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Country	Jurisdiction	Publication Date	Topic	Subtopic	Status	Summary	Link
USA	Iowa	2023-06-01	Employee Well-Being	Anti-Harassment/Privacy	Enacted Statute	Employer and Mental Health Professional Agreements Enacted Legislation, H 93. Prohibits specified provisions in agreements between employers and certain mental health professionals and includes effective date provisions. 90th Iowa General Assembly - First Session. Final Date: 2023-06-01	Click Here
USA	Louisiana	2023-06-12	Employee Well-Being	Anti-Harassment/Privacy	Enacted Statute	Employment Enacted Legislation, S 200. Provides that retaliation against an employee for an absence from work due to genetic testing or a medically necessary cancer screening shall be an unlawful employment practice. 2023 Regular Legislative Session. Final Date: 2023-06-08	Click Here
USA	Maine	2023-06-04	Employee Well-Being	Anti-Harassment/Privacy	Enacted Statute	Workplace Sexual Harassment and Sexual Assault Enacted Legislation, H 28. Ensures accountability for workplace sexual harassment and sexual assault by removing certain intentional torts from workers' compensation exemptions. 131st Maine Legislature - First Regular Session. Final Date: 2023-06-04	Click Here
USA	Oregon	2023-06-07	Employee Well-Being	Anti-Harassment/Privacy	Enacted Statute	Right to Refuse to Perform a Task Assigned by Employer Enacted Legislation, S 907. Adds refusing to work in hazardous conditions that could result in serious injury or death when there is no reasonable alternative as a workers' right in the Act, against which retaliation by employers is prohibited. 82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly - 2023 Regular Session. Final Date: 2023-06-07	Click Here
USA	Oregon	2023-06-07	Employee Well-Being	Anti-Harassment/Privacy	Enacted Statute	Right to Refuse to Perform a Task Assigned by Employer Enacted Legislation, S 907. Adds refusing to work in hazardous conditions that could result in serious injury or death when there is no reasonable alternative as a workers' right in the Act, against which retaliation by employers is prohibited. 82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly - 2023 Regular Session. Final Date: 2023-06-07	Click Here
USA	Rhode Island	2023-07-03	Employee Well-Being	Anti-Harassment/Privacy	Enacted Statute	Fair Employment Practices Enacted Legislation, S 342. Prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to execute a nondisclosure agreement or non-disparagement agreement, regarding alleged violations of civil rights or criminal conduct, as a condition of employment. 2023-24 Legislative Session. Final Date: 2023-06-22	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-06-23	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)	Regulatory Notice	Land Sector and Removals Guidance timeline delayed to mid-2024 Regulatory Notification of the CDP regarding Land Sector and Removals Guidance: Where We Are Now. GHG Protocol has updated the timeline for the publication of the final Land Sector and Removals Guidance. The previous schedule was to complete the guidance in 2023, however due to the number of topics needing to be addressed and the interconnectedness between topics, the final guidance is now anticipated to be published in mid 2024. Contact: SARAH.HUCKINS@WRI.ORG. Publication: CDP News Center.	Click Here
Canada	Saskatchewan	2023-06-09	Climate Change	Carbon Emissions Reporting	Final Reg	Ministerial Order - Adopted Greenhouse Gas Standards Final Reg of the Ministry of Environment regarding R.R.S. c. M-2.01 Reg 3. Orders effective retroactively to January 1, 2023, that: 1) The following standards which were previously adopted under The Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases (Standards and Compliance) Regulations shall only be used for the 2022 compliance year and prior compliance years: (a) The Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases (Baselines, Returns and Verification) Standard; (b) The Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases (Upstream Oil and Gas Aggregate Facility) Standard; and (c) The Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases (Performance Credit) Standard; and 2) The following are adopted under The Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases (Standards and Compliance) Regulations, 2023, for use in the 2023 compliance year and subsequent compliance years: (a) The Industrial Facility Standard; (b) The Aggregate Facility Standard; (c) The Electricity Facility Standard; (d) The Performance Credit Standard; (e) The Carbon Capture, Utilization, and Storage Credit Standard. Publication: The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part I, Volume 119, No. 23, June 9, 2023, p. 1359. Effective Date: 2023-01-01	Click Here
Canada	Saskatchewan	2023-06-09	Climate Change	Carbon Emissions Reporting	Final Reg	Ministerial Order - Adopted Greenhouse Gas Performance Credit Standard Final Reg of the Ministry of Environment regarding R.R.S. c. M-2.01. Orders effective retroactively to August 19, 2021, that the Management and Reduction of Greenhouse Gases (Performance Credit) Standard is adopted. Publication: The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part I, Volume 119, No. 23, June 9, 2023, p. 1359. Effective Date: 2021-08-19	Click Here
USA	Iowa	2023-06-09	Human Rights	Child Labor	Enacted Statute	Youth Employment Enacted Legislation, S 542. Fully prohibits hiring persons under 14 by rescinding all exceptions. Expands work hours and activities permissible for different categories of underage youths. 90th Iowa General Assembly - First Session. Final Date: 2023-05-26	Click Here
USA	Montana	2023-06-08	Consumer Protection	Customer Privacy	Enacted Statute	The Genetic Information Privacy Act Enacted Legislation, S 351. Establishes consumer privacy rights related to collecting, using, and disclosing genetic data, including disclosure requirements on entities collecting that data. 68th Regular Session. Final Date: 2023-06-07	Click Here
USA	Texas	2023-06-13	Consumer Protection	Customer Privacy	Enacted Statute	Protection of Minors Enacted Legislation, H 18. Establishes new requirements on digital service providers in relation to privacy and censorship for minors. 88th Legislature. Final Date: 2023-06-13	Click Here
USA	Texas	2023-06-18	Consumer Protection	Customer Privacy	Enacted Statute	Regulation of Personal Data Collection and Use Enacted Legislation, H 4. Relates to the regulation of the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data by certain business entities; imposes a civil penalty. 88th Legislature. Final Date: 2023-06-18	Click Here
USA	Kentucky	2023-06-14	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Proposed Reg	Equal Employment Opportunities Proposed Rule of the Executive Cabinet/Commission on Human Rights regarding 104 KAR 1. Updates federal Equal Employment Opportunity standards and guidelines incorporated by reference. Contact: L. Joe Dunman, Staff Attorney Manager/Asst General Counsel, Commission on Human Rights, 332 W Broadway, Louisville, KY 40202, 502-595-4024, joe.dunman@ky.gov Publication: Vol. 50, No. 1, Kentucky Administrative Register 2023-07-01. Comment Deadline: 2023-08-23	Click Here
USA	Colorado	2023-06-06	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Enacted Statute	Job Application Fairness Act Enacted Legislation, S 58. Prohibits employers from asking prospective employees' age or dates of attendance at or date of graduation from an educational institution on an employment application. 1st Regular Session of the 74th General Assembly. Final Date: 2023-06-02	Click Here
USA	Maine	2023-06-22	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Enacted Statute	Maine Equal Pay Law Enacted Legislation, H 1092. Prohibits employers from race-based pay disparities. First Special Session - 2023. Final Date: 2023-06-22	Click Here
USA	Michigan	2023-06-15	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Enacted Statute	Discrimination and Hair Texture Enacted Legislation, S 90. Prohibits discrimination based on traits historically associated with race such as hair texture. 102nd Legislature - First Regular Session. Final Date: 2023-06-15	Clcik Here
Canada	Federal	2023-06-20	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Enacted Statute	An Act for the Substantive Equality of Canada's Official Languages - Canada Labour Code Amendments Enacted Legislation, Ministry of Labour S.C. 1999, c. 33. Enacts the Use of French in Federally Regulated Private Businesses Act and makes related amendments to other Acts, including the Canada Labour Code. The Bill received Royal Assent on June 20, 2023. The in-force dates of the provisions are variable, as specified in Section 71 of this amendment, beginning on the first anniversary after Royal Assent. Canada - 1st Session of the 44th Parliament. Final Date: 2024-06-20	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-06-26	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Proposed Standard	Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Apprenticeship Programs (French Edition) Équité, diversité, inclusion et accessibilité dans les programmes d'apprentissage Proposed Standard of the Canadian Standards Association regarding CSA Z301. Announces the draft of the French edition of this Standard which is intended to improve outcomes of apprentices from equity-deserving groups in the skilled trades. This Standard is applicable to all aspects of an apprenticeship system including pre-apprenticeship, classroom learning, mentorship and on-the-job training delivered in an apprenticeable trade, and for which recognition is given by an apprenticeship authority toward apprenticeship in that trade.. Contact: Canadian Standards Association Publication: CSA Group Draft Review (https://publicreview.csa.ca/Home). Comment Deadline: 2023-08-25	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-06-26	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Proposed Standard	Equity, Diversity and Inclusion in Apprenticeship Programs (French Edition) Équité, diversité, inclusion et accessibilité dans les programmes d'apprentissage Proposed Standard of the Canadian Standards Association regarding CSA Z301. Announces the draft of the French edition of this Standard which is intended to improve outcomes of apprentices from equity-deserving groups in the skilled trades. This Standard is applicable to all aspects of an apprenticeship system including pre-apprenticeship, classroom learning, mentorship and on-the-job training delivered in an apprenticeable trade, and for which recognition is given by an apprenticeship authority toward apprenticeship in that trade. Contact: Canadian Standards Association Publication: CSA Group Draft Review (https://publicreview.csa.ca/Home). Comment Deadline: 45163	Click Here
USA	Washington	2023-06-07	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Reg	Washington State Reporting Requirements Final Rule of the Department of Commerce regarding WAC 194-50. Adds a re-filing requirement to commercial buildings that have an exception from the Clean Building Performance Standard. Publication: Vol. 23, Issue 12, Washington State Register 2023-06-21. Effective Date: 2023-06-07	Click Here
USA	Louisiana	2023-06-29	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	Energy Development Enacted Legislation, S 154. Establishes discrete rights and obligations for renewable energy site leasees. 2023 Regular Legislative Session. Final Date: 2023-06-28	Click Here
Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	2023-06-23	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Reg	Petroleum Products Regulations Amendment: N.L.R. 48/23 Final Reg of the Lieutenant Governor in Council regarding N.L.R. 79/01. Makes amendments to this Regulation, which applies to wholesalers and retailers, related to carbon price adjustments, including the addition of the definitions for "carbon price adjustment" and "low-carbon-intensity fuel," amendment to the components of the maximum price, the setting of benchmark prices, carbon adjustments, and periodic adjustments. Publication: The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette, Part II, Vo. 98, No. 25, p. 345, June 23, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-06-23	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	2023-06-16	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Reg	Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations Amendment: N.S. 95/2023 Final Reg of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board regarding N.S. 286/2009. Revises provisions related to cleans fuel pricing. Publication: Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, Volume 47, No. 12, p. 284, June 16, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-06-02	Click Here
Canada	New Brunswick	2023-06-29	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Reg	Gasoline and Motive Fuel Tax Act - General Regulation Amendments Final Reg of the Finance and Treasury Board regarding N.B. Reg. 82-81. Replaces the use of the term, “gasoline, motive fuel, and carbon emitting products” with the term “gasoline and motive fuel” and makes revisions consequential to this change, among others. Information on the applicability of the enabling Act and this Regulation is available at: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/departments/finance/taxes/gasoline_motive_fueltax.html. Publication: New Brunswick Annual Volumes of Regulations Online, June 29, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-07-01	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	2023-06-30	Climate Change	Energy Management	Regulatory Notice	Application of New Fuel Charges (Carbon Tax) and Clean Fuel Costs to Gasoline and Diesel Oil Prices Final Regulatory Notice of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board regarding . Notifies that the following federally mandated changes will come into effect in Nova Scotia on July 1, 2023: 1) Fuel charges made under the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act (Canada); and Clean Fuel Regulations, made under the Canadian Environmental Protection Act (Canada). Amendments to the Petroleum Products Pricing Regulations were made by N.S. Reg. 107/2023 and N.S. Reg. 111/2023 as notified at https://novascotia.ca/just/regulations/rg2/2023/RG2-2023-06-30.pdf. Publication: Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board. Effective Date: 2023-07-01	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-06-22	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1 - Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Amendments Enacted Legislation, Ministry of the Environment S.C. 1999, c. 33. Amends the Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 under Division 36 of Part 4 to, among other things (a) establish an account in the accounts of Canada to be called the Environmental Economic Instruments Fund, for the purpose of administering amounts received as contributions to certain funding programs under the responsibility of the Minister of the Environment; and (b) replace references to “tradeable units” with references to “compliance units.” The Act received Royal Assent on June 22, 2023; these amendments come into force on that date. Canada - 1st Session of the 44th Parliament. Final Date: 2023-06-22	Click Here
Canada	New Brunswick	2023-06-16	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	An Act to Amend the Gasoline and Motive Fuel Tax Act Enacted Legislation, Finance and Treasury Board R.S.N.B. 1973, c. G-3. Amends this Act which requires persons who wish to purchase or refine gasoline and/or motive fuel in the province for the purpose of resale to other licensed wholesalers and licensed retailers to obtain a Gasoline and Motive Fuel Wholesaler's Licence. Provides for point-of-sale tax exemptions on motive fuel (marked) and carbon-emitting products by the issuance of purchaser's permits to certain classes of qualifying consumers which include manufacturers, and persons engaged in mining. Related amendments to the General Regulation under this Act, and the General Regulation under the Revenue Administration Act are open to public review, as specified at: https://www2.gnb.ca/content/gnb/en/corporate/public_review_ofdraftregulations.html. New Brunswick Annual Volumes of Acts Online. Final Date: 2023-07-01	Click Here
Canada	Prince Edward Island	2023-06-21	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	An Act to Amend the Climate Leadership Act Enacted Legislation, Minister of Finance R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. C-9.1. Amends provisions related to fuel pricing and carbon levies. Prince Edward Island - 1st Session of the 67th General Assembly. Final Date: 2023-07-01	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-06-19	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Standard	Concrete Carbon Intensity Quantification and Verification - New Standard Proposed Standard of the Canadian Standards Association regarding CSA.C22.1, Canadian Electrical Code, Part I. Announces the first edition of this Standard which provides minimum requirements and recommendations for the quantification and verification of the carbon intensity in a unit of concrete, including any carbon that is permanently sequestered during the production of the concrete and/or its input materials.. Contact: Email: paul.steenhof@csagroup.org Publication: CSA Group Draft Review (https://publicreview.csa.ca/Home). Comment Deadline: 2023-08-18	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-06-09	ESG Reporting Frameworks	European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)	Proposed Standard	Draft Act of First Set of EU Sustainability Reporting Standards Available for Comment Proposed Standard of the European Commission regarding . The European Commission issued a draft act on Set 1 of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards. Establishes reporting standards for disclosing environmental, social, and governance information. Supplements the Accounting Directive as amended by the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD), which requires large companies and listed companies to publish regular reports on the social and environmental risks they face and how their activities impact people and the environment. Publication: EC Published Initiatives. Comment Deadline: 2023-07-07	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-06-13	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Government Reporting Initiative (GRI)	Regulatory Notice	Disability Hub Europe publish updated Disability in Sustainability Reporting guidance that reflects latest GRI Standards Regulatory Notification of the GRI regarding Disability in sustainability reporting. A new version of the Disability in Sustainability Reporting guide has been launched by Disability Hub Europe, which takes account of the 2021 update to the GRI Universal Standards. The guide seeks to help companies fully incorporate disability issues in their reporting and highlight practices to include persons with disabilities throughout the value chain by giving suggestions on how the GRI disclosure may be enhanced to include disability. Publication: GRI News Center	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-06-26	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)	Final Standard	ISSB issues final global sustainability disclosure standard IFRS S1, General Requirements for Sustainability-related Financial Information Final Standard of the ISSB regarding ISSB, IFRS S1. The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) issued its inaugural standard IFRS S1, General Requirements for Disclosure of Sustainability-related Financial Information. IFRS S1 was issued at the same time as it's complimentary standard IFRS S2, which covers climate-related disclosures. Publication: ISSB News Center. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-06-27	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)	Final Standard	ISSB issues final global sustainability disclosure standard IFRS S2, Climate-Related Disclosures Final Standard of the ISSB regarding ISSB, IFRS S2. The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) issued its inaugural standard, IFRS S2, Climate-related Disclosures, simultaneously with IFRS S1. The latter covers general disclosure requirements. The pair are intended to create a global standard for disclosing the effects of climate-related risks and opportunities. Several governments are expected to adopt the ISSB standards as a baseline for future ESG regulation. Publication: ISSB News Center. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
USA	Washington	2023-05-24	Goverance	Political Contributions and Lobbying	Proposed Reg	Lobbying Reporting Requirements Proposed Rule of the Public Disclosure Commission regarding (uncodified). The Commission is considering amending regulatory requirements for direct and indirect lobbying reporting in conjunction with the planning for updates to the lobbying reporting system. No draft has been published yet. Contact: Sean Flynn, 711 Capitol Way South, Suite 206, Olympia, WA 98504, 360-753-1111, fax 360-753-1112, pdc@pdc.wa.gov Publication: Vol. 23, Issue 12, Washington State Register 2023-06-21. Comment Deadline: None provided	Click Here
USA	Hawaii	2023-06-23	Goverance	Political Contributions and Lobbying	Enacted Statute	Lobbyist Contributions Enacted Legislation, S 1493. Prohibits, during legislative sessions and shortly before and after, lobbyist contributions, and promises of contributions, to any elected official or to any candidate or candidate committee who has received contributions or made or incurred expenditures. The 32nd Legislature. Final Date: 2023-06-23	Click Here
USA	Maine	2023-06-26	Goverance	Political Contributions and Lobbying	Enacted Statute	Campaign Finance and Lobbying Disclosure Enacted Legislation, S 647. Regards campaign finance and lobbying disclosure and enforcement of income source reporting requirements. First Special Session - 2023. Final Date: 2023-06-26	Click Here
USA	Maine	2023-06-23	Goverance	Political Contributions and Lobbying	Enacted Statute	Disclosure of Lobbyist Activities Enacted Legislation, S 644. Reduces the deadline to report on lobbying activities from fifteen to ten days. First Special Session - 2023. Final Date: 2023-06-23	Click Here
USA	Rhode Island	2023-06-27	Goverance	Political Contributions and Lobbying	Enacted Statute	Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Enacted Legislation, S 846. Increases campaign contribution limits, including raising the limit for individual non-candidates to $2000. 2023-24 Legislative Session. Final Date: 2023-06-27	Click Here
Canada	British Columbia	2023-06-27	Governance	Political Contributions and Lobbying	Final Reg	Lobbyists Transparency Regulation Amendment: B.C. Reg. 166/2023 Final Reg of the Attorney General regarding B.C. Reg. 235/2019. Amends the list of prescribed Provincial Entities in the Appendix to the Regulation by replacing ''Northwest Community College" with "Coast Mountain College" and "Oil and Gas Commission" with "British Columbia Energy Regulator," and deleting the Trades Training Consortium of British Columbia, effective June 26, 2023; and deleting the Real Estate Council of British Columbia, effective August 1, 2023. Publication: B.C. Regulations Bulletin No. 24 – June 27, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-06-26	Click Here
USA	Vermont	2023-06-12	Waste Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Enacted Statute	Household Products Containing Hazardous Substances Enacted Legislation, H 67. Establishes an obligatory take-back program for manufacturers of certain hazardous household hazardous products. Requires manufacturers subject to the Act to register annually with the Secretary of Natural Resources beginning in January 2025, and to submit collection plans by July, 2025. Sets performance goals, including minimum requirements for collection plans. Grants rulemaking authority to the Secretary of Natural Resources. 77th Biennial Session. Final Date: 2023-06-12	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-06-01	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take-Back	Regulatory Notice	Blue Box Producers Reminder Final Regulatory Notification of the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA) regarding O. Reg. 391/21. Reminds Blue Box producers that they must sign up with a producer responsibility organization or establish their own collection system before July 1, 2023. Publication: RPRA Latest News Online, June 1, 2023.	Click Here
USA	Florida	2023-06-16	Goverance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	State Minimum Wage Enacted Legislation, S 892. Relates to state minimum wage; specifies that individuals entitled to receive the federal minimum wage under the Federal Fair Labor Standards Act are eligible to receive the state minimum wage. 125th Regular Session. Final Date: 2023-06-12	Click Here
USA	Illinois	2023-06-30	Goverance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	Minimum Wage and Equal Pay Enacted Legislation, H 3733. Amends the add to include remote workers in the requirement for employers to post summaries of the Act in places employees will see it. 103rd General Assembly. Final Date: 2023-06-30	Click Here
