California SB 253: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act·Disclosure SB253-REPORTING-TIMELINE
Reporting timeline and filing status
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California SB 253: Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act
Disclosure SB253-REPORTING-TIMELINE · 2026-initial-regulation-as-amended-sb219
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Kern der Offenlegung
This disclosure is about when an organisation must report and whether it has filed on time. In practical terms, it asks for a clear account of the reporting period covered, the status of the filing, and any relevant timing milestones so readers can see whether the organisation has met the required deadline or is still in progress.
The practical focus is on the organisation’s reporting coverage and readiness, not just a single site or a headline figure. The explanation should make clear whether the filing relates to the organisation as a whole and how far the reporting has been completed across the relevant operations included in the submission.
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Vorbereitung
Wichtige vorzubereitende Angaben
| Vorbereitungsfeld | Was zu erfassen ist | Nachweishinweis | Verantwortlich |
|---|---|---|---|
| Annual filing flag | Whether this reporting obligation is set to recur every year. | Policy note, reporting calendar, or statutory tracking schedule showing the recurring filing cycle. | Sustainability reporting |
| First reporting year | The first financial year or reporting year covered by this obligation. | Board-approved reporting timetable, legal tracker, or finance calendar showing the initial year in scope. | Finance |
| Initial emissions deadline | The date by which the first greenhouse gas report for direct and purchased-energy emissions must be filed. | Regulatory calendar, compliance tracker, or filing plan with the first due date recorded and approved. | Sustainability reporting |
| First-year good faith flag | Whether the first submission is being made on a good-faith basis. | Internal filing memo, legal sign-off, or disclosure note confirming the first-year basis used. | Legal |
| Carbon report lag | The number of days allowed between the direct-and-energy filing and the later value-chain emissions filing. | Compliance timetable or statutory deadline tracker showing the gap in days between the two submissions. | Sustainability reporting |
| Value-chain start year | The first reporting year from which value-chain emissions reporting begins. | Regulatory interpretation note, reporting roadmap, or legal tracker showing the start year for this requirement. | Sustainability reporting |
| Filing progress status | The current state of the submission, such as planned, in progress, filed, or not yet started. | Filing tracker, workflow status, or submission log showing the latest approved status. | Sustainability reporting |
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Request the filing timeline and status details
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What filing dates, status, and timing milestones should we use for the company’s climate reporting pack?
Use your organisation’s own filing and governance terms first, then map them to the reporting timeline items below. Keep the ask in the language your team already uses for board papers, statutory filings, and sustainability reporting, and check the source material before sign-off.
Schwache Anfrage
Can you confirm the disclosure items for the reporting timeline and filing status?
Warum sie scheitert: It uses framework language instead of the team’s own filing terms, and it does not specify the period, entity boundary, source record, or the exact timing and status fields needed to complete the pack.
Bessere Anfrage
Please send the filing calendar details for [entity / group] for [reporting period]: whether this is an annual cycle, the first reporting year, the planned date for the first Scope 1 and 2 filing, whether the first-year filing was made on a good-faith basis, the number of days allowed before the Scope 3 filing, the year Scope 3 starts, and the current filing status. Include the source record and owner.
Vorlage für eine formelle E-Mail
Subject: Request for filing timeline and status details for [reporting period] Hi [name], Could you please share the filing timeline and current status for [entity / group] for [reporting period]? Please include: - whether this is an annual filing cycle - the first reporting year or cycle we should use - the planned date for the first Scope 1 and Scope 2 filing - whether the first-year submission was made on a good-faith basis - the timing gap used for the Scope 3 filing after the Scope 1 and 2 filing - the year when Scope 3 reporting starts - the current submission status Please also attach or link the source record you used, and note the owner / approver. A possible LRA training template only — please adapt this to your organisation’s own terms and check the source material before sign-off. Thanks, [preparer name]
Kurzfassung für Teams / Slack
Hi [name] — could you send the filing timeline and status for [entity / group] for [reporting period]? Please include the annual cycle flag, first reporting year, first Scope 1 and 2 filing date, first-year good-faith flag, Scope 3 timing gap, Scope 3 start year, and current status. Please share the source record too. Adapt to your team’s own terms and check the source material before sign-off.
Branchenbeispiele
Manufacturing
Kontext. A group sustainability team needs the filing calendar from the company secretariat before drafting the board pack.
