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Bill would require state contractors to disclose greenhouse‑gas footprints and climate risk; business groups warn of cost burdens
Summary
SB 755 would require large state contractors to report scope 1, 2 (and for larger tiers, scope 3) greenhouse‑gas emissions and climate-related financial risks; sponsors said disclosure is needed to manage procurement-related climate exposure, while trade associations cautioned about compliance costs and the readiness of reporting frameworks.
Sen. Blakespear presented SB 755 (California Contractor Climate Transparency Act) to the Senate Committee on Environmental Quality, proposing mandatory climate and emissions disclosure for large state contractors.
"State procurements total more than $60,000,000,000 per year, and we should know what that means to the climate," Sen. Blakespear said. The bill would require contractors with more than $25,000,000 in state contracts to disclose scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions and climate-related financial risk; contractors with…
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