USA	Maine	2023-06-01	Goverance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	Timely Payment for Salaried Employees Enacted Legislation, S 515. Requires every employer to pay employees, with certain exclusions, in regular intervals not to exceed 16 days. 131st Maine Legislature - First Regular Session. Final Date: 2023-06-01	Click Here
USA	Maine	2023-06-01	Goverance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	Timely Payment for Salaried Employees Enacted Legislation, S 515. Requires every employer to pay employees, with certain exclusions, in regular intervals not to exceed 16 days. 131st Maine Legislature - First Regular Session. Final Date: 2023-06-01	Click Here
USA	Nevada	2023-05-31	Goverance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	Employment Wages and Compensation Enacted Legislation, S 147. Requires the payment of certain wages and compensation to an employee when an employer places the employee on a certain work status; provides other matters properly relating thereto. 82nd Regular Session. Final Date: 2023-05-31	Click Here
Canada	Manitoba	2023-06-24	Governance	Wages and Benefits	Final Reg	Occupational Diseases Regulation: M.R. 69/2023 Final Reg of the The Workers Compensation Board regarding M.R. 69/2023. Establishes the list of occupational diseases for the purpose of benefits - subsection 4(4.1) entitled, "Payment on day of accident" in The Workers Compensation Act. Publication: Manitoba Original Regulations Online, June 24, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-09-01	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-06-21	Governance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	Order Fixing February 1, 2024 as the Day on Which Certain Sections of the Budget Implementation Act, 2018, No. 2 Come into Force: SI/2023-17 - Canada Labour Code Amendments Enacted Legislation, Ministry of Labour R.S.C. 1985, c. L-2. Proclaims amendments in Sections 483, 485, and 522 of the Act into force on February 1, 2024. The amendments establish a graduated notice of individual termination of employment for employees in federally regulated workplaces. Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 13, June 21, 2023, p. 1854 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 13, 21 juin 2023, p. 1854 (français). Final Date: 2024-02-01	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-06-22	Governance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	Budget Implementation Act, 2023, No. 1 - Canada Labour Code Amendments Enacted Legislation, Ministry of Labour R.S.C. 1985, c. L-2. Amends the Canada Labour Code in Division 15 of Part 4 in respect of leave related to the death or disappearance of a child to, among other things, increase the maximum length of that leave from 104 weeks to 156 weeks. The Act received Royal Assent on June 22, 2023; these amendments come into force on that date. Canada - 1st Session of the 44th Parliament. Final Date: 2023-06-22	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-06-01	Governance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	An Act respecting the Regulation of Work by Children - Amending the Labour Standards Act Enacted Legislation, Ministry of Labour C.Q.L.R. c. N-1.1. Amends the Act respecting labour standards to prohibit an employer from having work performed by a child under the age of 14 years and the Regulation respecting labour standards to determine the cases in which and conditions on which this prohibition does not apply. In addition, the Bill provides that the number of hours of work that an employer may have performed by a child subject to compulsory school attendance may exceed neither 17 hours per week nor 10 hours from Monday to Friday. The Act received Royal Assent on June 1, 2023, which brings Labour Standards Act amendments specified under sections 1, 2, and 4 to 6 into effect on that day; section 3 comes into effect on September 1, 2023. Quebec - 1st Session of the 43rd Legislature. Final Date: 2023-06-01	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-06-01	Governance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	An Act respecting the Regulation of Work by Children - Amending the Labour Standards Regulation Enacted Legislation, Ministry of Labour C.Q.L.R. c. N-1.1, r. 3. Amends the Act respecting labour standards to prohibit an employer from having work performed by a child under the age of 14 years and the Regulation respecting labour standards to determine the cases in which and conditions on which this prohibition does not apply. In addition, the Bill provides that the number of hours of work that an employer may have performed by a child subject to compulsory school attendance may exceed neither 17 hours per week nor 10 hours from Monday to Friday. The Act received Royal Assent on June 1, 2023, which brings the Labour Standards Regulation amendments specified under sections 12 to 15 into effect on that day. Quebec - 1st Session of the 43rd Legislature. Final Date: 2023-06-01	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-06-01	Governance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	An Act respecting the Regulation of Work by Children - Amending the Occupational Health and Safety Act Enacted Legislation, Ministry of Labour C.Q.L.R. c. S-2.1. Makes amendments, under sections 7 to 11, regarding the specific risks that may affect the health or safety of workers who are 16 years of age or under must be identified, analyzed, and considered, in particular in the mandatory prevention programs and action plans. The Act received Royal Assent on June 1, 2023. These amendments are specified to come into force on the same date or dates as paragraph 2 of section 144 and sections 147, 154, 163, and 167 of the Act to Modernize the Occupational Health and Safety Regime which have yet to be proclaimed. Quebec - 1st Session of the 43rd Legislature. Final Date: Upon proclamation.	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-06-28	Governance	Wages and Benefits	Proposed Reg	Applicable Percentages for the Purposes of Levying the Assessment on Employers Personally Liable for the Payment of Benefits for 2024 Proposed Reg of the Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail regarding C.Q.L.R., c. A-3.001. Determines the percentages that the Commission must use in order to levy on employers personally liable for the payment of benefits the expenses that it incurs for the application of Chapter X of the Act respecting industrial accidents and occupational diseases. Comments may be made in writing to Mr. Bruno Labrecque, Vice-Chairman, Finance, Commission des normes, de l’équité, de la santé et de la sécurité du travail, 1600, avenue D’Estimauville, Québec (Québec) G1J 0H7. The French edition of this draft is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2326-F.pdf.. Contact: Publication: Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, June 28, 2023, Vol. 155, No. 26, p. 1373 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 28 juin 2023, 155e année, no 26, p. 2920 (français). Comment Deadline: 2023-08-12	Click Here

Country	Jurisdiction	Publication Date	Topic	Subtopic	Status	Summary	Link
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-07-31	ESG Reporting Frameworks	European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)	Final Standard	European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) adopted by European Commission Final Standard of the European Commission regarding Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) of 31.7.2023 supplementing Directive 2013/34/EU. Requires companies subject to the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) to report on sustainability matters that are material to their business in accordance with the ESRS. The final delegated act includes 12 standards covering the full range of sustainability issues. The standards become applicable to companies on a sliding schedule through 2028 starting with companies previously subject to the Non-Financial Reporting Directive, which includes large listed companies with 500+ employees. The requirements take effect for financial year 2024, with first sustainability statement published in 2025. Publication: EC Published Initiatives. Effective Date: 2024-01-01	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	2023-07-28	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Final Rule of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board regarding N.S. Reg. 286/2009. Announces two new amending regulations (N.S. Reg. 131/2023 and N.S. Reg. 132/2023, effective July 7 and July 14, 2023, respectively). Note these Regulations are no longer published in the online Gazette. Stakeholders are referred to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board’s website at the following address for the current pricing information: https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing; or the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for in-person inspection. Publication: Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, Volume 47, No. 14, pages 411 and 430, July 14, 2023 . Effective Date: 2023-06-29	Click Here
USA	Michigan	2023-07-27	Local Econ	Incentives	Enacted Statute	Solar Energy Districts Enacted Legislation, H 4317. Provides for the establishment of solar energy districts in certain local governmental units; provides for the exemption from certain taxes; provides levy and collect a specific tax on the owners or lessees of certain qualified facilities; provides for the disposition of the tax; provides for the obtaining and transferring of an exemption certificate and to prescribe the contents of those certificates; prescribes the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officials. 102nd Legislature - First Regular Session. Final Date: 2023-07-26	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-07-27	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)	Proposed Standard	ISSB issues Proposed IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy Proposed Standard of the ISSB regarding . The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has published Proposed IFRS Sustainability Disclosure Taxonomy for public comment. The proposals reflect the disclosure requirements in the ISSB’s first two Standards—IFRS S1 and IFRS S2. The taxonomy enables digital tagging of information, which is required by the ISSB standards, making it more reportable and easier to analyze. The proposed taxonomy is intended to serve as a global baseline for tagging sustainability-related financial disclosures. Publication: ISSB News Center. Comment Deadline: 2023-09-26	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-07-26	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Greenhouse Gas Protocol	Proposed Standard	GHG Protocol Releases Summary of Scope 2 Guidance Survey Feedback Proposed Standard of the GHG Protocol regarding . The GHG Protocol has issued a draft summary report of feedback from the Scope 2 Guidance Survey. Companies that completed the Scope 2 Guidance Survey may review the summary report to ensure their feedback is represented accurately in the draft summary. Publication: GHG Protocol New Center. Comment Deadline: 2023-09-08
USA	Illinois	2023-07-25	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	Hydrogen Fuel Replacement Tax Credits Enacted Legislation, H 2204. Intends to encourage the replacement of fossil fuels and hydrogen produced from fossil fuels with qualifying hydrogen fuel cell by providing a tax credit against the taxes imposed under the Illinois Income Tax Act. 103rd General Assembly. Final Date: 2023-07-25
USA	North Dakota	2023-07-25	Employee Wellbeing	Diversity Equity	Enacted Statute	Discrimination Law Enacted Legislation, H 1450. Provides that it is a discriminatory practice for an employer to fail or refuse to make reasonable accommodations for an otherwise qualified individual with a physical or mental disability, because that individual is pregnant, or because of that individual's religion; includes pregnancy, childbirth, and related medical conditions within the definition of the term "pregnant". 68th Legislative Assembly. Final Date: 2023-03-15	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-07-24	Climate Change	Energy Management	Regulatory Notification	Electricity Energy Efficiency Programming Post 2024 Regulatory Notification of the Ministry of Energy. Solicits broad feedback from stakeholders and the public on the future of Ontario’s electricity energy efficiency programs (also known as Conservation and Demand Management or CDM.) Responses and supplementary information should be submitted to the contact provided at the end of the notice by no later than 5 PM on September 8, 2023. Publication: Environmental Registry of Ontario Online, ERO No. 019-7401, July 24, 2023.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-07-23	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) \| Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)	Regulatory Notification	IFRS publishes comparison of IFRS S2 with the TCFD Recommendations Regulatory Notification of the ISSB \| TCFD. The IFRS Foundation has published a comparison of the requirements in IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures and the TCFD recommendations. A key finding from the comparison is that companies that apply the ISSB Standards will meet the TCFD recommendations and so do not need to apply the TCFD recommendations in addition to the ISSB Standards.. Publication: ISSB News Center.	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-07-21	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Regulatory Notification	RPRA’s Registry now open for Hazardous and Special Products Supply and Performance Reporting Regulatory Notification of the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA). Announces the opening of the Registry and reminds that producers are required to complete supply reporting; and producers, producer responsibility organizations (PROs), processors, haulers, and disposal facilities must complete performance reporting by September 15, 2023. Publication: Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority Online News, July 21, 2023.	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-07-19	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Proposed Rule	Deposit-Refund System for Certain Containers - Amendment Proposed Rule of the Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs regarding C.Q.L.R. c. Q-2, r. 16.1. Makes amendments, including but not limited to the following: 1) Changes to definitions to distinguish between redeemable containers and non-returnable containers and to clarify to the applicability of the Regulation; 2) Relaxes requirements for the verification of certain activities; 3) Specifies new deposit amounts to take effect on 1 November and 1 March 2023, and adds an exception to the obligation to pay a deposit to persons selling redeemable containers; 4) Revises provisions re: retail establishments and to those offering on-site consumption; 5) Enables any person to offer a personalized service to collect redeemable containers, under certain conditions; 6) Adds details on calculating contribution fees payable by producers as well as on publication, reporting, management, and remediation requirements; and 7) Revises monetary administrative penalties and sanctions. Comments may be submitted by email to Gitane Boivin, directrice, Direction des matières résiduelles at: infoconsigne-collecte@environnement.gouv.qc.ca. Comment deadline: 2023-08-03. The French edition of this draft is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2329-F.pdf. Contact: Gitane Boivin, directrice, Direction des matières résiduelles at: infoconsigne-collecte@environnement.gouv.qc.ca. Publication: Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, July 19, 2023, Vol. 155, No. 29, p. 1854 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 19 juillet 2023, 155e année, No. 29, p. 3408 (français). Comment Deadline: 2023-08-03	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-07-19	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Proposed Rule	Recovery and Reclamation of Products by Enterprises - Amendment Proposed Rule of the Ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les Changements Climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs regarding C.Q.L.R. c. Q-2, r. 40.1. Makes amendments, including but not limited to the following: 1) Adds requirements for drop-off centres and collection services for the products (e.g., electronics, batteries, paints, oils) to which the Regulation in force applies; 2) Adds to the information required for annual reports and specifies as new rules on audits; 3) Amends remediation plan requirements; Extends free access for the return of products to drop-off centres to all complementary collection services; 4) Adds smart watches to the category of electronic products; 5) Delays the date on which the minimum recovery rate for paints and paint containers, and for oils, coolants, anti-freeze, filters and containers and other similar products increases from 75% to 80%; 6) Adjusts exclusion provisions and dates for certain specified deadlines. Comments may be submitted by email to Gitane Boivin, directrice, Direction des matières résiduelles at: RRVPE@environnement.gouv.qc.ca. Comment deadline: 2023-08-03. The French edition of this draft is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2329-F.pdf. Contact: Gitane Boivin, directrice, Direction des matières résiduelles at: RRVPE@environnement.gouv.qc.ca. Publication: Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, July 19, 2023, Vol. 155, No. 29, p. 1867 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 19 juillet 2023, 155e année, No. 29, p. 3431 (français). Comment Deadline: 2023-08-03	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-07-19	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Proposed Rule	System of Selective Collection of Certain Residual Materials – Amendment Proposed Rule of the regarding C.Q.L.R. c. Q-2, r. 46.01. Makes amendments, including, but not limited to the following: 1) Revises some definitions; 2) Adds applicability exclusions; 3) Requires certain producers to provide for measures to facilitate the participation of social economy enterprises; 4) Adds requirements to promote the ecodesign of containers, packaging, and printed matter and ensure that the residual materials generated from these are compatible with the system; 5) Delays until 1 January 2027, the date on which the collection and transportation of residual materials consisting of wood, cork, ceramic, porcelain or textiles must be contracted; 6) Adds rules for auditing information filed by producers, sorting centres and conditioners; 7) Specifies the obligations governing producer contributions; and 8) Modifies reporting, administrative requirements, and penalties. Comments may be submitted by email to Gitane Boivin, directrice, Direction des matières résiduelles at: infoconsigne-collecte@environnement.gouv.qc.ca. Comment deadline: 2023-08-03. The French edition of this draft is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2329-F.pdf. Contact: Gitane Boivin, directrice, Direction des matières résiduelles at: infoconsigne-collecte@environnement.gouv.qc.ca. Publication: Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, July 19, 2023, Vol. 155, No. 29, p. 1883 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 19 juillet 2023, 155e année, No. 29, p. 3439 (français). Comment Deadline: 2023-08-03	Click Here
Canada	British Columbia	2023-07-18	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Final Rule	Single-Use and Plastic Waste Prevention Regulation: O.I.C. 461-2023 Final Rule of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change Strategy regarding B.C. Reg. 186/2023. Prohibits the distribution and sale of packaging and single-use products composed of oxo-degradable plastic. Specifies additional prohibitions related to shopping bags and food service ware and accessories. Note: At the time of this STP Reg Alert, this Order had not been assigned a B.C. regulation number. Publication: B.C. Regulations Bulletin, No. 27 - July 18, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-12-20	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	2023-07-14	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Final Rule of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board regarding N.S. Reg. 286/2009. Announces two new amending regulations (N.S. Reg. 111/2023 and N.S. Reg. 119/2023, effective June 23 and June 30, 2023, respectively). Note these Regulations are no longer published in the online Gazette. Stakeholders are referred to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board’s website at the following address for the current pricing information: https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing; or the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for in-person inspection. Publication: Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, Volume 47, No. 14, pages 411 and 430, July 14, 2023 . Effective Date: 2023-06-29	Click Here
USA	Hawaii	2023-07-11	Employee Wellbeing	Diversity Equity	Enacted Statute	Nepotism Enacted Legislation, H 717. Provides that no employee shall appoint, hire, promote, or retain a relative or household member to, or demote, discharge, or terminate a relative or household member from, or participate in an interview or discussion regarding the appointment, hiring, promotion, or retention of a relative or household member to, or the demotion, discharge, or termination of a relative or household member from a paid position in the employee's employing agency. The 32nd Legislature. Final Date: 2023-07-11	Click Here
USA	Maine	2023-07-11	Employee Wellbeing	Anti Harassment	Enacted Statute	Protecting Employee Freedom of Speech Enacted Legislation, S 702. Provides that an employer or the employer's agent, representative or designee may not discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize or threaten to discharge, discipline or otherwise penalize or take any adverse employment action against an employee because, among other things, the employee declines to attend or participate in an employer-sponsored meeting, or any portion of such a meeting, that communicates the opinion of the employer about religious or political matters; provides for civil actions. First Special Session - 2023. Final Date: 2023-07-11	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-07-10	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Efficiency Regulation Amendment Proposed Rule of the Ministry of Energy regarding O. Reg. 509/18. Introduces rolling incorporation of Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) efficiency standards for 24 space and water heating products regulated under the Efficiency Regulation. Comments may be submitted by using the online link in the Notice, or by mail as specified in the Notice through August 24, 2023. Contact: Email: amanda.fishman@ontario.ca. Publication: Environmental Registry of Ontario Online, ERO no. 019-7341, July 10, 2023. Comment Deadline: 2023-08-24	Click Here
USA	Rhode Island	2023-07-07	Local Econ	Community Investment	Enacted Statute	Historic Preservation Tax Credits Enacted Legislation, H 6016. Extends the historic preservation tax credit. 2023-24 Legislative Session. Final Date: 2023-06-24	Click Here
Canada	Manitoba	2023-07-07	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Manitoba Energy Code for Buildings: M.R. 79/2023 Final Rule of the Minister of Labour and Immigration regarding M.R. 79/2023. Adopts the National Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2020 with the amendments specified in the Schedule to the Regulation as the Manitoba Energy Code for Buildings; The Manitoba Energy Code for Buildings, Manitoba Regulation 213/2013, is repealed on January 1, 2024. Publication: Manitoba Original Regulations Online, July 7, 2023. Effective Date: 2024-01-01	Click Here
USA	West Virginia	2023-07-07	Goverance	Lobbying or Donation	Proposed Rule	Lobbying Proposed Rule of the Ethics Commission regarding 158 CSR 12. Clarification that a lobbyist's registration is complete upon submission of the required registration form and payment to the Ethics Commission. Contact: Theresa M. Kirk. Ethics Commission, Ste 300, 210 Brooks St, Charleston, WV 25301, theresa.m.kirk@wv.gov. Publication: Secretary of State Online Data Services 2023-07-07. Comment Deadline: n/a	Click Here
USA	Rhode Island	2023-07-06	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	State Building Code Enacted Legislation, S 855. Requires the state building code standards committee to revise the state energy conservation code to meet or exceed the specified year International Energy Conservation Code electric readiness provisions. 2023-24 Legislative Session. Final Date: 2023-06-22	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-07-06	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Regulatory Notification	Blue Box Producer Collection, Management, and Promotion and Education Requirements Now in Effect Regulatory Notification of the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA). Reminds producers that as of July 1, 2023, collection, management, and promotion and education requirements under the Blue Box Regulation are in effect, including setting up an Ontario-wide collection and management system for their products and packaging once consumers discard them. Publication: Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority Online News, July 6, 2023.