Angepasste Anfrage. Please share the filing calendar for [group] for [reporting period], including whether the cycle is annual, the first reporting year, the first Scope 1 and 2 filing date, the first-year good-faith flag, the days allowed before the Scope 3 filing, the Scope 3 start year, and the current filing status. Please attach the board paper or tracker extract used.
Beispielantwort. Source: statutory filing tracker; Period: FY2025; Boundary: consolidated group; Annual cycle: Yes; First reporting year: FY2025; First Scope 1 and 2 filing date: 2026-06-30; First-year good-faith flag: Yes; Scope 3 gap: 90 days; Scope 3 start year: FY2026; Status: Draft approved for submission.
Retail
Kontext. A retail business with a central compliance calendar needs the timing details from legal before the disclosure is finalised.
Angepasste Anfrage. Could you confirm the filing dates and status for [entity] in [reporting period]? Please include the annual filing flag, first reporting year, first Scope 1 and 2 deadline, whether the first year was handled on a good-faith basis, the delay used for the Scope 3 filing after the first filing, the year Scope 3 begins, and the current submission status. Please include the calendar entry or approval note.
Beispielantwort. Source: compliance calendar; Period: FY2024; Boundary: legal entity plus consolidated reporting group; Annual cycle: Yes; First reporting year: FY2024; First Scope 1 and 2 deadline: 2025-05-31; First-year good-faith flag: No; Scope 3 gap: 120 days; Scope 3 start year: FY2025; Status: Submitted.
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Methodenhinweis
This draft should explain which reporting year is being covered, how the organisation has defined the relevant fiscal period, whether the filing is treated as the first submission or a later one, and which emissions sources are included at each stage.
Kontexthinweis
The figures should be read as a staged reporting journey: the organisation first discloses direct emissions and purchased-energy emissions, then adds wider value-chain emissions in the later phase, so the numbers reflect a phased build-up rather than a single all-at-once filing.
Erläuterung zu Schwankungen
If the reported position changes from one period to the next, the narrative can point to the move from the first filing year to later years, the shift from the initial deadline to the broader reporting stage, or a change in submission status as the reason for the difference.
Eintrag im Inhaltsindex
SB253-REPORTING-TIMELINE Reporting timeline and filing status — [location / page] / [notes]Download-Center
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Prüfungsbereitschaft
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| Aussage | Risiko | Zu prüfende Nachweise |
|---|---|---|
| We have documented whether this filing cycle is one we must complete each year, and we have tied that decision to the relevant filing year. | An assurer may ask whether the annual-cycle flag was set on the basis of the correct rule set and whether the team applied it consistently across reporting years. | ['Internal reporting calendar or compliance tracker showing the annual filing decision', 'A dated memo or control note explaining why the filing cycle was marked as required or not required', 'Review sign-off showing the decision was checked before publication'] |
| We recorded the first year in which this disclosure applies, using the reporting year we prepared the figures for rather than the year of publication. | An assurer may probe whether the first applicable year was identified correctly and whether the team used the right reporting period when populating the field. | ['Source schedule showing the first applicable reporting year', 'Working papers linking the disclosed year to the underlying fiscal period', 'Approval record confirming the year selection was reviewed'] |
| For the first filing, we prepared the figures from the prior accounting period and kept that period clearly identified in the support pack. | An assurer may test whether the disclosed numbers were actually drawn from the preceding fiscal period and whether any later-period data was mixed in. | ['Trial balance, ledger extract, or other period-end source data for the prior fiscal year', 'Reconciliation showing the disclosed figures trace back to that period', 'Evidence that the period boundary was checked before submission'] |
| We noted the date by which the first direct emissions and purchased-energy disclosure had to be filed, and we used the date set by the regulator for that year. | An assurer may ask whether the deadline recorded in the file matches the applicable year and whether the team relied on the correct external date. | ['Regulatory timetable or internal compliance calendar showing the deadline used', 'Submission plan or project timeline aligned to that date', 'Evidence of review confirming the deadline was entered correctly'] |
| Where we marked the first-year submission as prepared in good faith, we kept evidence that the team took reasonable compliance steps during the build process. | An assurer may probe whether the good-faith flag is supported by actual actions rather than a generic assertion, and whether those actions were taken in the first year. | ['Project logs, meeting notes, or task tracker showing compliance actions taken', 'Evidence of data collection, review, and escalation steps completed during the first year', 'Management or control sign-off supporting the good-faith designation'] |
| We recorded the later-stage emissions filing as due after the earlier filing for the same reporting period, and we kept the timing calculation on file. | An assurer may test whether the later filing date was calculated from the correct earlier submission date and whether the interval was applied properly. | ['Calendar calculation or timeline showing the gap between the two filings', 'Copies of the earlier filing date and the later due date used in planning', 'Review evidence confirming the timing was checked before publication'] |
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We treat this as an annual filing cycle, with our first year of reporting set to FY2026. Our initial Scope 1 and Scope 2 filing would be due by 30 June 2027, and that first submission may be made on a good-faith basis.
