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California SB 253 and SB 261: a guide for companies

Updated: November 13, 2024

If these bills pass, they would compel thousands of companies doing business in California to disclose their Scope 1, 2, and 3 greenhouse gas emissions and/or climate-related financial risk information.

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CSRD

Answers to common questions about the EU Omnibus proposal

March 6, 2026

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CSRD

Answers to common questions about the EU Omnibus proposal

March 6, 2026

KPMG and Watershed (co-authors of this advice article)

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Guidance on the use of EEIO models for spend-based carbon accounting

KPMG and Watershed (co-authors of this advice article)

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Guidance on the use of EEIO models for spend-based carbon accounting

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CSRD

The EU Omnibus: What it means for companies

Updated: February 28, 2025

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CSRD

EU Omnibus proposal: What it means for companies preparing for the CSRD

Updated: February 28, 2025

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California SB 253 and SB 261: a guide for companies

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ASRS: A guide for companies

CSRD Guide for Companies

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Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): A guide for companies

CSRD Guide for Companies

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Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD): A guide for companies

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ASRS: A guide for companies

What are common questions around CSRD

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CSRD FAQs, answered

What are common questions around CSRD

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CSRD FAQs, answered

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) section on biodiversity and ecosystems (ESRS E4)

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Biodiversity standards in the CSRD and TNFD

The Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) section on biodiversity and ecosystems (ESRS E4)

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Biodiversity standards in the CSRD and TNFD

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Sustainability in fashion: Upcoming EU rules for apparel companies

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SDR disclosures: a guide for UK asset managers

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Carbon removal and avoidance: a buyer’s guide

Climate news

ISSB disclosure standards: June 2023 publication breakdown

Updated: November 27, 2023

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Clean power: how companies can decarbonize electricity

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Carbon in the cloud: What is the Carbon Footprint of Data Storage?

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What is SECR? Streamlined Energy and Carbon Reporting explained

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EU and UK climate disclosure programmes: an overview

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The UK’s Green Finance Strategy (2023 revision): A guide for companies and asset managers

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What are the TCFD reporting requirements?

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What is the EU's Green Claims Directive? Full Guide with Covington experts

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What is net zero and how do you achieve it?

Learn how to build a climate program

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How to create a world-class Corporate Sustainability Program

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What is a Virtual Power Purchase Agreement (VPPA)?

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Why companies need to understand their climate risks

Updated: November 27, 2023

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What is the Inflation Reduction Act and how can companies leverage it?

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What are science based targets and how to set them

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What is the SFDR? Sustainable Finance Disclosures explained

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Demystifying FCA climate disclosures for asset managers and owners

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SEC ESG fund rules: Everything you need to know

Updated: November 27, 2023

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AB 1305: A guide for companies

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FLAG emissions 101

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Tactical advice on the CSRD

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TPT: Everything you need to know about the UK Transition Plan Taskforce

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Tactical advice on the CSRD

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How do you actually reduce emissions?

September 18, 2023

How do you prepare for the CSRD?

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How to prepare for the CSRD: a five-step plan

How do you prepare for the CSRD?

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How to prepare for the CSRD: a five-step plan

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How EU companies should prepare for the CSRD

May 19, 2023

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How EU companies should prepare for the CSRD

May 19, 2023

Prepare CSRD audit requirements

SEC

How to prepare CSRD audit requirements

April 11, 2023

Prepare CSRD audit requirements

SEC

How to prepare CSRD audit requirements

April 11, 2023

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2024 ESG disclosure

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How companies of all sizes are making carbon removal possible

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How to build a lean corporate climate program, fast

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TCFD, CDP, GRI…where should you start when it comes to voluntary reporting?

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Why ESG reporting is a critical part of your IPO filing

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Watershed’s approach to measuring corporate emissions

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Introducing the guide to building a high-impact climate program

The ROI of a Climate Program

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The business value of a climate program

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What listed firms should know about the FCA report on TCFD-aligned disclosures

Carbon Removal

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Building the market for carbon removal

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Decoupling work from carbon

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How to prepare for mandatory climate disclosure - advice from Betty M. Huber of Latham & Watkins

How to prepare for mandatory climate disclosure - advice from Betty M. Huber of Latham & Watkins

Updated: November 27, 2023

Michael Littenberg of Ropes & Gray on California’s SB 253 and 261

Michael Littenberg of Ropes & Gray on California’s SB 253 and 261

Updated: October 10, 2023

What is the EU's Green Claims Directive? Full Guide with Covington experts

What is the EU's Green Claims Directive? Full Guide with Covington experts

SEC

SEC ESG fund rules: Everything you need to know

SEC ESG fund rules: Everything you need to know

Updated: November 27, 2023

California SB 253 and SB 261: a guide for companies

California SB 253 and SB 261: a guide for companies

Welcoming Mary Schapiro to our Policy Advisory Board

Welcoming Mary Schapiro to our Policy Advisory Board

Customer stories

How Ares Management is advancing decarbonization in its portfolio

February 4, 2025

How Medallia built a sustainability program that influenced $30M+ in revenue with Watershed

January 23, 2025

How AdventHealth is building a new blueprint for health care sustainability

January 21, 2025

Climate news

EU Commission adopts the finalized ESRS under the CSRD

EU Commission adopts the finalized ESRS under the CSRD

Fixed-price Virtual Power Purchase Agreement funds five new Michigan solar plants

Fixed-price Virtual Power Purchase Agreement funds five new Michigan solar plants

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Welcoming Sylvie Goulard to our Policy Advisory Board

Welcoming Sylvie Goulard to our Policy Advisory Board

$100M for climate

$100M for climate

February 1, 2024

Watershed's 2023 year in review

Watershed's 2023 year in review

December 15, 2023