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-07-06	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) \| Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)	Regulatory Notification	ISSB to Take Over Responsibilities of the TCFD Regulatory Notification of the ISSB \| TCFD. The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) announced plans to take over the monitoring of companies’ progress on climate-related disclosures from the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) beginning in 2024. The news follows the recent publication of the first ISSB standards – IFRS S1 and IFRS S2.	Click Here
USA	Rhode Island	2023-07-05	Goverance	Lobbying or Donation	Enacted Statute	State Election Campaign Contributions Reporting Enacted Legislation, H 5962. Raises the contribution limit for individuals and political action committees to a specified amount per year; includes public financing for primary elections with reimbursement of the primary winner for campaign expenditures. 2023-24 Legislative Session. Final Date: 2023-06-27	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-07-05	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Regulations Amending Fuel Charge Regulations: SOR/2023-129 Final Rule of the Ministry of the Environment regarding SOR/2018-12187. Makes technical refinements to certain formulas relevant to the computation of charges and updates provisions that permit registration of facilities subject to provincial output-based pricing systems in the provences of Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Newfoundland and Labrador. Note: Section 9 has a seperate effective date of December 20, 2022. Publication: Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 14, July 5, 2023, p. 2146 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 14, 5 juillet 2023, p. 2146 (français). Effective Date: 2023-07-01	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-07-05	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Statute	Order Amending the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act: SOR/2023-148 Enacted Legislation, Ministry of the Environment S.C. 2018, c. 12, s. 186. Deletes the name of Saskatchewan from Part 2 of Schedule 1 to the Act (i.e., List of Provinces and Areas for the purposes of Part 2, entitled, "Industrial Greenhouse Gas Emissions" of the Act). As such, the federal Output-Based Pricing System (OBPS) will no longer apply to Saskatchewan’s electricity generation and natural gas transmission pipeline sectors, applicable retroactively as of January 1, 2023. Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 14, July 5, 2023, p. 2146 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 14, 5 juillet 2023, p. 2146 (français). Final Date: 2023-01-01	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-07-05	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Statute	Regulations Amending the Greenhouse Gas Pollution Pricing Act: SOR/2023-129 Enacted Legislation, Ministry of the Environment S.C. 2018, c. 12, s. 186. Adds Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador to Part 1 of Schedule 1 as provinces in which the fuel charge under Part 1 of the Act will apply. Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 14, July 5, 2023, p. 2146 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 14, 5 juillet 2023, p. 2146 (français). Final Date: 2023-07-01	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-07-05	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Regulatory Notification	New Compliance Bulletin: Hazardous and Special Products Collection Systems Regulatory Notification of the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA). Provides compliance guidance to producers and producer responsibility organizations (PROs) who are required to establish and operate a collection system under the Hazardous and Special Products (HSP) Regulation. Publication: Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority Online News, July 5, 2023.	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-07-04	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Regulatory Notification	Summary of Amendments to the Blue Box Regulation Regulatory Notification of the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA). Provides a detailed summary of previously notified amendments to this Regulation, including expanded deduction options used to set management requirements. Publication: Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority Online News, July 4, 2023.	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-07-04	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Regulatory Notification	Enhancements to RPRA’s Registry Resources Webpages Regulatory Notification of the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA). Announces that RPRA has made enhancements to the Registry Resources webpages for batteries, blue box, hazardous and special products, information technology, telecommunications, and audio-visual (ITT/AV) equipment, lighting and tires. These webpages offer a library of resources to support Registry users with navigating the online system and meeting their regulatory requirements. Publication: Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority Online News, July 4, 2023.	Click Here
USA	Rhode Island	2023-07-03	Employee Wellbeing	Anti Harasment	Enacted Statute	Fair Employment Practices Enacted Legislation, S 342. Prohibits an employer from requiring an employee to execute a nondisclosure agreement or non-disparagement agreement regarding alleged violations of civil rights or criminal conduct, as a condition of employment. Adds the definition "confidential" to the fair employment practices statute. 2023-24 Legislative Session. Final Date: 2023-06-22	Click Here
USA	Hawaii	2023-07-03	Employee Wellbeing	Diversity Equity	Enacted Statute	Job Listings Hourly Rate or Salary Range Information Enacted Legislation, S 1057. Requires certain job listings to disclose the hourly rate or salary range that reasonably reflects the actual expected compensation; prohibits an employer from discriminating between employees because of any protected category by paying wages to employees in an establishment at a rate less than the rate at which the employer pays wages to other employees in the establishment for substantially similar work; provides certain exceptions for public employee positions pursuant to collective bargaining. The 32nd Legislature. Final Date: 2023-07-03	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-06-30	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)	Final Standard	SASB standards updated to align with IFRS SS2 Final Standard of the ISSB. The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) has issued updates to the SASB Standards to align the climate-related disclosure topics and metrics with IFRS S2 Climate-related Disclosures. These "consequential amendments" are 'as a consequence' of the recently finalized IFRS S2 to align the standards. The revised standards are effective for annual reporting periods beginning or after Jan 1, 2024. Publication: ISSB News Center. Effective Date: 2024-01-01	Click Here
USA	Indiana	2023-06-07	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Gasoline Tax Proposed Rule of the Department of Revenue regarding 45 IAC 12. Amends and adds various provisions to clarify, simplify, and update regulations to reflect current department procedures concerning the gasoline tax. Contact: Bruce Kolb, Attorney, Department of State Revenue, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N248, 317-232-2566, bkolb@dor.in.gov. Publication: Indiana Register 2023-06-07. Comment Deadline: n/a	Click Here
USA	New York	2023-05-24	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Fuel Use Tax on Motor Fuel and Diesel Proposed Rule of the Department of Taxation and Finance regarding 20 NYRCRR 492. Sets the sales tax component and the composite rate per gallon for the period July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023. Contact: Kathleen D. Chase, Regulations Specialist, Dept of Taxation and Finance, Office of Counsel, Building 9, W.A. Harriman Campus, Albany, NY 12227, 518-530-4153, kathleen.chase@tax.ny.gov. Publication: Vol. XLV, Issue 21, New York State Register 2023-05-24 p.20. Comment Deadline: 2023-07-23	Click Here
USA	Vermont	2022-11-02	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Commercial Building Energy Standards Amendments Proposed Rule of the Department of Public Service regarding Uncodified. This rulemaking amends the existing Vermont Commercial Building Energy Standards (CBES), last updated in 2020. The agency has not yet published a draft of the proposed amendments. Contact: Barry Murphy, 112 State St, Montpelier, VT 05620, 802-828-3183, barry.murphy@vermont.gov. Publication: Secretary of State Notices of Rulemaking 2022-11-02. Comment Deadline: 2022-12-19	Click Here

Country	Jurisdiction	Publication Date	Topic	Subtopic	Status	Summary	Link
USA	Delaware	2023-07-25	Employee Wellbeing	Anti-harassment / Privacy	Enacted Statute	Discrimination in Employment Enacted Statute, H 184. Amends the definitions of "domestic violence," "sexual offense," and "stalking," which are violations for which an employer may request verifications by an official document. 152nd General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-07-25	Click Here
USA	Illinois	2023-07-28	Employee Wellbeing	Anti-harassment / Privacy	Enacted Statute	Gender Violence Act Enacted Statute, H 1363. Adds definitions related to gender-related violence in the workplace. Adds provisions limiting and clarifying employer liability and responsibilities. 103rd General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-07-28	Click Here
USA	Illinois	2023-07-28	ESG Goverance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	Transportation Benefits Program Act Enacted Statute, H 2068. Creates the Transportation Benefits Program Act; requires all covered employers to provide a program that allows a covered employee to elect to exclude from taxable wages and compensation the employee's commuting costs incurred for the purchase of a transit pass to use public transit or for the purchase of qualified parking, up to a maximum level allowed by federal tax law; provides that all transit agencies shall market the existence of this program and the Act to their riders. 103rd General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-07-28	Click Here
USA	Illinois	2023-07-28	ESG Goverance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	Victims Economic Security and Safety Act Enacted Statute, H 2493. Amends the Victims' Economic Security and Safety Act; provides that an employee may take unpaid leave from work for specified reasons relating to a family or household member who is killed in a crime of violence; provides that an employee shall be entitled to a total of not more than 2 workweeks of unpaid leave for specified reasons relating to a family or household member who is killed in a crime of violence, which must be completed within 60 days after the date on which the employee receives notice. 103rd General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-07-28	Click Here
USA	Michigan	2023-07-27	Local Econ Develop	Incentives	Enacted Statute	Solar Energy Districts Enacted Statute, H 4317. Provides for the establishment of solar energy districts in certain local governmental units; provides for the exemption from certain taxes; provides levy and collect a specific tax on the owners or lessees of certain qualified facilities; provides for the disposition of the tax; provides for the obtaining and transferring of an exemption certificate and to prescribe the contents of those certificates; prescribes the powers and duties of certain state and local governmental officials. 102nd Legislature - First Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-07-26	Click Here
USA	Oregon	2023-08-03	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	Energy Efficiency In Buildings Enacted Statute, H 3409. Relates to climate; relates to designated state agency programs for energy efficiency in buildings. 82nd Oregon Legislative Assembly - 2023 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-07-27	Click Here
USA	Rhode Island	2023-07-08	Goverance	Lobbying or Donation	Enacted Statute	Campaign Contributions and Expenditures Reporting Enacted Statute, S 846. Defines accounts payable as credit extended by an outside vendor in the ordinary course of business, and not as a campaign contribution; raises the minimum aggregate reporting amount to a specified amount per year. 2023-24 Legislative Session. Enacted Date: 2023-06-27	Click Here
USA	Delaware	2023-08-03	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	Solar Ready Zone Enacted Statute, H 11. Adds requirement for new buildings to have solar-ready zones located on the roof of buildings. 152nd General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-08-03	Click Here
USA	Illinois	2023-08-04	Employee Wellbeing	Diversity Equity	Enacted Statute	Pension Code Enacted Statute, H 2089. Significantly amends the Act, adding the Insurance company supplier diversity report, which adds reporting requirements for certain insurance companies. 103rd General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-08-04	Click Here
USA	Illinois	2023-08-04	Employee Wellbeing	Freedom of Assoc	Enacted Statute	Labor and Employment Rights Enacted Statute, H 2862. Amends the Act to prohibit labor service agencies from sending a day or temporary laborer to a place where a strike, a lockout, or other labor trouble exists without taking measures to ensure the laborer understands their right to refuse the assignment. 103rd General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-08-04	Click Here
USA	Illinois	2023-08-11	Goverance	Wages and Benefits	Enacted Statute	Equal Pay Act Enacted Statute, H 3129. Amends the Equal Pay Act of 2003; provides that an employer shall be liable for a third party's failure to include the pay scale and benefits in a job posting; provides that an employer shall announce, post, or otherwise make known all opportunities for promotion to all current employees no later than the same calendar day that the employer makes an external job posting for the position; provides that an employer shall make and preserve records that document the pay scale and benefits for a position. 103rd General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-08-11	Click Here
USA	New York	2023-08-23	Employee Wellbeing	Anti Harasment Privacy	Enacted Statute	Human Rights Law Protected Classes Enacted Statute, A 7355. Adds gender identity or expression as a protected class of the Human Rights Law; provides that it shall be an unlawful discriminatory practice for an employer to, among other things, refuse to hire or employ or to bar or to discharge from internship an intern or to discriminate against such intern in terms, conditions or privileges of employment as an intern because of the intern's specified characteristics, including but not limited to their age, sexual orientation, or gender identity or expression. 246th Annual Legislative Session. Enacted Date: 2023-08-23	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-08-02	Supply Chain	Responsible Sourcing	Final Rule	Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations: SOR/2023-163 Final Rule of the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding SOR/2014-58. Adds 20 individuals and 21 entities to Schedule 1 of the Regulations, who are subject to a broad dealings ban, including persons connected to Russia’s military-industrial complex e.g., the Orlan drone supply chain, and the nuclear sector that contribute to Russia’s revenues. The amendments also prohibit persons in Canada and Canadians abroad from exporting, selling, supplying or shipping arms and related material, wherever situated, to Russia or to any person in Russia. Further, the amendment seeks to prohibit providing to Russia or to any person in Russia any technical or financial assistance, technical or financial services or brokerage or other services related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture or use of arms and related materials. Publication: Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 16, August 2, 2023, p. 2378 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 16, 2 août 2023, p. 2378 (français). Effective Date: 2023-07-19	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	'2023-08-11	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices Final Rule of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board regarding N.S. Reg. 286/2009. Announces three amending regulations (N.S. Reg. 135/2023, N.S. Reg. 136/2023, and N.S. Reg. 137/2023 effective July 21, July 28, and August 1, 2023, respectively). Note these Regulations are no longer published in the online Gazette. Stakeholders are referred to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board’s website at the following address for the current pricing information: https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing; or the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for in-person inspection. Publication: Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, Volume 47, No. 16, page 464, August 11, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-07-21	Click Here
USA	Colorado	2023-08-11	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Electrical Board Rules and Regulations Final Rule of the Department of Regulatory Agencies/Division of Professions and Occupations/Electrical Board regarding 3 CCR 710-1. Amends rules to require the State Electrical Board to Adopt Rules facilitating electric vehicle charging at multifamily buildings, limiting the ability of the State Electrical Board to prohibit the installation of electric vehicle charging stations, forbidding private prohibitions on electric vehicle charging and parking, requiring local governments to count certain spaces served by an electric vehicle charging station for minimum parking requirements, forbidding local governments from prohibiting the installation of electric vehicle charging stations, exempting electric vehicle chargers from business personal property tax, and authorizing electric vehicle charging systems along highway rights-of-way. Publication: Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket 2023-08-11. Effective Date: 2023-07-26	Click Here
Canada	Saskatchewan	'2023-08-04	Employee well-being	Anti-harassment / Privacy	Final Rule	The Health Information Protection Regulations, 2023 Amendment: S.R. 68/2023 Final Rule of the Cabinet Secretariat regarding R.R.S. H-0.021 Reg 2. Amends these Regulations, which apply where health services are provided, to correct provisions related to the retention of personal health information. For a link to the Regulations, see https://publications.saskatchewan.ca/#/products/121555. Publication: The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Volume 119, No.31, August 4, 2023, p. 404. Effective Date: 2023-08-01	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	'2023-08-11	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Final Rule	Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging, Paper Products and Packaging-Like Products Regulations: N.S. Reg. 139/2023 Final Rule of the regarding N.S. Reg. 139/2023. Makes producers responsible to pay for, collect, and recycle packaging, paper products and packaging-like materials; requires producers to meet recycling targets intended to encourage more eco-friendly packaging and reduce single-use plastics. Publication: Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, Volume 47, No. 16, page 473, August 11, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-08-01	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	'2023-08-11	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Final Rule	Solid Waste-Resource Management Regulations–Amendment: N.S. Reg. 138/2023 Final Rule of the Department of Environment and Climate Change regarding N.S. Reg. 25/96. Specifies and/or updates requirements related to battery, lamp, and electronic products stewardship programs; updates the list of Designated Materials Banned from Destruction or Disposal in Landfills and Incinerators. Publication: Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, Volume 47, No. 16, page 473, August 11, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-08-01	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	'2023-08-02	Governance	Wages and benefits	Final Rule	Amending the Decree Respecting Security Guards Final Rule of the Ministry of Labour regarding C.Q.L.R. c. D-2, r 1. Revises the wage premiums offered to security guards and increases wage rates and certain hourly premiums provided for in the Decree. The French edition of this draft is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2331-F.pdf. Publication: Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, August 2, 2023, Vol. 155, No. 31, p. 1974 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 2 août 2023, 155e année, No. 31, p. 3684 (français). Effective Date: 2023-08-02	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	'2023-08-25	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Final Rule	Packaging, Paper Products and Packaging-Like Products Material Management Standard Adoption Regulations: N.S. Reg. 142/2023 Final Rule of the Minister of Environment and Climate Change regarding N.S. Reg. 139/2023. Orders the adoption of this Standard as amended or replaced from time to time, as the Standard setting out the minimum material management requirements for the prescribed designated materials in the Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging, Paper Products and Packaging-Like Products Regulations. The Order further specifes that the Standard must be made available on the Department of Environment and Climate Change’s website; see: https://novascotia.ca/nse/dept/docs.policy/packaging-paper-products-material-management-standard.pdf. Publication: Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, Volume 47, No. 17, page 490, August 25, 2023 . Effective Date: 2023-08-02	Click Here
