The October issue of Horizon covers late-breaking developments in sustainability law, among them CARB’s postponement of rulemaking – but not reporting deadlines – for SBs 253 and 261; the historic TotalEnergies greenwashing decision; proposed changes to the EUDR that would preserve current reporting dates; federal banking regulators’ withdrawal of climate risk guidance for large banks; and prominent delegations heading to the 30th United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP 30) next month in Belém.

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