- Scope 3 comes later, after the first Scope 1/2 filing has been made; for us, that starts in FY2027.
- Status: we would mark the first filing as submitted, with Scope 3 not yet due in that opening year.
Illustrative only; shows the timing sequence for the first year, the later start for value-chain emissions, and the possibility of a good-faith opening submission.
We report on an annual basis, with our first reporting period set to FY2027. Our first Scope 1 and Scope 2 return would be due by 30 June 2028, and we would use the good-faith option for that opening submission.
- The wider value-chain disclosure follows after the first direct-emissions and purchased-electricity filing; in our case, that begins in FY2028.
- Status: the first return would be filed, while the later value-chain piece would remain pending until its start year.
Illustrative only; shows a different sector, a later first year, the first deadline, the good-faith opening filing, and the later start for value-chain reporting.
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A preparer has confirmed the organisation will report every year, but the first filing cycle is still being mapped because the finance team uses a non-calendar fiscal year. The draft pack also shows the first greenhouse-gas filing date has been set, but no one has yet agreed whether the first-year pack will be treated as a good-faith first submission.
A sustainability lead is preparing the next disclosure pack and notices that Scope 1 and 2 data will be filed first, while Scope 3 work is still being gathered from suppliers. The team is unsure whether the Scope 3 deadline should be shown as a fixed number of days after the earlier filing or as a separate date.
A reporting manager is reviewing a draft and sees the status field marked as “in progress” even though the first filing has already been sent to the regulator. The pack also includes the first reporting year and the first emissions deadline, both of which match the submission that was sent.
An internal reviewer finds that the organisation plans to report annually, but the draft template leaves the annual reporting field blank because the team assumed it was obvious from the narrative. The same draft also lists a first-year date and a Scope 3 start year, but there is no clear yes/no entry for annual reporting.
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The page says to prepare seven datapoints: annual filing flag, first reporting year, initial emissions deadline, first-year good faith flag, carbon report lag, value-chain start year, and filing progress status. Use those as the starting checklist before you draft anything.
Use it as a working sequence for getting the disclosure ready, rather than as a final answer key. The page is designed to help you move from data gathering to a draft and then to assurance readiness.
The page includes an evidence pack with five items to support assurance readiness. Build it alongside the disclosure so the claim, the underlying data, and the supporting records stay aligned.
The page says there are six assurance claims to check, each with a claim, risk and evidence angle. Use that section to test whether your draft is supported and whether the evidence pack covers the main risks.
The page lists common reporting gaps and mistakes to watch for. Use that section as a pre-submission check so you can spot missing datapoints, weak evidence, or inconsistent drafting before the disclosure is finalised.
The Download Centre includes a Prep & Assurance workbook in .xlsx format. Use it to organise the datapoints, evidence and draft status so the disclosure is easier to review and hand over.
The Download Centre also includes a printable Library Card in PDF format. It is there as a practical reference you can keep alongside the workbook while you prepare the disclosure.
Yes, but only as a synthetic example to show how the disclosure might look in practice. The page also includes a quantitative table in the example, so you can see how the data may be presented without treating it as a real company disclosure.
The page includes draft-output ideas such as visualisation options, narrative starters and a content-index line. Use those to turn your prepared data into a first-pass disclosure draft.
It gives you the assurance claims to test, the evidence pack to assemble, and the common mistakes to look for. That makes it easier to check whether the draft is internally consistent and backed by records.
The page says ESRS E1 (Climate Change) is the closest correspondence, so the data may be reusable across both contexts. Treat that as a practical cross-framework pointer, not as a statement that the requirements are identical.
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