USA	New York	2023-08-02	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Fuel Use Tax on Motor Fuel and Diesel Final Rule of the Department of Taxation and Finance regarding 20 NYRCRR 492. Sets the sales tax component and the composite rate per gallon for the period July 1, 2023 through September 30, 2023. Publication: Vol. XLV, Issue 34, New York State Register 2023-08-23 p.18. Effective Date: 2023-08-02	Click Here
Canada	Federal	'2023-08-16	Supply Chain	Responsible Sourcing	Final Rule	Amending the Special Economic Measures (Belarus) Regulations: SOR/2023-178 Final Rule of the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding SOR/2020-214. Adds nine individuals and seven entities that are subject to the broad dealing ban to Schedule 1 of these Regulations, including the Ministry of Defence of Belarus, the Internal Troops of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Belarus, and military manufacturing and technology companies. Publication: Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 17, August 16, 2023, p. 2455 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 17, 16 août 2417, p. 2455 (français). Effective Date: 2023-08-04	Click Here
Canada	Federal	'2023-08-16	Supply Chain	Responsible Sourcing	Final Rule	Amending the Special Economic Measures (Iran) Regulations: SOR/2023-177 Final Rule of the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding SOR/2010-165. Adds seven individuals to these Regulations, who are subject to a broad dealings ban, including senior officials of Iranian entities who manufacture and supply its Law Enforcement Forces with tactical equipment and vehicles. Publication: Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 17, August 16, 2023, p. 2447 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 17, 16 août 2417, p. 2447 (français). Effective Date: 2023-08-04	Click Here
Canada	Federal	'2023-08-16	Governance	Wages and benefits	Final Rule	Exemptions from and Modifications to Hours of Work Provisions Regulations Amendments: SOR/2023-180 Final Rule of the Minister of Labour regarding SOR/2021-200. Provides exemptions from and modifications to the hours of work provisions for specific classes of employees to implement new hours of work provisions in the Labour Code (sections 169.1, 169.2, 173.01 and 173.1) which aim to balance the operational realities of certain industries with the legislative goal of providing employees with work-life balance and more predictability in relation to their hours of work. The Regulations come into force on August 4, 2023, except that Section 5 comes into force on January 4, 2024, and Section 6 comes into force on June 4, 2024. Publication: Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 17, August 16, 2023, p. 2472 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 17, 16 août 2417, p. 2472 (français). Effective Date: 2023-08-04	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	'2023-08-25	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Prescribed Petroleum Products Prices - Amendments Final Rule of the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board regarding N.S. Reg. 286/2009. Announces two amending regulations (N.S. Reg. 143/2023 and N.S. Reg. 144/2023, effective August 4 and August 11, 2023, respectively). Note these Regulations are no longer published in the online Gazette. Stakeholders are referred to the Nova Scotia Utility and Review Board’s website at the following address for the current pricing information: https://nsuarb.novascotia.ca/mandates/gasoline-diesel-pricing; or the Office of the Registrar of Regulations for in-person inspection. Publication: Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, Volume 47, No. 17, page 491, August 25, 2023 . Effective Date: 2023-08-04	Click Here
Canada	Federal	'2023-08-04	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Standard	Energy Efficiency and Test Methodology for EVSE DCFCs Final Standard of the Canadian Standards Association regarding CSA C810:23. Announces the first edition of this Standard which specifies a test method for calculating the energy efficiency of electric vehicle supply equipment (EVSE) for direct current fast charging (DCFC) across a full range of load conditions. It defines operating modes, and provides energy efficiency minimum requirements for these operating modes. Publication: CSA Group Current Standards and Activities Online, updated August 4, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-08-04	Click Here
Canada	Federal	'2023-08-04	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Standard	National Technical Specification for Terminology for the Decentralized Energy Industry in Canada (Spécifications techniques nationales pour la terminologie de l’industrie énergétique décentralisée au Canada) Final Standard of the Canadian Standards Association regarding CSA TS-117:23. Announces the first edition of this technical specification (TS) for terminology for the decentralized energy industry in Canada to provide a foundation for a common understanding of terms used in the energy sector, improve communications, and raise the effectiveness of information exchange. It also serves to provide accepted terminology for use in subsequent related standards-based solutions to support Canada's commitment to acheive net-zero emissions by 2050. Publication: CSA Group Current Standards and Activities Online, updated August 4, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-08-04	Click Here
Canada	Federal	'2023-08-04	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Standard	Test Method for Rating Micro Combined Heat and Power (mCHP) Devices Final Standard of the Canadian Standards Association regarding CSA P.15:23. Announces the first edition of this Standard which applies to mCHP devices including a) Stationary packaged systems designed for small commercial applications; b) Fuel gas devices, including different prime mover/generator types (e.g., steam, organic Rankine cycle, fuel cell, and IC); c) With net AC electrical output less than 10 kW; and d) With useful thermal output less than 85 kW. It covers a) Performance testing at cold outdoor temperatures; b) Testing part load efficiencies (including below 50% electrical output); c) Testing the performance of indoor versus outdoor unit installation; and d) Flue gas waste heat recovery. Publication: CSA Group Current Standards and Activities Online, updated August 4, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-08-04	Click Here
Canada	Yukon	'2023-08-25	Employee well-being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Final Rule	Minister's Advisory Council on Women and Gender Equity Regulation Final Rule of the Executive Council regarding O.I.C. 2023/119. Establishes the criteria for membership of this Council. Publication: Yukon Legislation Online - Regulations, August 25, 2023 . Effective Date: 2023-08-24	Click Here
Canada	Manitoba	'2023-08-25	Employee well-being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Final Rule	Accessible Employment Standard Regulation - Amendment: M.R. 122/2023 Final Rule of the regarding M.R. 70/2019. Revises the definition of "health authority" by referencing The Health System Governance and Accountability Act. Publication: Manitoba Laws Online, August 28, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-08-25	Click Here
Canada	Manitoba	'2023-08-25	Employee well-being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Final Rule	Accessible Information and Communication Standard Regulation- Amendment: M.R. 123/2023 Final Rule of the regarding M.R. 47/2022. Revises the definition of "health authority" by referencing The Health System Governance and Accountability Act. Publication: Manitoba Laws Online, August 28, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-08-25	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-08-30	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Final Rule	Deposit-Refund System for Certain Containers - Amendment: O.C. 1366-2023 Final Rule of the regarding C.Q.L.R. c. Q-2, r. 16.1. Makes amendments, including but not limited to the following: 1) Changes to definitions to distinguish between redeemable containers and non-returnable containers and to clarify to the applicability of the Regulation; 2) Relaxes requirements for the verification of certain activities; 3) Specifies new deposit amounts to take effect on 1 November and 1 March 2023; 4) Revises provisions re: retail establishments and to those offering on-site consumption; 5) Enables any person to offer a personalized service to collect redeemable containers, under certain conditions; 6) Adds details on calculating contribution fees payable by producers as well as on publication, reporting, management, and remediation requirements; and 7) Revises monetary administrative penalties and sanctions. The French edition of this amendment is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2335-F.pdf Publication: Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, August 30, 2023, Vol. 155, No. 35, p. 2092 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 30 août 2023, 155e année, No. 35, p. 3962 (français). Effective Date: 2023-08-30	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-08-30	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Final Rule	Recovery and Reclamation of Products by Enterprises - Amendment: O.C. 1369-2023 Final Rule of the regarding C.Q.L.R. c. Q-2, r. 40.1. Makes amendments, including but not limited to the following: 1) Adds requirements for drop-off centres and collection services for the products (e.g., electronics, batteries, paints, oils) to which the Regulation in force applies; 2) Adds to the information required for annual reports and specifies as new rules on audits; 3) Amends remediation plan requirements; Extends free access for the return of products to drop-off centres to all complementary collection services; 4) Adds smart watches to the category of electronic products; 5) Delays the date on which the minimum recovery rate for paints and paint containers, and for oils, coolants, anti-freeze, filters and containers and other similar products increases from 75% to 80%; 6) Adjusts exclusion provisions and dates for certain specified deadlines. The French edition of this amendment is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2335-F.pdf Publication: Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, August 30, 2023, Vol. 155, No. 35, p. 2113 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 30 août 2023, 155e année, No. 35, p. 3985 (français). Effective Date: 2023-08-30	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-08-30	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Final Rule	Regulation Respecting Compensation for Municipal Services Provided to Recover and Reclaim Residual Materials: O.C. 1368-2023 Final Rule of the regarding C.Q.L.R. c. Q-2, r. 10. Makes numerous amendments, including but not limited to the following: 1) Adding to the information required for the annual reports that an enterprise must submit to the Minister, 2) Specifying rules on audits; 3) Revising obligations concerning remediation plans; 4) Adds smart watches to the category of electronic products; and 5) Pushes back the date on which the minimum recovery rate for paints and paint containers and for oils, coolants, antifreeze, filters and containers and other similar products increases from 75% to 80% . The French edition of this amendment is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2335-F.pdf. Publication: Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, August 30, 2023, Vol. 155, No. 35, p. 2109 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 30 août 2023, 155e année, No. 35, p. 3980 (français). Effective Date: 2023-08-30	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-08-30	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Final Rule	System of Selective Collection of Certain Residual Materials – Amendment: O.C. 1365-2023 Final Rule of the regarding C.Q.L.R. c. Q-2, r. 46.01. Makes amendments, including, but not limited to the following: 1) Revises some definitions; 2) Adds applicability exclusions; 3) Requires certain producers to provide for measures to facilitate the participation of social economy enterprises; 4) Adds requirements to promote the ecodesign of containers, packaging, and printed matter and ensure that the residual materials generated from these are compatible with the system; 5) Delays until 1 January 2027, the date on which the collection and transportation of residual materials consisting of wood, cork, ceramic, porcelain or textiles must be contracted; 6) Adds rules for auditing information filed by producers, sorting centres and conditioners; 7) Specifies the obligations governing producer contributions; and 8) Modifies reporting, administrative requirements, and penalties. The French edition of this amendment is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2335-F.pdf Publication: Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, August 30, 2023, Vol. 155, No. 35, p. 2080 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 30 août 2023, 155e année, No. 35, p. 3949 (français). Effective Date: 2023-08-30	Click Here
Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	2023-08-31	Governance	Wages and benefits	Final Rule	Construction Industry Early and Safe Return to Work Labrador Regulations Repeal: N.L.R. 64/23 Final Rule of the regarding N.L.R. 77/02. Repeals these Regulations. Publication: The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette Extraordinary Issue, Part II, August 31, 2023, p. 4. Effective Date: 2023-08-31	Click Here
USA	Georgia	2023-08-16	Goverance	Lobbying or Donation	Final Rule	Adjustment of Contribution Limits Final Rule of the Government Transparency and Campaign Finance Commission regarding GAC 189-1-.07. Repeals rule. Publication: Georgia Administrative Code 2023-08-24. Effective Date: 2023-09-05	Click Here
USA	Colorado	2023-08-05	Climate Change	Carbon Emisn Reporting	Final Rule	Control of Ozone via Ozone Precursors and Hydrocarbons Final Rule of the Department of Public Health and Environment/Air Quality Control Commission regarding 5 CCR 1001-9. Amends rules to address the verification requirements for the greenhouse gas intensity rule for the upstream oil and gas sector, which was adopted in December 2021. The proposal also includes revisions to requirements for monitoring of enclosed combustion devices at oil and gas operations, also adopted in December 2021. Publication: Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket 2023-08-07. Effective Date: 2023-09-14	Click Here
USA	Colorado	2023-08-17	Climate Change	Carbon Emisn Reporting	Final Rule	Building Benchmarking and Performance Standards Final Rule of the Department of Public Health and Environment/Air Quality Control Commission regarding 5 CCR 1001-32. Establishes a new Regulation Number 28 to address greenhouse gas emissions attributable to buildings to include building performance standards for covered buildings, performance standards waivers and extensions, and data benchmarking and reporting requirements, and in response to House Bill 19-1261 and House Bill 21-1286. Publication: Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket 2023-08-22. Effective Date: 2023-08-24	Click Here
USA	Arkansas	2023-08-25	Goverance	Lobbying or Donation	Final Rule	Rules on Campaign Contribution Limit Final Rule of the Ethics Commission regarding 153.00.23. Establishes a campaign contribution limit and give the public clear guidance on that limit. The presumed intent of the mandated adjustment is to keep the contribution limit in line with the rising costs of running a campaign for public office. Publication: Secretary of State, Administrative Rules Online 2023-08-28. Effective Date: 2023-08-29	Click Here
USA	Iowa	2023-08-23	Human Rights	Child Labor	Proposed Rule	Child Labor Proposed Rule of the Workforce Development Department/Labor Services Division regarding 875 IAC 32. Eliminates permits and penalties for lack of permits; allows some previously forbidden work, clarifies new allowed work, and establishes procedures for waivers allowed by the legislation; changes terminology from occupations to activities and from commissioner to director; defines the youth employment exception from otherwise disallowed activities, and renumbers as needed. Contact: Mitchell Mahan, Division of Labor Services, 150 Des Moines St, Des Moines, IA 50309, mitchell.mahan@dia.iowa.gov. Comment Deadline: 2023-09-26	Click Here
USA	Indiana	2023-08-09	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Gasoline Tax Proposed Rule of the Department of Revenue regarding 45 IAC 12. Amends and adds various provisions to 45 IAC 12 to clarify, simplify, and update regulations to reflect current department procedures concerning the gasoline tax. Contact: Bruce Kolb, Attorney, Department of State Revenue, Indiana Government Center North, 100 North Senate Avenue, Room N248, 317-232-2566, bkolb@dor.in.gov. Comment Deadline: N/A	Click Here
USA	Arkansas	2023-08-11	Human Rights	Child Labor	Proposed Rule	Child Labor Proposed Rule of the Department of Labor regarding 235.08.23. Repeals the child labor employment certificate rules. Lowers the minimum age permissible to do certain job to 16. Updates certain exemptions to the hazardous employment prohibition. Makes grammatical and stylistic changes. Contact: Dan Parker, Miles Morgan, Ralph Hudson, Division of Labor, 501-682-4500, Daniel.L.Parker@arkansas.gov, Miles.Morgan@arkansas.gov, Ralph.T.Hudson@arkansas.gov. Comment Deadline: 2023-09-13	Click Here
Canada	Federal	'2023-08-19	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	New Clean Electricity Regulations under Canadian Environmental Protection Act, 1999 Proposed Rule of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change regarding C.R.C. 1978, c. 407. Establish performance standards to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions from fossil fuel–generated electricity starting in 2035 through the application to electricity generating units of an annual basis emission performance standard of 30 tonnes of CO2 per GWh of electricity produced (30 t/GWh), with limited exceptions. The Regulations apply to all electricity generation units that meet the following three applicability criteria: 1) Use any amount of fossil fuels to generate electricity; 2) Have a capacity of 25 MW or greater; and 3) Are connected to an electricity system that is subject to North American Electric Reliability Corporation (NERC) standards (NERC-regulated electricity system). Contact: Karishma Boroowa (email: ECD-DEC@ec.gc.ca). Comment Deadline: 2023-11-02	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-08-01	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Government Reporting Initiative (GRI)	Regulatory Notification	Sector Standard Development for Financial Services Kicks Off >Regulatory Notification of the GRI has issued: Starting September 2023, the technical committees for the Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance sectors will begin providing technical advisory for the development sector standards for Financial Services. The first public exposure draft is aimed for Q4 2024. Contact: financialservices@globalreporting.org. Comment Deadline: N/A	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	'2023-08-10	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)	Regulatory Notification	UK Financial Conduct Authority Announces Plans to Align Disclosure Requirements with ISSB Standards Regulatory Notification of the ISSB \| UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued: UK's Financial Control Authority (FCA) announced plans to consult on the adoption of disclosure requirements aligned with ISSB's S1 and S2 standards beginning in mid-2024. FCA intends to finalize its policy position by the end of 2024, with a view to bring new requirements into force for accounting periods beginning after 1 January 2025. The first reporting would begin in 2026. Contact: UKSustainabilityTAC@frc.org.uk. Comment Deadline: 2023-11-10	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	'2023-08-24	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)	Regulatory Notification	CDP Issues Technical Guidance for Reporting Net Zero Transition Plans Regulatory Notification of the CDP has issued: CDP issued a technical note on how reporting companies can include information about their net zero transition plans. The guidance aligns with the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) guidelines, including a table that shows how companies can report a GFANZ-aligned transition plan using the CDP framework. Comment Deadline: N/A	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	'2023-08-10	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)	Regulatory Notification	UK Financial Conduct Authority Announces Plans to Align Disclosure Requirements with ISSB Standards Regulatory Notification of the ISSB \| UK Financial Conduct Authority has issued: UK's Financial Control Authority (FCA) announced plans to consult on the adoption of disclosure requirements aligned with ISSB's S1 and S2 standards beginning in mid-2024. FCA intends to finalize its policy position by the end of 2024, with a view to bring new requirements into force for accounting periods beginning after 1 January 2025. The first reporting would begin in 2026. Contact: UKSustainabilityTAC@frc.org.uk. Comment Deadline: 2023-10-11	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	'2023-08-24	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)	Regulatory Notification	CDP Issues Technical Guidance for Reporting Net Zero Transition Plans Regulatory Notification of the CDP has issued: CDP issued a technical note on how reporting companies can include information about their net zero transition plans. The guidance aligns with the Glasgow Financial Alliance for Net Zero (GFANZ) guidelines, including a table that shows how companies can report a GFANZ-aligned transition plan using the CDP framework. Comment Deadline: N/A	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-08-01	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Government Reporting Initiative (GRI)	Regulatory Notification	Sector Standard Development for Financial Services Kicks Off Regulatory Notification of the GRI has issued: Starting September 2023, the technical committees for the Banking, Capital Markets and Insurance sectors will begin providing technical advisory for the development sector standards for Financial Services. The first public exposure draft is aimed for Q4 2024. Comment Deadline: N/A	Click Here

