on climate-related financial disclosures.
Read MoreClient Alert: California DTSC Updates eVQ Filing Deadline to March 31
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The California Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) has officially moved the electronic Verification Questionnaire (eVQ) filing deadline from October 1 to March 31, starting this year.
Read MoreClient Alert: Canada Introduces New Sustainability and Climate Reporting Standards
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The Canadian Sustainability Standards Board (CSSB) has released the finalized Canadian Sustainability Disclosure Standards (CSDSs), aligning with global ISSB standards while incorporating adjustments for the Canadian context.
Read MoreEPA Seeks Public Comment on Proposed 2026 Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP)
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is requesting public comment on the proposed 2026 National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Multi-Sector General Permit (MSGP) for stormwater discharges associated with industrial activity.
Read MoreClient Alert: New ISSA 5000 Standard for Sustainability Assurance
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The International Auditing and Assurance Standards Board (IAASB) has released the finalized Assurance Standard for Sustainability Reporting, ISSA 5000.
Read MoreClient Alert: Supreme Court Decides to Allow EPA’s GHG Rule for Power Plants to Stand
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On November 5, 2024, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a decision leaving in place a rule, issued by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in May 2024, which requires reductions of Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions by power plants.
Read MoreClient Alert: The New ISO Net-Zero Standard
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A new, Net-Zero standard for carbon emissions will be published by the end of 2025 by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), the global authority for organizational management, manufacturing quality, and technology standards.
Read MoreClient Alert: Preparing for OSHA's 2024 HazCom Final Rule
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OSHA’s 2024 final rule updates the Hazard Communication Standard (HazCom) to align with GHS Revision 7, incorporating elements of Revision 8. KERAMIDA is ready to help you reclassify products, update SDSs, and ensure your workplace is compliant.
Client Alert: Australia Passes Law to Begin Mandatory Climate Reporting
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This will introduce mandatory climate-related reporting requirements for large and medium-sized companies. Starting as early as 2025 for the largest companies, these requirements will include disclosures on climate-related risks, opportunities, and greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain.
The Australian Accounting Standards Board (AASB) is currently developing disclosure standards aligned with IFRS S1 and IFRS S2 for Australian companies. These disclosure standards are expected to be published soon and the Australian Auditing and Assurance Board is in the process of developing climate disclosure assurance standards which are expected to issue in late 2024.
Client Alert: California Senate Extends Climate Disclosure Reporting Deadline
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The California Senate has voted to approve an amendment to California's climate disclosure laws, granting the California Air Resources Board (CARB) an additional six months to develop regulations related to the reporting of greenhouse gas emissions.
The amendment introduces several changes to California Health and Safety Code 38532 (introduced as California Senate Bill 253) and California Health and Safety Code 38533 (introduced as California Senate Bill 261). The proposed amendment was introduced as SB 219 and effectively extends the previous January 1, 2025, reporting deadline to July 1, 2025, for purposes of reporting out greenhouse gas emissions under California Health and Safety Code 38532 (CA SB 253). Currently, the reporting deadlines have not changed for California Health and Safety Code 38533 (CA SB 261).
Client Alert: 2024 TSCA Chemical Data Reporting is OPEN!
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2024 CDR Reports must be submitted to EPA prior to September 30, 2024. This reporting applies to chemical substances that are manufactured (including substances that are incidentally manufactured as a co-product or by-product) or that are directly imported in quantities above the general threshold of 25,000 pounds (or as low as 2,500 pounds for specifically designated chemicals).
Read MoreCAL/OSHA’s Indoor Heat Illness Regulation Now In Effect
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This week the California Department of Industrial Relations issued a news release stating that the Office of Administrative Law (OAL) approved the Cal-OSHA Indoor Heat Illness Regulation on On Tuesday, July 23, 2024 and that the regulation goes into effect immediately.
Read MoreEU Adopts Environmental, Human Rights Sustainability Due Diligence Law
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Last Friday, on May 24, the European Union (EU) announced the approval of the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD).
Read MoreFERC Makes Dramatic Changes to Long-Term Planning with Historic Transmission Rule
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has made dramatic changes to long-term planning requirements for interstate electricity transmission.
Read MoreSeveral States File Lawsuit to Block New SEC Climate Disclosure Rules
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Client Alert: Just hours after the SEC adopted the new climate-related disclosure rules, a coalition of ten states announced the launch of a lawsuit in the U.S. federal appeals court to block the new rules.
Read MoreThe SEC Issues Final GHG Rule
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Client Alert: On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission adopted final rules to require registrants to disclose certain climate-related information in registration statements and annual reports.
Read MoreLarge Scale TNFD Nature-Related Corporate Reporting Underway
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Client Alert: Last week the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) reported that 320 organizations from more than 46 countries have pledged to initiate nature-related disclosures following the TNFD Recommendations released in September of the previous year.
Read MoreEFRAG Proposes Implementation Guidance for ESRS
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Client Alert: The European Financial Reporting Advisory Group (EFRAG) has published its first three draft European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) Implementation Guidance documents for public feedback.
Read MoreCalifornia's First-in-the-Country GHG Emissions & Climate Risk Laws
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Client Alert: On October 7, 2023, California Governor Gavin Newson signed two landmark bills into law requiring large companies doing business in California to publicly report their annual GHG emissions (Senate Bill (SB) 253) and climate-related financial risks (SB-261).
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