Carbon Compliance for Industrial Manufacturers

SB 253 and the 12 Programs Behind It:
Penalties and Deadlines That Can't Wait

California's SB 253 deadline lands Nov. 10, 2026 — and CARB's first-year leniency isn't a blanket pass. It applies only if you can show a documented, good-faith effort, backed by a defensible data trail. Fall short, and you're exposed to penalties of up to $500,000 per reporting year under CARB's current regulation.

And SB 253 is just one of 13 GHG reporting programs converging on companies whose emissions live in operations, not spreadsheets: CBAM in Europe, ISSB-aligned mandates across Asia-Pacific and more. If you operate across borders, you're likely subject to more than one of these frameworks at once.

Learn what you need to know fast with our new guide, Carbon Compliance for Industrial Manufacturers: Programs, Penalties and Deadlines That Can't Wait.

What you'll get:

Full profiles of 13 GHG programs, including EU CSRD, CBAM, EU ETS, California SB 253, EPA GHGRP, ISSB/IFRS S1 & S2, CDP, SBTi, and more.
For each program: scope, applicability thresholds, key requirements, direct fees, assurance requirements, penalties, and phased timelines.
ISSB adoption by jurisdiction, covering Japan, Brazil, India, Singapore, Taiwan, Türkiye, South Korea, Canada and the Philippines.
Programs to Watch — emerging frameworks not yet in effect but already shaping compliance strategy.
U.S. state-level reporting programs gaining relevance as EPA moves to eliminate most federal GHGRP source categories.
A quick-reference matrix comparing all programs at a glance.

Carbon Compliance for Industrial Manufacturers is written by the team behind Tracera, the compliance platform built alongside auditors from PwC, KPMG and Grant Thornton. The guide goes deepest where reporting is hardest — companies with energy-intensive sites, fleets and global supply chains — and every profile applies no matter what you make or move.