Country	Jurisdiction	Publication Date	Topic	Subtopic	Status	Summary	Link
Canada	Quebec	2023-09-20	Climate Change	Carbon emissions reporting	Proposed Rule	Contaminants into the Atmosphere Proposed Rule of the Minister of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks regarding C.Q.L.R., c. Q-2, r. 15. Amends this Regulation to establish mandatory reporting for operators whose enterprises, facilities, or establishments engage in greenhouse gas emissions capture, storage, re-use, or elimination, or receive greenhouse gas emission transfers from other operators’ enterprises, facilities, or establishments. The Regulation also clarifies Protocol QC.1 as regards biomethane reporting and amends Protocol QC.16 mainly to include the total energy consumed as part of greenhouse gas reporting requirements. Lastly, minor adjustments are made to Tables 1-1, 1-3, 29-1, and 29-6 and Table 17-1 concerning default greenhouse gas emission factors for Canadian provinces and certain North American markets. The French edition of this Notice is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2338-F.pdf. Contact: Email at vicky.leblond@environnement.gouv.qc.ca. Comment Deadline: 2023-11-04	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-09-20	Climate Change	Carbon emissions reporting	Proposed Rule	Cap-and-Trade System for Greenhouse Gas Emission Allowances Regulation Amendment Proposed Rule of the Minister of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks regarding C.Q.L.R., c. Q-2, r. 46.1. Amends this Regulation to exclude data for reference years that have more than 10% of data missing from the calculation of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and from the calculation of hydrogen consumption used in five equations (nos. 19-13, 19-14, 19-15, 19-16 and 19-18) to determine the total quantity of GHG emission units allocated without charge that may be paid to an eligible emitter for the period 2024-2030. The expression “sampling rate” used in those equations is also revised to clarify that it has the meaning assigned to it by the Mandatory Reporting of Certain Emissions of Contaminants into the Atmosphere Regulation (chapter Q-2, r. 15). The French edition of this Notice is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2338-F.pdf. Contact: Email: Nicolas.Garceau@environnement.gouv.qc.ca. Comment Deadline: 2023-11-04	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-09-13	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Maximum Production Capacity of a Wind Farm for the Purposes of a Program to Purchase Electric Power from a Wind Source Proposed Rule of the Minister of Economy, Innovation and Energy regarding C.Q.L.R. c. R-6.01. Determines the maximum eligible production capacity, that is, 215 MW, of certain existing wind farms for the purposes of a Hydro-Québec program to purchase electric power from a wind source, the terms of which will have been approved by the Régie de l’énergie, to allow Hydro-Québec to continue to purchase electric power from a wind energy producer operating such a source. The Regulation is expected to reduce the electric power purchase price for Québec clients, among other benefits. Comments may be submitted to . Comment deadline: October 28, 2023. The French edition of this Notice is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2337-F.pdf. Contact: Étienne Chabot, Director General, Direction générale de l’électricité, Ministère de l’Économie, de l’Innovation et de l’Énergie, 5700, 4e Avenue Ouest, bureau A-402, Québec, QC, G1H 6R1. Comment Deadline: 2023-10-28	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-09-14	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Streamlining the Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB) Exemption Process Proposed Rule of the Ministry of Energy regarding O. Reg. 506/18. Amends this Regulation, which sets out Ontario’s Energy and Water Reporting and Benchmarking (EWRB) program for prescribed buildings 50,000 square feet and larger. Building owners are required to report their energy and water consumption data to the Ministry of Energy (ENERGY) by July 1 every year via Energy Star Portfolio Manager. The amendments streamline the exemption process for eligible building owners by removing the requirement to submit supporting documentation when submitting either an ongoing or annual exemption notice from reporting. Comments may be submitted using the online link in the Notice, or by email to tania.donovska@ontario.ca. Comment deadline: October 14, 2023. Contact: Email: tania.donovska@ontario.ca. Comment Deadline: 2023-10-14	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-09-06	Governance	Wages and benefits	Final Rule	Text Corrections to the Amended Decree Respecting Security Guards: O.C. 1408-2023 Final Rule of the Ministry of Labour regarding C.Q.L.R. c. D-2, r 1. Revises the wage premiums offered to security guards and increases wage rates and certain hourly premiums provided for in the Decree. The French edition of this Notice is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2336-F.pdf. Publication: Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, September 6, 2023, Vol. 155, No. 36, p. 2135 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 6 septembre 2023, 155e année, No. 36, p. 4025 (français). Effective Date:	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2023-09-20	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Zero-Emission Motor Vehicles; Emission Reduction - Regulation Amendment: O.C. 1422-2023 Final Rule of the Minister of the Environment, the Fight Against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks regarding C.Q.L.R., c. A-33.02, r. 1. Amends the Regulation to progressively increase the number of credits that must be accumulated by a motor vehicle manufacturer to meet its requirements in order to reach 100% of zero-emission motor vehicle sales in 2035. The French edition of this Notice is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2338-F.pdf. Publication: Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2,September 20, 2023, Vol. 155, No. 38, p. 2201 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 20 septembre 2023, 155e année, No. 38, p. 4243 (français). Effective Date: 2023-10-05	Click Here
Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	2023-09-01	Goverance	Wages and benefits	Final Rule	Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Administrative Regulations: N.L.R. 66/23 Final Rule of the WorkplaceNL regarding N.L.R. 66/23. Specifies occupational diseases, compensation benefits and how these are calculated. Provides fishing industry requirements. Publication: The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette, Part II, Vol. 98, No. 35, September 1, 2023, p. 475. Effective Date: 2023-09-01	Click Here
Canada	Alberta	2023-09-27	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Final Guidance	Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation - Info on Transition & Implementation Schedule Final Guidance of the Minister of Environment and Protected Areas has issued: Provides information on anticipated transition and implementation timelines and general information as it relates to Alberta's Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation, which came into force on November 30, 2022. Contact: . Comment Deadline:	Click Here
Canada	British Columbia	2023-09-09	Employee well-being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Proposed Rule	Part 4, General Conditions, sections 4.24 to 4.31.2 — Harassment and Violence - Proposed Amendments Proposed Rule of the Work Safe BC regarding B.C. Reg. 296/97. Adds a requirement for the establishment of a harassment and violence program and makes changes to include a single definition for behavioral hazards, called harassment and violence to clarify its applicability. The definition states that an action may be considered harassment or violence if it can reasonably be expected to intimidate, humiliate, or offend a worker, or to cause physical or psychological harm to a worker, including behavior that targets personal characteristics such as gender or race. Comments may be sent via email to OHSRegFeedback@worksafebc.com, or by post as specified at the end of the Notice. Comment deadline: October 30, 2023. Contact: Email: OHSRegFeedback@worksafebc.com. Comment Deadline: 2023-10-30	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-09-13	Human Rights	Child Labor	Proposed Rule	PROY-NOM-038-STPS-2023, 60 day comment period Proposed Rule of the Ministry of Labor and Social Welfare regarding Employment of Minors; Low Risk Job Classification. Establishes the classification of agricultural, forestry, sawing, forestry, hunting, and fishing activities, so that those tasks, tasks or jobs considered to be of lower risk for minor workers are identified, in accordance with the provisions of Article 176 section II, paragraph 8, of the Federal Labor Law, that do not involve the use of chemicals, handling of machinery and heavy vehicles. Contact: . Comment Deadline: 2023-11-13	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-09-14	Supply Chain	Responsible Sourcing	Final Rule	Amending the Special Economic Measures (Russia) Regulations: SOR/2023-163 Final Rule of the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding SOR/2014-58. Adds 4 individuals and 29 entities who are subject to a broad dealings ban. In coordination with G7 allies, they include persons connected to Russia’s military-industrial complex (including Russian state-owned companies), financial institutions, and nuclear sector entities that contribute to Russia’s revenues. Publication: Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 19, September 13, 2023, p. 2601 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 19, 13 septembre 2023, p. 2601 (français). Effective Date: 2023-08-24	Click Here
Canada	Northwest Territories	2023-08-31	Governance	Wages and benefits	Final Rule	Employment Standards Regulations - Amendment: R-052-2023 Final Rule of the Ministry of Labor regarding R.R.N.W.T.-020-2008. Raises the minimum wage to $16.05 per hour. Publication: Northwest Territories Gazette, Part II, Volume 44, No. 8, p. 183, August 31, 2023 / Gazette des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Partie II, Volume 44, no. 8, p. 183, 31 août 2023. Effective Date: 2023-09-01	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	2023-09-22	Climate Change	Carbon emissions reporting	Final Rule	Cap-and-Trade Program Regulations - Amendment: N.S. Reg. 160/2023 Final Rule of the regarding N.S. Reg. 194/2018. Clarifies greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting procedures, including that revised GHG reports for a facility may not be submitted after September 15, 2023, and adds provisions on the transfer of emission allowances after a compliance period deadline, as well as the closure of program participants’ accounts after this deadline. Publication: Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, Volume 47, No. 19, p. 571, September 22, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-09-12	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	2023-09-22	Climate Change	Carbon emissions reporting	Final Rule	Quantification, Reporting and Verification Regulations - Amendment: N.S. Reg. 161/2023 Final Rule of the regarding N.S. Reg. 29/2018. Amends greenhouse gas (GHG) reporting provisions to reflect that Nova Scotia is transitioning from the cap-and-trade program to an Output-Based Pricing System for large emitters for the 2023-2030 period; specifies that the final compliance deadline for all participants under the current program is December 15, 2023. Publication: Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, Volume 47, No. 19, p. 571, September 22, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-09-12	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	2023-09-08	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Green Choice Program Regulations Final Rule of the Minister of Natural Resources and Renewables regarding N.S. Reg. 155/2023. Establishes eligibility and compliance requirements for large energy consumers applying to this program. Publication: Nova Scotia Royal Gazette, Part II, Volume 47, No. 18, page 544, September 8, 2023 . Effective Date: 2023-08-29	Click Here
Canada	Yukon	2023-09-15	Employee well-being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Final Rule	Minister’s Advisory Council on Women and Gender Equity Regulation Final Rule of the Advisory Council on Women’s Issues regarding O.I.C. 2023/119. Establishes the criteria for the membership, purpose, and make-up of this Council. For the full text, see https://laws.yukon.ca/cms/images/LEGISLATION/SUBORDINATE/2023/2023-0119/2023-0119_1.pdf. Publication: The Yukon Gazette September 15, 2023, Part II, Vol. 42, No. 09, p. 11; La Gazette du Yukon, 15 septembre 2023, Partie II, Vol. 42, No. 09, p. 11. Effective Date: 2023-08-22	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-09-04	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)	Regulatory Notification	U.N. Environment Programme Issues First Draft of International Plastics Treaty Regulatory Notification of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has issued: The U.N. Environment Programme issued a first "zero" draft of an international legally binding treaty to regulate plastic pollution. In March 2022, world leaders adopted a resolution to adopt a legally binding agreement to address plastic pollution at a global scale. This zero draft is the first version of proposed text. The proposal includes both binding and voluntary approaches, based on a comprehensive approach that addresses the full life cycle of plastic. Contact: . Comment Deadline:	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-09-18	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) \| Task force for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)	Regulatory Notification	CDP announces intention to align with TNFD framework Regulatory Notification of the CDP has issued: CDP has announced its intention to align with the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) framework which was finalized on September 18th. CDP expects alignment will start to be reflected in its disclosure system from 2024. Contact: eilis.oconnell@cdp.net.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-09-14	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Government Reporting Initiative (GRI)	Regulatory Notification	GRI being project to revise Economic Impact standards Regulatory Notification of the GRI has issued: GRI has begun the standards development process to review and revise the economic impact standards. This includes the following GRI standards: GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016, GRI 202: Market Presence 2016, GRI 203: Indirect Economic Impacts 2016, GRI 204: Procurement 2016, GRI 205: Anti-Corruption 2016, GRI 206: Anti-Competitive Behavior 2016, and GRI 415: Public Policy 2016. GRI is currently seeking applications for the working group and plans to complete the project in three phases, concluding in mid 2026. Contact: economicimpact@globalreporting.org.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-09-15	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)	Regulatory Notification	World leaders agree to accelerated actions at U.N. SDG Summit 2023 Regulatory Notification of the U.N. High-Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development has issued: The U.N. General Assembly hosted world leaders in New York on September 18-19 for the High Level Political Forum on Sustainable Development, to mark the mid-point review of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, which was originally adopted in Paris in 2015. The outcome was a political declaration adopted by all attendees that commits to accelerated actions to achieve the 2030 SDG goals. Contact: . Comment Deadline:	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-09-18	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Task force for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)	Regulatory Notification	TNFD releases final recommendations for nature-related financial disclosures Regulatory Notification of the TNFD has issued: TNFD has issued its final recommendations for nature-related financial disclosures along with eight accompanying guidance documents to help companies begin adopting and reporting using the framework. The voluntary TNFD recommendations were developed to be consistent with the related TCFD recommendations and the ISSB standards. TNFD plans to continue development of additional sector-specific guidance. The final recommendations and guidance documents are available at the TNFD website. Contact: . Comment Deadline:	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-09-18	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Task force for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)	Regulatory Notification	TNFD proposes sector-specific disclosure metrics Regulatory Notification of the TNFD has issued: TNFD is seeking feedback on proposed sector-specific disclosure metrics. The initial batch of proposed metrics and guidance for disclosure covers the following sectors: Consumer Goods, Extractives, Food and Beverage, Infrastructure, and Renewable resources and alternative energy. Contact: . Comment Deadline: 2024-02-09	Click Here
USA	California	2023-10-07	Climate Change	Carbon emissions reporting	Enacted Statute	Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act Enacted Statute, S 253. Requires the State Air Resources Board to promulgate new requirements for reporting and verifying greenhouse gas emissions in the state no later than January 1, 2025. Prescribes that the program: i) has the first compliance date in 2026, with more stringent requirement phased yearly through 2030; ii) be applicable to all United States companies with total annual revenues in excess of $1B and that do business in California; iii) requires reporting be annual and include full-scope GHG emissions data by 2027. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-10-07	Click Here
USA	California	2023-10-07	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Greenhouse Gas Protocol	Enacted Statute	Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act Enacted Statute, S 253. Requires the State Air Resources Board to promulgate new requirements for reporting and verifying greenhouse gas emissions in the state no later than January 1, 2025. Prescribes that the program: i) has the first compliance date in 2026, with more stringent requirement phased yearly through 2030; ii) be applicable to all United States companies with total annual revenues in excess of $1B and that do business in California; iii) requires reporting be annual and include full-scope GHG emissions data by 2027. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-10-07	Click Here
