Prepare for one of the most far-reaching climate disclosure regimes in the U.S. — California's SB 253 (Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act) and SB 261 (Climate-Related Financial Risk Act). Mentor-led practitioner programme aligned to IFRS S2, TCFD and CSRD/ESRS — delivered by Dr. Ross Kurinko and senior practitioners.
This Certified California Climate Regulation Compliance Course is built on 15+ years of ESG-reporting practice for leading national and global organisations. It walks practitioners through SB 253 (GHG emissions disclosure) and SB 261 (climate-related financial risk reporting) end-to-end — from regulatory scope and Scope 1/2/3 inventory through to verification readiness, IFRS S2 / TCFD alignment, and the integration of California requirements into a wider sustainability disclosure architecture.
Most courses talk about California in headline terms. This one walks through SB 253 and SB 261 end-to-end — scope, thresholds, Scope 1/2/3 calculation under GHG Protocol, climate-risk identification linked to P&L / cash flow / balance sheet, verification readiness, board-ready outputs.
A dedicated module on how SB 253 and SB 261 align with — and differ from — IFRS S2, TCFD and CSRD/ESRS. Reduce rework: build once, structure your outputs for seamless reuse under SEC, ISSB and EU frameworks.
You leave with the working artefacts: SB 253 Inventory Management Plan, SB 261 Report Builder, Scope 3 decision tree, publishing checklist. Not a slide deck — the tools you actually use on a reporting cycle.
The programme is mentor-led, not self-paced. Personalised one-to-one Zoom sessions with Dr. Ross Kurinko or a senior LRA mentor. We use the AI-powered LRA Study Studio to accelerate the learning, but the judgement calls stay human.
Each enrolment is calibrated to your sector, jurisdictional footprint, data maturity and existing reporting framework. A multinational already on CSRD walks through SB 253 differently than a US-only mid-cap. The mentor sequences your sessions accordingly.
Up to 5 personalised one-to-one Zoom sessions of 1.5 hours with Dr. Ross Kurinko or a senior LRA mentor. Calibrated to your sector, jurisdiction(s) of operation and data maturity — covering onboarding, SB 253 / SB 261 walkthrough, alignment to IFRS S2 / TCFD / CSRD, and review of your compliance roadmap.
Everything in the core mentorship, plus extended mentor time and line-by-line review of your SB 253 inventory and SB 261 report drafts. Best for practitioners with a real upcoming reporting cycle who want their draft pressure-tested before publication.
Custom SB 253 / SB 261 programmes for sustainability, finance, controllership, legal and compliance teams — delivered online, on-site, in London, or as a hybrid programme. Price on request.
Best for: professionals who want the complete California Climate Regulation programme around a busy schedule.
Best for: professionals who want peer learning and scheduled live sessions with senior LRA mentors.
Best for: practitioners leading an actual SB 253 / SB 261 reporting cycle — needs the most dedicated mentor time of any LRA course.
Best for: sustainability, finance and reporting teams aligning on the complete SB 253 / SB 261 reporting cycle together.
Every mentor session is anchored to a real reporting artefact — Inventory Management Plan, climate-risk narrative, Scope 3 boundary decision, verification-readiness checklist. You leave with a publishable approach, not lecture notes.
Direct Zoom time with Dr. Kurinko or a senior LRA mentor — calibrated to your sector, jurisdictional footprint and data maturity. The mentor sequences the 5 (or 10) sessions around your reporting context.
A frontier-model AI Tutor pinned to every Studio page — translate, simplify, exemplify, ask a follow-up. When text isn't enough, push-to-talk video walkthrough by Dr. Kurinko's official AI avatar.
Wrong answers and weak topics auto-surface into a focused revision path — gaps close before they show in your SB 253 or SB 261 disclosure.
Lead your organisation's SB 253 / SB 261 implementation — from regulatory scoping and Scope 1/2/3 inventory through to verification readiness and the board-ready risk report.
Add California's SB 253 / SB 261 to your U.S. advisory toolkit. Guide clients through the regime end-to-end — with sector-aware worked examples and the alignment work to IFRS S2 and CSRD.
