Reporting requirements in the EU, California, and likely soon at the US Securities and Exchange Commission will have companies probing deeper in their value chains for sustainability information and attempting to calculate Scope 3 greenhouse gas emissions with limited resources, potentially with unfavorable implications for smaller businesses, industry advocates say.
Global industries including medtech and consumer goods may be scrambling as the world tilts in the direction of legally enforced corporate responsibility, starting with new requirements taking hold in the European Union and California.
California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law two bills in October 2023 that impose new responsibilities on companies to report...