USA	California	2023-10-07	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)	Enacted Statute	Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk Enacted Statute, S 261. Requires entities doing business in California to report climate-related financial risks in accordance with TCFD recommendations (or successor) standards and the measures the company adopts to reduce and adapt to climate-related risk. The law applies to public and private companies with annual revenue in excess of $500 million, excluding insurance companies. Requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations to require the reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance with the State Global Warming Solutions Act. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-10-07	Click Here
USA	California	2023-10-07	Climate Change	Carbon emissions reporting	Enacted Statute	Greenhouse Gases: Climate-Related Financial Risk Enacted Statute, S 261. Requires entities doing business in California to report climate-related financial risks in accordance with TCFD recommendations (or successor) standards and the measures the company adopts to reduce and adapt to climate-related risk. The law applies to public and private companies with annual revenue in excess of $500 million, excluding insurance companies. Requires the State Air Resources Board to adopt regulations to require the reporting and verification of statewide greenhouse gas emissions and to monitor and enforce compliance with the State Global Warming Solutions Act. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-10-07	Click Here
USA	California	2023-09-30	Human Rights	Security Practices	Enacted Statute	Occupational Safety: Workplace Violence: Restraining Enacted Statute, S 553. Adds a reporting requirement in relation to an existing law authorizing any employer to seek a restraining order on behalf of an employee who has suffered, or is threatened with, violence at the workplace. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-09-30	Click Here
USA	Colorado	2023-09-01	Climate Change	Carbon emissions reporting	Final Rule	Building Benchmarking and Performance Standards Final Rule of the Department of Public Health and Environment/Air Quality Control Commission regarding 5 CCR 1001-32. Establishes a new building performance program requiring new and existing buildings to report energy-use and building performance benchmarking data by June 1, 2024, and by June 1 of each year thereafter, for which the agency published a new form and prescribed the use of Energy Star Portfolio Manager, a web-based resource management system. The standard applies to buildings exceeding fifty thousand occupied square feet. Exempt buildings include certain mixed-use building and storage facilities. Publication: Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket 2023-09-01. Effective Date: 2023-10-15	Click Here
USA	Florida	2023-09-25	Human Rights	Child Labor	Final Rule	Additional Hazardous Occupations Prohibited; Waivers Proposed Rule of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation/Child and Farm Labor Program regarding FAC 61L-2. The proposed amendment will remove redundant sections, a definition, and updates how to obtain waivers of any restriction imposed by Child Labor Law. Contact: Brooke Adams, Chief Legal Counsel, Office of the General Counsel, Department of Business and Professional Regulation, 2601 Blair Stone Rd, Tallahassee, FL 32399, 850-717-1513. Comment Deadline: N/A	Click Here
USA	Montana	2023-09-29	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Diversion and reduction	Proposed Rule	Property Tax Abatements for Gray Water Systems Proposed Rule of the Department of Revenue regarding ARM 42.20. Implements rules pertaining to property tax abatements for gray water systems. Contact: Todd Olson, Deptof Revenue, Director's Office, PO Box 7701, Helena, MT 59604-7701, 406-444-7905, fax 406-444-3696, todd.olson@mt.gov. Comment Deadline: 2023-10-10	Click Here
USA	New York	2023-09-22	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	Tax Abatements for Solar and Electric Storage Systems Enacted Statute, A 6113. Updates real property tax abatements for certain solar and electric storage systems, adding solar park canopy structures, and extending the qualification window to January 1, 2035. 246th Annual Legislative Session. Enacted Date: 2023-09-22	Click Here
USA	New York	2023-09-14	Employee well-being	Anti-harassment / Privacy	Enacted Statute	Employer Requirements for Employee Disclosure Enacted Statute, A 836. Prohibits an employer from requesting or requiring that an employee or applicant for employment disclose any user name, password, or other means for accessing a personal account or service through specified electronic communications devices. 246th Annual Legislative Session. Enacted Date: 2023-09-14	Click Here
USA	New York	2023-09-06	Employee well-being	Anti-harassment / Privacy	Enacted Statute	Employee Freedom of Speech and Conscience Enacted Statute, S 4982. Adds new definitions to the law including political and religious matters. Adds protection for refusal to attend certain employer-sponsored meetings. 246th Annual Legislative Session. Effective Date: 2023-09-06	Click Here
USA	Texas	2023-09-14	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	Hydrogen Infrastructure, Vehicle, and Equipment Grant Program Enacted Statute, H 4885. Amends existing law, State Emissions Reduction Plan, to add a grant program for private entities with eligible hydrogen projects that reduce emissions of oxides of nitrogen from high-emitting sources in non-attainment areas and affected counties of the state. 88th Legislature. Effective Date: 2023-09-01	Click Here
USA	Texas	2023-09-14	Consumer Protections	Customer Privacy	Enacted Statute	Regulation of Personal Data Collection and Use Enacted Statute, H 4. Establishes a consumer data privacy act with new restrictions on, and duties for, certain companies, including the requirement to provide two or more secure and reliable methods to enable consumers to submit requests to excercise their rights under the Act and other restrictions related to the collection, use, processing, and treatment of consumers' personal data. 88th Legislature. Effective Date: 2024-07-01	Click Here
USA	Texas	2023-09-14	Consumer Protections	Customer Privacy	Enacted Statute	Protection of Minors Enacted Statute, H 18. Relates to the protection of minors from harmful, deceptive, or unfair trade practices in connection with the use of certain digital services and electronic devices, including the use and transfer of electronic devices to students by a public school. 88th Legislature. Effective Date: 2024-09-01	Click Here
USA	Texas	2023-09-14	Consumer Protections	Customer Privacy	Enacted Statute	Breach of Security of Computerized Data Notification Enacted Statute, S 768. Shortens the period of time, to 30 days, to notify the attorney general that a data breach has occurred. Establishes that the method of notification must be submitted electronically through the attorney general's website. 88th Legislature. Effective Date: 2023-09-01	Click Here

Country	Jurisdiction	Publication Date	Topic	Subtopic	Status	Summary	Link
Canada	Northwest Territories	2023-10-06	Waste Disposal and Reduction\|Waste Disposal and Reduction	Circular Economy\|Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Enacted Statute	Bill 78 - Waste Reduction and Resource Recovery Act Enacted Statute, Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources S.N.W.T. 2003, c. 29. Repeals and replaces the Waste Reduction and Recovery Act. The new Act: 1) Revises certain definitions; - Broadens the scope of matters on which an Advisory Committee may provide advice and assistance; 2) Allows regulations to be made respecting waste reduction and resource recovery, including regarding producer responsibilities, e.g., establishing prohibitions and restrictions; 3) Establishes additional requirements related to the licencing of collection facilities or other facilities in respect of designated or prohibited materials; and 4) Makes other administrative amendments. This Bill received Royal Assent on October 6, 2023. It will come into force on a day or days to be fixed by order of the Commissioner. Northwest Territories - 2nd Session of the 19th Legislative Assembly. Enacted Date: N/A	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-10-11	Governance	Governance Systems	Enacted Statute	Order Bringing Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) Amendments into Force: SI/2023-62 Enacted Statute, Minister of Industry R.S.C., 1985, c. C-44. Brings into force legislative amendments made by the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. 1 to require certain corporations to send information on its individuals with significant control (ISC) to the Director appointed under the CBCA and to allow the Director to provide all or part of that information to an investigative body, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) or any prescribed entity. Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 157, No. 21, p. 2830, October 11, 2023 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 21, p. 2830, 11 octobre 2023 (français). Enacted Date: 2024-01-22	Click Here
Canada	Yukon	2023-10-16	Human Rights		Enacted Statute	Human Rights Act - Unofficial Consolidation Enacted Statute, Legislative Counsel Office R.S.Y. 2002, c. 116. Provides an unofficial consolidation of this Act through 2020. This Act protects specifically from discrimination against people based on ancestry, including colour and race, national origin, religion or creed, age, sex, including pregnancy, gender identity or gender expression, sexual orientation, physical or mental disability, criminal charges or criminal record, political belief, association or activity, marital or family status, source of income and actual or presumed association with any of these grounds. People are protected from discrimination, including employment, membership in, or representation by trade unions and professional associations, among other areas. Yukon Legislation Online, Recent Site Changes. Enacted Date: N/A	Click Here
Canada	Yukon	2023-10-23	SolidWaste	Recycle	Enacted Statute	Bill 28 - Act to amend the Environment Act (2023) Enacted Statute, Dept. of the Environment R.S.Y. 2002, c. 76 . The Act has been amended to provide greater clarity and scope around waste reduction and recycling. The definition of "producer" has been clarified, while the definition of "steward" has been expanded and revised in French. The Commissioner in Executive Council now has the power to assign responsibility for collecting and recovering designated materials to stewards, and there are clearer and more extensive regulation-making powers regarding extended producer responsibility. The Bill has received Royal Assent. Yukon - 1st Session of the 35th Legislative Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-10-23	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-10-26	Governance	Governance Systems	Enacted Statute	Bill 79 - Working for Workers Act, 2023 - Occupational Health and Safety Act Amendments Enacted Statute, Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development R.S.O. 1990, c. O.1. Amends Schedule 5, increasing the maximum fine for a corporation convicted under the Act from $1,500,000 to $2,000,000. Ontario - 1st Session of the 43rd Parliament. Enacted Date: 2023-10-26	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-10-26	Governance	Wages and benefits	Enacted Statute	Bill 79 - Working for Workers Act, 2023 - Employment Standards Act, 2000 Amendments Enacted Statute, Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development S.O. 2000, c. 41. This bill allows employees undergoing treatment, recovery, or rehabilitation due to physical or mental health issues from certain activities to take reservist leave. Also, license application provisions have been updated to include the Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act, 2009. The bill and Schedule 2, specifying these amendments, come into force on the same day. Ontario - 1st Session of the 43rd Parliament. Enacted Date: 2023-10-26	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-10-26	Governance\|Employee well-being	Wages and benefits\|Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Enacted Statute	Bill 79 - Working for Workers Act, 2023 - Employment Protection for Foreign Nationals Act, 2009 Amendments Enacted Statute, Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development S.O. 2009, c. 32. Makes amendments related to contraventions of subsections 9 (1) and 9(2) of the Act, which prohibit employers from taking possession of, or retaining, a foreign national’s passport or work permit. The Act is amended to provide that the Ontario Labour Relations Board shall reduce the penalty in the notice of contravention where certain conditions apply. The Act is also amended to establish higher maximum fines for a conviction for contravention. Ontario - 1st Session of the 43rd Parliament. Enacted Date: 2023-10-26	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-10-26	Governance\|Employee well-being	Wages and benefits\|Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Enacted Statute	Bill 79 - Working for Workers Act, 2023 - Fair Access to Regulated Professions and Compulsory Trades Act, 2006 Amendments Enacted Statute, Ministry of Labour, Immigration, Training and Skills Development S.O. 2006, c. 31. Includes amendments amending the definition of “registration” and establishing the duty of regulated professions to ensure that the people of Ontario have access to adequate numbers of qualified, skilled and competent regulated professionals; and specifying that Canadian experience may be accepted in satisfaction of qualification for registration only if alternatives to such experience are also accepted. The bill and Schedule 3, specifying these amendments, come into force on the same day. Ontario - 1st Session of the 43rd Parliament. Enacted Date: 2023-10-26	Click Here
USA	California	2023-09-30	Human Rights	Safety Management Systems	Enacted Statute	Workplace Violence; Restraining Orders Enacted Statute, S 553. Authorizes any employer and certain union representatives to seek a temporary restraining order when its employee/member suffers violence or a credible threat of violence at the workplace. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-09-30	Click Here
USA	California	2023-10-07	Climate Change	Carbon emissions reporting	Enacted Statute	Greenhouse Gas Emissions; Building Materials Enacted Statute, A 43. Adds optionality in choosing the basis for baseline greenhouse gas emissions for the embodied carbon trading system. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-10-07	Click Here
USA	California	2023-10-07	Supply Chain	ESG Reporting	Enacted Statute	Building Energy Savings Act Enacted Statute, S 48. Specifies that buildings with less than 50,000 square feet of gross floor space are exempt from the energy usage data reporting requirement under the bill. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-10-07	Click Here
USA	California	2023-10-07	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Anti-harassment / Privacy	Enacted Statute	Hiring Discrimination; Cannabis Enacted Statute, S 700. Adds an exception to the law prohibiting employment discrimination based on cannabis use. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-10-07	Click Here
USA	California	2023-10-08	Governance	Responsible Sourcing	Enacted Statute	Animal Test Methods Alternatives Enacted Statute, A 357. Prohibits manufacturers and contract testing facilities from using traditional animal test methods within this State for which an appropriate alternative test method or strategy exists or a waiver has been granted by the agency responsible. Provides that these provisions shall be enforced in a civil action brought by specified individuals. Requires a manufacturer or contract testing facility that uses traditional animal test methods to report specified information to the State Department of Public Health. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-10-08	Click Here
USA	California	2023-10-13	Climate Change	Diversion and reduction	Enacted Statute	Single-Use Plastics Enacted Statute, A 1526. Requires producers of single-use flatware and its packaging to reduce and recycle the covered plastic material and to ensure those products used in the state after 2031 are recyclable or compostable. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-10-13	Click Here
Canada	Prince Edward Island	2023-10-07	Governance	Wages and benefits	Final Rule	Minimum Wage Rate Order Amendments - Employment Standards Act Final Rule of the Employment Standards Board regarding R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. E-6.2. Raises the minimum wage to $15.40 per hour, effective April 1, 2024, and $16.00 per hour, effective October 1, 2024. Publication: Royal Gazette Prince Edward Island Canada, Vol. CXLIX – No. 40, October 7, 2023, p. 229. Effective Date: 2024-04-01	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-10-11	Supply Chain	Responsible Sourcing	Final Rule	Dealings Ban; Russia Final Rule of the Minister of Foreign Affairs regarding SOR/2014-58. Add 42 individuals and 21 entities to Schedule 1 of the Regulations, who are subject to a broad dealings ban. They include (1) individuals and entities involved in or associated with the Kremlin-backed illegal and forcible mass transfer of minors, including orphans and those left without parental care, from the Russian-occupied territories of Ukraine to Russia; (2) Russian disinformation actors who pose as media pundits, “journalists” and “researchers” and the various arms-length and state-owned institutions that host and support them; and (3) nuclear sector entities that contribute to Russia’s revenues and support Russia’s reckless nuclear behaviour in Ukraine. Publication: Canada Gazette Part II, Vol. 157, No. 21, p. 2634, October 11, 2023 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 21, p. 2634, 11 octobre 2023 (français). Effective Date: 2023-09-20	Click Here
Canada	Alberta	2023-10-14	Governance	Wages and benefits	Final Rule	Apprenticeship Education and Industry Training Programs Amendment: A.R. 120/2023 Final Rule of the regarding A.R. 160/2022. Updates provisions related to mentors, wages and registration, among other topics. Publication: Alberta Gazette, Part II, Vol. 119, No. 19, p. 562, October 14, 2023 . Effective Date: 2023-10-01	Click Here
Canada	British Columbia	2023-10-24	Employee well-being\|Governance	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion\|Wages and benefits	Final Rule	Pay Transparency Regulation in Force Final Rule of the Ministry of Finance regarding B.C. Reg. 225/2023. Specifies the information that employers must collect and include in pay transparency reports, including information related to differences in pay between gender categories. Publication: B.C. Regulations Bulletin No. 37, October 24, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-10-23	Click Here
Canada	British Columbia	2023-10-31	Governance	Governance Systems	Final Rule	Land Owner Transparency Regulation Amendment: B.C. Reg. 228/2023 Final Rule of the Ministry of Finance regarding B.C. Reg. 250/2020. Repeals a Transparency Declaration and Reporting exemption in section 21.21 of the Regulation for a transferee from whom a property was forfeited. Publication: B.C. Regulations Bulletin No. 38, October 31, 2023. Effective Date: 2023-11-20	Click Here
Mexico	Federal	2023-10-18	Human Rights	Rights of Indigenous Peoples	Final Rule	Linguistic Rights of Indigenous Peoples Final Rule of the Government Secretariat - Culture regarding Law of Linguistic Rights of Indigenous Peoples. Amends this Law to require that when 20% of the population speaks an indigenous language, all information signs and place names must include the indigenous language. Publication: Diaro Oficial de la Federacion. Effective Date: 2023-10-19	Click Here
USA	Colorado	2023-10-18	Employee well-being	Carbon emissions reporting	Regulatory Notification	TNFD releases final recommendations for nature-related financial disclosures Regulatory Notification of the TNFD has issued: TNFD has issued its final recommendations for nature-related financial disclosures along with eight accompanying guidance documents to help companies begin adopting and reporting using the framework. The voluntary TNFD recommendations were developed to be consistent with the related TCFD recommendations and the ISSB standards. TNFD plans to continue development of additional sector-specific guidance. The final recommendations and guidance documents are available at the TNFD website. Contact: . Comment Deadline:
USA	Colorado	2023-10-18	Climate Change	Carbon emissions reporting	Regulatory Notification	Building Benchmarking and Performance Standards Final Rule (Adopted Rule Correction) of the Department of Public Health and Environment/Air Quality Control Commission regarding 5 CCR 1001-32. Establishes a new building performance program requiring new and existing buildings to report energy-use and building performance benchmarking data by June 1, 2024, and by June 1 of each year after that, for which the agency published a new form and prescribed the use of Energy Star Portfolio Manager, a web-based resource management system. The standard applies to buildings exceeding fifty thousand occupied square feet. Exempt buildings include certain mixed-use buildings and storage facilities. Publication: Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket 2023-10-09. Effective Date: 2023-10-15	Click Here