Position the California requirements alongside your existing CSRD / IFRS S2 / TCFD reporting — reduce rework, structure outputs for seamless reuse across jurisdictions, avoid building two parallel reporting machines.
Get to working depth on what California climate disclosure actually demands — board-grade vocabulary, regulatory clarity and the judgement to direct, challenge and sign off climate reporting under SB 253 and SB 261.
Understand the regulatory architecture — thresholds, deadlines, enforcement posture, the SB 261 appeal context, and how to advise the business on compliance choices and risk.
Build the discipline to verify SB 253 inventories and SB 261 climate-risk narratives — Inventory Management Plan, evidence pack, control framework — before external assurance providers come in.
Bridge from theory to professional practice in one of the hottest U.S. regulatory areas. Graduate with a recognised LRA credential and hands-on SB 253 / SB 261 work — a strong early-career signal in ESG reporting.
GRI Certified Global Trainer, PhD, University of Cambridge, 15+ years on FTSE 100 and Fortune Global 500 disclosures. Not a third-party content licence.
SB 253 Inventory Management Plan · SB 261 Report Builder · Scope 3 decision tree · publishing checklist — ready to adapt and use on day one.
Dedicated module on aligning SB 253 / 261 with IFRS S2, TCFD and CSRD/ESRS — so your outputs can be reused across SEC, ISSB and EU frameworks.
Frontier-model AI on every Studio page, anchored to your role and disclosure context. Push-to-talk video walkthrough by Dr. Kurinko's official AI avatar when text isn't enough.
Mentor sequences your 5 (or 10) sessions around your sector, jurisdictional footprint and data maturity — not a generic curriculum.
Highlight any sentence in any lesson and the AI Tutor translates it inline into 20+ languages — useful for multinational groups with non-English-speaking SB 253 stakeholders in scope.
Distinguished expert with 15+ years in sustainability, ESG, integrated ESG communications and corporate reporting. PhD, University of Cambridge · GRI Certified Global Trainer · Strategic ESG Advisor on IFRS S1 & S2, GRI and ESRS.
Throughout his career, he has been instrumental in establishing ESG governance frameworks and comprehensive disclosure systems — notably building one from scratch for one of Europe's largest railway companies — and has guided over 20 prominent businesses and educated hundreds of professionals across FTSE 100 and Fortune Global 500 disclosures.
Once a year, hybrid event (London + online): case studies from peer alumni, expert panels on emerging frameworks, and structured networking. Free attendance for Club members.
Small-group calls with Dr. Kurinko and 6–12 alumni — we work through your real reports under NDA, compare approaches, debug edge cases. The kind of conversation reporting professionals can't get anywhere else.
60-minute Zoom Q&A every month — open to Club members. Bring a specific question from your current reporting cycle, get a direct, practitioner-grade answer.
A private workspace where alumni from every cohort exchange tips, share intel on new regulations, and ask peer questions. The kind of network you'd otherwise need to attend a year of conferences to build.
30% off any LRA course, any format, any standalone — including the five new courses launching by end of 2026 and every LRA course after that. Stack credentials across the LRA portfolio at member pricing.
Four weeks of early access before every public launch — plus a vote on which frameworks LRA covers next. Alumni shape the curriculum.
Short, member-only video briefings on what's actually changing — ESRS amendments, IFRS S1/S2 updates, SB 253 enforcement, CSRD waves. Built so you stay current without doomscrolling LinkedIn.
LRA quietly maintains relationships with corporate ESG teams and consultancies. When they ask for trained reporters, Club members go on the shortlist. Featured Alumni Spotlight on LRA channels every quarter.
Routes that unlock the Club: Live Cohort · 1:1 Expert Mentorship · Applied Practice · Deep Review.
Guided Flex doesn't unlock Club membership — that's deliberate. The Club is designed for learners who chose an engaged format: live time, mentorship or applied work. It's a long-term commitment from LRA, so we reserve it for learners who made an equivalent commitment.
Multinational already reporting CSRD or IFRS? Email lra@reporting.academy — when bundled with the ESRS or IFRS S1 / S2 standalone courses, the California programme gets a discount that reflects the alignment work you'll save.
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