USA	Arkansas	2023-10-20	Climate Change	Child Labor	Enacted Statute	Lowered Standards for Child Labor Final Rule of the Department of Labor regarding 235.08.23. Repeals the child labor employment certificate rules. Lowers the minimum age permissible to do certain jobs to 16. Updates certain exemptions to the hazardous employment prohibition. Makes grammatical and stylistic changes. Publication: Secretary of State, Administrative Rules Online 2023-10-23. Effective Date: N/A	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-10-20	Climate Change	Carbon emissions reporting	Enacted Statute	Cleaner Transportation Fuels Regulation - Technical Guideline Updates for Facilities with Non-Fuel Products Proposed Guidance of the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks has issued: Updates this Guideline to provide a new direction for calculating the greenhouse gas (GHG) intensity of bio-based content that is produced in facilities concurrently with other non-fuel products e.g., different grades of ethanol, such as beverage or medical-grade.	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-10-26	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Producer Responsibility and Take Back	Enacted Statute	Recycling Efficiency Rate (RER) Calculation and Verification Procedure Consultations Proposed Rule of the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA) regarding . Announces webinars and their recordings on draft revisions to procedures for batteries, ITT/AV, lighting, and hazardous and special products (HSP). Contact: Email: consultations@rpra.ca. Comment Deadline: 2023-11-24	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-11-02	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	Electricity Act Proposed Rule of the Ministry of Energy regarding O. Reg. 429/04. Makes amendments allowing Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI) participants to offset their facility’s demand in the top five peak hours of a base period through power purchase agreements (PPAs) with renewable generation facilities that are not connected behind the facility’s meter. The technologies eligible under the proposal may include wind, solar, small hydroelectric (i.e., less than 10 megawatts), biofuel, and battery storage. Contact: Online Comments submittals: https://ero.ontario.ca/user/login?action=comment&destination=/comment/reply/node/11528/comment. Comment Deadline: 2023-12-17	Click Here
Mexico	Federal	2023-10-25	Climate Change	Carbon emissions reporting	Proposed Rule	CO2 Emissions from New Cars Proposed Rule of the Secretariat of Environment and Natural Resources (Secretaría del Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales - SEMARNAT) regarding PROY-NOM-163-SEMARNAT-SCFI-2023. Establishes the methodology for calculating the target, and observed corporate averages of, carbon dioxide emissions for new all motor vehicles (regardless of fuel type/power source) with a gross vehicle weight between 400 and 3,857 kgs, with model year before 2028 and marketed within the national territory. It is mandatory for Corporations that market new motor vehicles, except when the Corporation markets between 1 and up to 500 total units per model year. Comment Deadline: N/A	Click Here
USA	Texas	2023-10-03	Governance	Whistleblower policies	Proposed Rule	General Administration Proposed Rule of the Workforce Commission regarding 40 TAC 800. Requires employers to post a notice to employees providing contact information so that employees can anonymously report their concerns regarding workplace violence or suspicious activities to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Contact: E-mail TWCPolicyComments@twc.texas.gov. Comment Deadline: 2023-11-20	Click Here
USA	Washington	2023-10-17	Waste Disposal and Reduction	Political contributions and lobbying	Proposed Rule	Lobbying Reporting Requirements Proposed Rule of the Public Disclosure Commission regarding WAC 390-05\|WAC 390-16\|WAC 390-17\|WAC 390-20. The Commission is considering amending regulatory requirements for direct and indirect lobbying reporting and planning to update the lobbying reporting system. Contact: Sean Flynn, 711 Capitol Way South, Suite 206, Olympia, WA 98504, 360-753-1111, fax 360-753-1112, pdc@pdc.wa.gov. Comment Deadline: 2023-11-30	Click Here
Canada	British Columbia	2023-10-12	Employee well-being\|Governance	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion\|Wages and benefits	Regulatory Notification	Reminder of New Job Posting and Reporting Requirements Regulatory Notification of the Minister of Labour has issued: Reminds employees of new requirements in the Pay Transparency Act for providing wage or salary information on publicly advertised jobs starting November 1, 2023. Also, beginning in November 2023, large and medium-sized employers in B.C. will gradually be required to post publicly reports about their gender pay gap. This requirement is being introduced in phases starting in Nov. 2023 with Public Service Agency and Crown corporations and public agencies with more than 1,000 employees, followed by all employers with 1,000 employees (Nov. 2024), employers with 300 employees (Nov. 2025), and employers with 50 employees (Nov. 2026).	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-10-11	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)	Regulatory Notification	Standards for International Applicability Regulatory Notification of the ISSB has issued: SASB Standards Board Advisors have issued blackline documents detailing revisions to the SASB Standards in connection with the International Applicability of SASB Standards Project. The purpose of the amendments is to help preparers apply the SASB Standards regardless of the jurisdiction in which they operate or the type of generally accepted accounting principles they use. Final amendments are expected in December 2023. Contact: https://ifrs.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_1HwXrsBmXVFmDtA.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-10-12	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)	Regulatory Notification	Final Status Report Regulatory Notification of the TCFD has issued: The sixth and final status report on implementing TCFD recommendations. With the publication of this report, TCFD will be disbanded, and ISSB will take over responsibility for monitoring climate-related disclosures and reporting.	Click Here

Country	Jurisdiction	Publication Date	Topic	Subtopic	Status	Summary	Link
Canada	British Columbia	2023-11-08	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Enacted Statute	Bill 33 - Pension Benefits Standards Amendment Act, 2023 Enacted Statute, Ministry of Finance S.B.C. 2012, c. 30. Introduces variable life benefits for defined contribution pension plans and greater flexibility in the eligibility rules for collectively bargained multi-employer plans. The Bill received Royal Assent on November 8, 2023, which brings some sections of the Act into force; section 3 comes into force on March 31, 2024; section 25 is deemed to have come into effect on September 30, 2015; others come into force by regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. See section 35 of the Act for details. British Columbia - 4th Session of the 42nd Parliament. Enacted Date: 2023-11-08.	Click Here
Canada	British Columbia	2023-11-30	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Enacted Statute	Bill 48 - Labour Statutes Amendment Act, 2023 - Employment Standards Act Amendments Enacted Statute, Minister of Labour R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 113. Amends this Act to ensure the following: 1) Online platform workers and the operators of online platforms are considered employees for purposes of the Act, and 2) Clarity regarding the circumstances in which the director may take specified steps respecting investigations. The amendments specified in sections 3 and 4 come into force upon Royal Assent which was granted on November 30, 2023; sections 1, 2, and 5 will come into force by a future regulation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council. British Columbia - 4th Session of the 42nd Parliament. Enacted Date: 2023-11-30.	Click Here
Canada	Nova Scotia	2023-11-09	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Enacted Statute	Bill 332 - Workers' Compensation Act (amended) Enacted Statute, Minister of Labour, Skills and Immigration S.N.S. 1994-95, c. 10. Amends the definition of "accident" to remove the exclusion of stress, allowing for compensation caused by significant work-related stressors, with certain exclusions; clarifies that entitlement to compensation for post-traumatic stress disorder does not affect a worker's entitlement to compensation for gradual onset or traumatic mental stress. The Act comes into effect on Nov. 9, 2023; except the provisions specified in section 8 which come into force after Sept. 1, 2024. Nova Scotia - 1st Session of the 64th General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-11-09.	Click Here
Canada	Prince Edward Island	2023-11-29	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Enacted Statute	Bill 106 - An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act Enacted Statute, Minister of Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. E-6.2. Amends provisions related to the following: 1) Employee paid sick leave statements and maximum days granted; 2) Employer payroll records; 3) Employers' authority to require a certificate signed by a medical practitioner certifying an employee's inability to work; and 5) Paid leave may be taken before any unpaid leave. This amending Act comes into force either on a date fixed by proclamation, or 180 days after Royal Assent, granted on Nov. 29, 2023 (i.e., no later than May 27, 2024). Prince Edward Island - 1st Session of the 67th General Assembly. Enacted Date: TBD.	Click Here
Canada	Prince Edward Island	2023-11-29	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Enacted Statute	Bill 109 - An Act to Amend the Employment Standards Act (No.3) nacted Statute, Minister of Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. E-6.2. Provides for leave to military reservists, to reduce the minimum number of months of employment needed to qualify for leave from six to three. The Act comes into force upon Royal Assent which was granted on November 29, 2023. Prince Edward Island - 1st Session of the 67th General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-11-29.	Click Here
Canada	Prince Edward Island	2023-11-29	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Enacted Statute	Bill 24 - Government Reorganization Act - Labour Act Enacted Statute, Minister of Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. L-1. Amends several Acts, including this one, to reflect the change in the Ministerial responsibility for the Act from the Minister of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture, to the Minister of Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population. This Bill received Royal Assent and comes into force on November 29, 2023. Prince Edward Island - 1st Session of the 67th General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-11-29.	Click Here
Canada	Prince Edward Island	2023-11-29	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Enacted Statute	Bill 24 - Government Reorganization Act- Employment Standards Act Enacted Statute, Minister of Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. E-6.2. Amends several Acts, including this one, to reflect the change in the Ministerial responsibility for the Act from the Minister of Economic Growth, Tourism and Culture, to the Minister of Workforce, Advanced Learning and Population. This Bill received Royal Assent and comes into force on November 29, 2023. Prince Edward Island - 1st Session of the 67th General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-11-29.	Click Here
Canada	Prince Edward Island	2023-11-29	Governance	Governance Systems	Enacted Statute	Bill 3 - An Act to Amend the Health Information Act Enacted Statute, Minister of Health and Wellness R.S.P.E.I. 1988, c. H-1.41. Amends the definition of “custodian” to distinguish between health care providers as custodians and as agents or employees of a custodian, and to remove information managers as custodians; removes a requirement to notify an individual when a custodian collects personal information about the individual from a third party, among other changes. This Bill received Royal Assent on November 29, 2023 and comes into force on that date. Prince Edward Island - 1st Session of the 67th General Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-11-29.	Click Here
Canada	Saskatchewan	2023-12-01	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Enacted Statute	The Accessible Saskatchewan Act Enacted Statute, Minister of Social Services Bill 103. Establishes the mandate and government framework (e.g., Saskatchewan Accessibility Office) for improving accessibility within Saskatchewan and developing accessibility standards, which may apply to persons who employ others; own, operate, maintain, or control an aspect of the built environment. The Bill received Royal Assent May 17, 2023 and was proclaimed into force on December 3, 2023. Saskatchewan - 3rd Session of the 29th Legislative Assembly. Enacted Date: 2023-12-03.	Click Here
Canada	British Columbia	2023-12-05	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Diversion & Reduction	Final Rule	Revised Single-Use and Plastic Waste Prevention Regulation Final Rule of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy regarding B.C. 254/2023. Sets limits on the use of plastic shopping bags, disposable food service accessories, oxo-degradable plastics, and food-service packaging made of polystyrene foam, PVC, PVDC, compostable and biodegradable plastics. Provisions come into force in stages, including bans on plastic utensils, including spoons, forks, knives, chopsticks, stir sticks and drink splash plugs, and pre-packed bundled food service accessories, with certain items allowed by customer request only - all effective on December 20, 2023. Additional bans and restrictions come into effect on July 15, 2024, July 1, 2028, and July 1, 2030. Publication: BC Gov News Online. Effective Date: 2023-12-20.	Click Here
Canada	Nunavut	2023-11-30	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Final Rule	Wages Regulations Amendment: R-035-2023 Final Rule of the Labour Standards Board regarding R.R.N.W.T. (Nu) 1990 c. L-7. Raises the minimum rate of wages to be paid by an employer in Nunavut to $19.00 an hour as established by the Labour Standards Act and as specified in this Regulation. Publication: Nunavut Gazette, Part II, Vol. 25, No. 11, p. 2585, November 30, 2023. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
Canada	Nunavut	2023-11-30	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Final Rule	Workers’ Compensation General Regulations Amendment: R-037-2023 Final Rule of the Workers' Safety and Compensation Commission regarding R.Nu. R-017-2010. Raises the Maximum Insurable Remuneration and private motor vehicle mileage reimbursement rate for travel to a medical examination or treatment at the direction or with the approval of the Commission when no regular public transportation is available. Publication: Nunavut Gazette, Part II, Vol. 25, No. 11, p. 2587, November 30, 2023. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-11-24	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Amendment - Reporting of Energy Consumption and Water Use: O. Reg. 347/23 Final Rule of the Ministry of Energy regarding O. Reg. 506/18. Removes requirements related to the provision of supporting documentation for reporting exemptions. This Regulation applies to prescribed properties consuming electricity or gas, with a gross floor area of at least 50,000 square feet. See https://www.ontario.ca/document/guide-energy-and-water-reporting/who-needs-report for additional details. Publication: Ontario e-Laws Online. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-11-18	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Proposed Rule	Pay Equity Regulations Amendments Proposed Rule of the regarding S.C. 2018, c. 27, s. 416. Establishes a process for updating pay equity plans in workplaces with no predominantly male job classes; changes the method for determining the rates of pay for the typical job classes; requires employers to submit additional information in the annual statement; amends the posting deadline for a group of employers to post their notice of obligations; and establishes an administrative monetary penalties system. Emailed comments must include "Canada Gazette, Part I, Nov. 18, 2023." Contact: Muhammad Ali, Executive Director, Workplace and Labour Relations Policy Division, Labour Program, Department of Employment and Social Development, Place du Portage, Phase II, 10th Floor, 165 de l’Hôtel-de-Ville Street, Gatineau, Quebec J8X 3X2 (email: ESDC.PayEquity-EquiteSalariale.EDSC@labour-travail.gc.ca). Publication: Canada Gazette Part I, Vol. 157, No. 46, p. 3562, November 18, 2023 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie I, vol. 157, no. 46, p. 3562, 18 novembre 2023 (français). Comment Deadline: 2023-12-18.	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-11-02	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Electricity Act - Adjustments Under Section 25.33 of the Act Regulation Amendments Proposed Rule of the Ministry of Energy regarding O. Reg. 429/04. Makes amendments allowing Industrial Conservation Initiative (ICI) participants to offset their facility’s demand in the top five peak hours of a base period through power purchase agreements (PPAs) with renewable generation facilities that are not connected behind the facility’s meter. The types of technologies that could be eligible under the proposal may include wind, solar, small hydroelectric (i.e., less than 10 megawatts), biofuel and battery storage. Publication: Environmental Registry of Ontario Online, ERO No. 019-7853. Comment Deadline: 2023-12-17.	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-11-30	Supply Chain	Supply Chain	Regulatory Notification	Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act Regulatory Notification of the regarding S.C. 2023, c. 9. Reminds stakeholders of the upcoming reporting requirement, applicable to entities producing, selling, or distributing goods in Canada or elsewhere, and/or importing into Canada goods produced outside of Canada, and entities that control such entities. These applicable entities must submit an annual report by May 31 on the measures taken to prevent and reduce the risk that forced labour or child labour is used in their supply chains. Additional changes add an inspection regime and extend Ministerial authority. Publication: Environmental Registry of Ontario Online, ERO No. 019-7853. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-12-01	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Producer Responsibility & Take-Back	Regulatory Notification	2024 Producer Responsibility Fees Regulatory Notification of the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA) regarding S.O. 2016, c. 12, Sched. 2. Announces and provides links to the 2024 producer responsibility program fees, among others. Publication: Canada - 1st Session of the 44th Parliament.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	11/21/2023	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Government Reporting Initiative (GRI)	Proposed Standard	Draft GRI Energy Topic Standard Proposed Standard of the GRI regarding GRI 302: Energy. GRI has issued the exposure draft of the revised Energy Topic Standard. Notable changes include: 1) new management disclosure to address the role of energy policies and commitments, 2) extended disclosure requirements on energy consumption and generation, 3) a new breakdown of significant energy consumption in the value chain, and 4) an additional requirement on whether energy reductions occur within the organization or at which stage of the value chain. Contact: climate@globalreporting.org. Publication: GRI News Center. Comment Deadline: 2024-02-29.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	11/21/2023	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Government Reporting Initiative (GRI)	Proposed Standard	Draft GRI Climate Change Topic Standard Proposed Standard of the GRI regarding GRI CC: Climate Change 202X. GRI has issued the exposure draft for the new Climate Change Topic Standard. This draft incorporates new disclosures and revised disclosures from GRI 305: Emissions 2016 and GRI 201: Economic Performance 2016. Notable elements include disclosure on the following topics: 1) just transition principles, 2) transition plan for climate change mitigation, 3) climate change adaptation, 4) emissions reduction targets and progress, 5) removals of GHG in the value chain, and 6) carbon credits. Contact: climate@globalreporting.org. Publication: GRI News Center. Comment Deadline: 2024-02-29.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	11/30/2023	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Government Reporting Initiative (GRI)	Regulatory Notification	GRI and EFRAG Issue Interoperability Index Regulatory Notification of the GRI. GRI and EFRAG have issued an Interoperability Index. The tool sets out how the disclosure requirements and datapoints in each set of standards relate to each other. A key objective of this index is to prevent the need for double reporting. Entities reporting under ESRS will be deemed reporting "with reference" to the GRI standards, and GRI reporters will be able to leverage their current reporting efforts to prepare ESRS Sustainability Statements. Publication: GRI News Center.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	11/30/2023	ESG Reporting Frameworks	European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)	Regulatory Notification	GRI and EFRAG Issue Interoperability Index Regulatory Notification of the EFRAG. GRI and EFRAG have issued an Interoperability Index. The tool sets out how the disclosure requirements and datapoints in each set of standards relate to each other. A key objective of this index is to prevent the need for double reporting. As a consequence, entities reporting under ESRS will be deemed reporting "with reference" to the GRI standards, and GRI reporters will be able to leverage their current reporting efforts to prepare ESRS Sustainability Statements. Publication: EFRAG News Center.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	11/8/2023	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP)	Regulatory Notification	CDP and EFRAG Announce Agreement to Align CDP with ESRS Regulatory Notification of the CDP. CDP and EFRAG have announced an agreement that is intended to accelerate the market update of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Under the agreement, CDP will work to align its disclosure system with the ESRS, as EFRAG provides technical expertise, access and guidance. CDP will begin to offer webinars and other technical guidance to support companies report on ESRS data points through CDP. Contact: rita.coelho@cdp.net. Publication: CDP News Center.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	11/8/2023	ESG Reporting Frameworks	European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)	Regulatory Notification	Regulatory Notification of the ESRS regarding . CDP and EFRAG have announced an agreement that is intended to accelerate the market uptake of the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). Under the agreement, CDP will work to align its disclosure system with the ESRS, as EFRAG provides technical expertise, access and guidance. CDP will begin to offer webinars and other technical guidance to support companies report on ESRS data points through CDP. Contact: caroline.martins@efrag.org. Publication: ESRS News Center.	Click Here
USA	California	2023-09-30	Employee Well-Being	Safety Management Systems	Enacted Statute	Temporary Restraining Orders and Protective Order Enacted Statute, S 428. Authorizes any employer whose employee has suffered harassment to seek a temporary restraining order and an injunction on behalf of the employee and other employees upon a showing of clear and convincing evidence that, among other things, an employee has suffered harassment. Requires an employer seeking such a temporary restraining order to provide the employee whose protection is sought the opportunity to decline to be named in the order, before the filing of the petition. 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-09-30.	Click Here
USA	Texas	2023-11-10	Employee Well-Being	Anti-Harassment/Privacy	Enacted Statute	Prohibited Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates Enacted Statute, S 7. Provides that an employer may not adopt or enforce a mandate requiring an employee, contractor, applicant for employment, or applicant for a contract position to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment or a contract position; provides that an employer may not take an adverse action against an employee, contractor, applicant for employment, or applicant for a contract position for a refusal to be vaccinated against COVID-19. 88th Legislature - 3rd Extraordinary Session. Enacted Date: 2023-11-10.	Click Here
USA	Arkansas	2023-11-17	Human Rights	Child Labor	Final Rule	Child Labor Final Rule of the Department of Labor regarding Ark. Code 235.08.23. Repeals child labor employment certificate rules. Lowers the minimum age permissible to do certain job to 16. Updates certain exemptions to the hazardous employment prohibition. Makes grammatical and stylistic changes. Publication: Vol. 48, Issue 11, Arkansas Register 2023-11-17 p.3. Effective Date: 2023-10-30.	Click Here
USA	Colorado	2023-11-29	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Final Rule	Civil Rights Commission Rules and Regulations Final Rule of the Department of Regulatory Agencies/Civil Rights Commission regarding 3 CCR 708-1. Adds "marital status" as a protected class in relation to employment practices. Publication: Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket, 2023-11-29. Effective Date: 2023-12-30.	Click Here
USA	Colorado	2023-11-09	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Final Rule	Overtime and Minimum Pay Standards Order inal Rule of the Department of Labor and Employment/Division of Labor Standards and Statistics regarding 7 CCR 1103-1. Amends wage and hour rules. Creates a new, narrow overtime exemption for employees of interstate air carriers when overtime hours derive from voluntary shift-trading among employees. Clarifies the one-minute minimum as it relates to qualified compensable time. Adds clarity and specifity to provisions related to treatment of tips. Publication: Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket, 2023-11-09. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
USA	Colorado	2023-11-27	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Final Rule	Adjusted Labor Compensation Final Rule of the Department of Labor and Employment/Division of Labor Standards and Statistics regarding 7 CCR 1103-14. Implements the annual adjustment of the minimum wage, as mandated by the Colorado Constitution, and other related minimum wage and salary figures adjusted annually, and other non-substantive, technical amendments. Publication: Code of Colorado Regulations eDocket, 2023-11-29. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
USA	Maryland	2023-08-29	Governance	Political Contributions & Lobbying	Final Rule	Prohibitions and Administrative Accounts Final Rule of the Board of Elections/Campaign Financing regarding COMAR 33.13.10. Amends the campaign financing rules to prohibit re-classifying a contribution record into a loan after the campaign finance report has been filed. Publication: Vol. 50, Issue 19, Maryland Register, 2023-09-22. Effective Date: 2023-10-02.	Click Here
USA	Federal	2023-10-05	Governance	Whistleblower Policies	Final Rule	Whistleblower Protection for Contractor Employees Final Rule of the Department of Defense/General Services Administration/National Aeronautics and Space Administration regarding 48 CFR 3\|48 CFR 31\|48 CFR 52. Amends the Federal Acquisition Regulation to enhance whistleblower protection for contractor employees; makes permanent the protection for disclosure of certain information; clarifies that the prohibition on reimbursement for certain legal costs applies to subcontractors, as well as contractors. Publication: Vol. 88, Issue 192, Federal Register 2023-10-05 pp.69517-69523. Effective Date: 2023-11-06.	Click Here
USA	Utah	2023-10-16	Employee Well-Being	Anti-Harassment/Privacy	Final Rule	Employee Background Screening Final Rule of the Department of Health and Human Services/Division of Administration regarding R380-300. Extends review of rule concerning Employee Background Screening. Publication: Vol. 2023, No. 21, Utah State Bulletin 2023-11-01 p.113. Effective Date: 2024-02-19.	Click Here
USA	Illinois	2023-11-17	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Proposed Rule	Paid Leave for All Workers Act Proposed Rule of the Department of Labor regarding 56 IAC 200. Establishes a minimum paid leave standard for all workers in Illinois. Includes new record-keeping and reporting requirements for employers for compliance. Contact: Anna Koeppel, Anna.Koeppel@illinois.gov. Publication: Vol. 47, Issue 46, Illinois Register 2023-11-17 pp.17231-17232. Comment Deadline: 2023-12-18.	Click Here
USA	Montana	2023-10-10	Governance	Political Contributions & Lobbying	Proposed Rule	Contribution Limits Proposed Rule of the Commissioner of Political Practices regarding ARM 44.11. Increases limitations on individual and political party contributions to a political candidate. Contact: Scott Cook, Scook3@mt.gov. Publication: Issue 20, Montana Administrative Register 2023-10-20 pp.1394-1396. Comment Deadline: 2023-11-17.	Click Here
USA	Federal	2023-11-09	Consumer Protections	Product Marketing & Labeling	Proposed Rule	Advertised Prices and Fees Proposed Rule of the Federal Trade Commission regarding 16 CFR 464. Establishes a new trade-practice rule relating to fees for goods or services, specifically misrepresenting the total costs of goods and services by omitting mandatory fees from advertised prices and misrepresenting the nature and purpose of fees. Contact: Janice Kopec, jkopec@ftc.gov, or Stacy Cammarano, scammarano@ftc.gov. Publication: Vol. 88, Issue 216, Federal Register 2023-11-09 pp.77420-77485. Comment Deadline: 2024-01-08.	Click Here
USA	Federal	2023-11-22	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Rules Applicable to the Energy Credit roposed Rule of the Department of the Treasury/Internal Revenue Service regarding 26 CFR 1. Updates the types of energy property eligible for the energy credit, including notification requirements and eligibility of related costs. Adds new restrictions on eligibility requirements. For example, changes must be to functionally interdependent components, property that is an integral part of an energy property, and application of an "80/20 Rule" to retrofitted energy property. Contact: Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries), 202-317-6853. Publication: Vol. 88, Issue 224, Federal Register 2023-11-22 pp.82188-82223. Comment Deadline: 2024-01-22.	Click Here
USA	Utah	2023-08-14	Employee Well-Being	Anti-Harassment/Privacy	Proposed Rule	Employee Background Screenings Proposed Rule of the Department of Human Services/Division of Administration regarding R495-885. Repeals rule concerning Employee Background Screenings. Contact: Janice Weinman, jweinman@utah.gov. Publication: Vol. 2023, No. 20, Utah State Bulletin 2023-10-15 pp.52-55. Comment Deadline: 2023-11-14.	Click Here
USA	Washington	2023-10-11	Employee Well-Being	Safety Management Systems	Proposed Rule	Discrimination Proposed Rule of the Department of Labor and Industries regarding WAC 296-360. This rule making ensures a quota does not expose an employee to safety and health hazard. This also prohibits adverse action against an employee for failure to meet a quota that violates the safety and health requirements above. Contact: Carmyn Shute, Administrative Regulations Analyst, PO Box 44620, Olympia, WA 98504-04620, 360-870-4525, fax 360-902-5619, warehouserules@Lni.wa.gov. Publication: Vol. 23, Issue 21, Washington State Register 2023-11-01. Comment Deadline: N/A.	< a href= "http://custom.statenet.com/public/resources.cgi?id=ID:reg:WA202344035&ciq=urn:user:PA188797507&client_md=fae013cae43bfcffca90c9ff88428d4f&mode=current_text">Click Here
USA	West Virginia	2023-10-24	Governance	Political Contributions & Lobbying	Proposed Rule	Regulation of Campaign Finance Proposed Rule of the Election Commission regarding 146 CSR 3. Expands contribution sources to include LLCs not owned, controlled, or managed by a corporation. Contact: Donald Kersey, Secretary of State's Office, Capitol Bldg 1, Ste 157-K, WV 25305, dkersey@wvsos.gov. Publication: Secretary of State Online Data Services 2023-11-01. Comment Deadline: N/A.	Click Here

Country	Jurisdiction	Publication Date	Topic	Subtopic	Status	Summary	Link
Mexico	Federal	2023-12-12	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Final Rule	2024 Minimum Wages Final Rule of the National Commission on Minimum Salaries (CNSM) regarding a resolution of the H. Council of Representatives of the National Minimum Wages Commission that establishes the general and professional minimum wages for all professions for this year. Publication: Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF). Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
Mexico	Federal	2023-12-08	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Enacted Statute	Affirmative Action Applicability Enacted Statute, Ministry of the Interior (La Secretaría de Gobernación -SEGOB) Federal Law for Preventing and Eliminating Discrimination. Specifies that affirmative actions will be primarily applicable to people belonging to indigenous peoples, Afro-descendants, women, girls, boys and adolescents, young people, people with disabilities and older adults. Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF). Enacted Date: 2023-12-09.	Click Here
USA	Michigan	2023-11-29	Climate Change	Energy Management	Enacted Statute	Alternative Energy Sources and Zoning Enabling Enacted Statute, H 5121. Adds a new provision protecting certain renewable energy projects from revocation of special land use approval if substantial construction has occurred or if an expenditure equal to 10% of the project construction costs or $10,000.00, whichever is greater, has been made. 102nd Legislature - First Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-11-28.	Click Here
USA	Washington	2023-11-28	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Final Rule	An Employer Discloses the Salary Range or Management Ba Final Rule of the Office of Financial Management regarding WAC 357-16 and 19. Requires an employer to disclose the salary range or management band in any job posting, including a general description of all the benefits and other compensation. This rulemaking also repeals the requirement for an employer to provide upon request the s Publication: Vol. 23, Issue 24, Washington State Register 2023-12-19. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
USA	Washington	2023-11-28	Governance	Executive Remuneration	Final Rule	An Employer Discloses the Salary Range or Management Ba Final Rule of the Office of Financial Management regarding WAC 357-16\|WAC 357-19. Requires an employer to disclose the salary range or management band in any job posting, including a general description of all the benefits and other compensation. This rulemaking also repeals the employer requirement to comply with salary and management band disclosure requests about any new hires. Publication: Vol. 23, Issue 24, Washington State Register 2023-12-19. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-12-21	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Standard	Benchmark Energy Factor Assessment of Wastewater Treatment (WWT) Systems Proposed Standard of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) regarding CSA C508. Announces this new Standard to assess the energy performance of WWT facilities with the following characteristics: i. Continuous systems operating with primary, secondary, and disinfection treatment stages; ii. Average daily wastewater flows > 2.3 million liters per day (MLD); iii. Average influent biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) between 30 and 1000 mg/l; and iv. Average effluent BOD level > 0 mg/l. Contact: laura.contasti@csagroup.org. Comment Deadline: 2024-02-19.	ClicK Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-12-06	Consumer Protections	#N/A	Enacted Statute	Better for Consumers, Better for Businesses Act, 2023 Enacted Statute, Minister of Public and Business Service Delivery S.O. 2023, c. 23. Repeals the Consumer Protection Act, 2002 and enacts the Consumer Protection Act, 2023 in its place. The new Act (Schedule 1) is divided into parts, including Part II which deals with fair marketplace rules. The Bill received Royal Assent on December 6, 2023; this Schedule comes into force on a future day to be named by proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor. Ontario - 1st Session of the 43rd Parliament.	Click Here
Canada	Manitoba	2023-12-07	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Enacted Statute	Bill 4 - The Employment Standards Code Amendment (Orange Shirt Day) Enacted Statute, Prime Minister C.C.S.M. c. E110. Establishes Orange Shirt Day (National Day for Truth and Reconciliation) as a provincial statutory holiday on September 30th of each year; employers and employees may not substitute a different date for observing this holiday. The Bill received Royal Assent and comed into force on December 7, 2023. Manitoba - 1st Session of the 43rd Legislature. Enacted Date: 2023-12-07.	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-12-20	Governance	Anti-Corruption	Enacted Statute	Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) Amendments Proclaimed Enacted Statute, Ministry of Innovation, Science and Industry R.S.C., 1985, c. C-44. Brings into force sections 1 to 19 amendments to the CBCA, including expanded information gathering requirements for CBCA corporations regarding individuals with significant control and adds related reporting requirements. Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 26, December 20, 2023, p. 4061 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 26, 20 decembre 2023, p. 4061 (français). Enacted Date: 2024-01-22.	Click Here
Canada	Yukon	2023-12-15	Climate Change	Carbon Emissions Reporting	Final Rule	Carbon Price Rebate General Regulation Amendment Final Rule of the Commissioner in Executive Council regarding S.Y. 2019, c. 8, shed. 2. Revises the remote supplement factor and mining adjustment factor for calculating rebates. Publication: Yukon Legislation Online. Effective Date: 2023-12-14.	Click Here
USA	Iowa	2023-12-13	Human Rights	Child Labor	Proposed Rule	Child Labor Proposed Rule of the Workforce Development Department/Labor Services Division regarding 875 IAC 32. Eliminates rules related to work permits. Changes allowed work hours. Eliminates rules related to hazardous activities such as working in explosives plants, working in freezers, and preparing meats for sale. Adds new allowed tasks, including using hazardous chemicals for 15-year-olds. Adds a safety provision for new allowed tasks, including conditions for using hazardous chemicals and conditions for doing industrial laundering. Adds definitions and waiver procedures for new allowed work for 15-year-olds. Contact: Mitchell Mahan, Dept of Inspections, Appeals, and Licensing, 6200 Park Ave, Des Moines, IA 50321, mitchell.mahan@dia.iowa.gov. Comment Deadline: 2024-01-02	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-12-08	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Clean Energy Credits Regulation Amendment Final Rule of the Ministry of Energy regarding O. Reg. 39/23. Specifies requirements for how Independent Energy System Operators (IESOs ) must handle certain proceeds from the transfer of its clean energy credits. Publication: Ontario e-Laws Online. Effective Date: 2023-12-08.	Click Here
Canada	British Columbia	2023-12-05	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Enacted Statute	Compensation Increases Based on Consumer Price Index Enacted Statute, The Workers' Compensation Board R.S.B.C. 2019, c. 1. Updates the dollar values, including penalties, compensation benefits, and employer contributions. B.C. Regulations Bulletin No. 43 – December 5, 2023. Enacted Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
USA	Montana	2023-11-28	Governance	Political Contributions & Lobbying	Final Rule	Contribution Limits Final Rule of the Commissioner of Political Practices regarding ARM 44.11. Increases limitations on individual and political party contributions to a political candidate. Publication: Issue 23, Montana Administrative Register 2023-12-08 p.1758. Effective Date: 2023-12-09.	Click Here
USA	New York	2023-12-08	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Cost-Effectiveness of Energy Code Updates Proposed Rule of the Energy Research and Development Authority regarding 21 NYCRR 510. Establishes life-cycle cost analysis methodology, which will indicate how long it takes for pricier energy-efficient building components to pay for themselves. Defines secondary or societal effects to be considered in the cost-effectiveness determination. Contact: Chris Corcoran, Energy Research and Development Agency, 17 Columbia Circle, Albany, NY 12203-6399, 518-862-1090, appliancestandards@nyserda.ny.gov. Comment Deadline: 2024-02-25.	Click Here
USA	California	2023-12-19	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Diversion & Reduction	Final Rule	Covered Electronic Waste Recycling Fee Final Rule of the Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery regarding Title 22, Division 4.5, Chapter 10. Amends rules to adjust consumer electronic waste recycling fees applicable to covered electronic devices pursuant to Public Resources Code section 42464. Publication: Office of Administrative Law 2023-12-19. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
Mexico	Federal	2023-12-04	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Enacted Statute	Decree Defining Intersectional Discrimination Enacted Statute, Ministry of the Interior (La Secretaría de Gobernación -SEGOB) Federal Law for Preventing and Eliminating Discrimination. Specifies that intersectional discrimination is when two or more prohibited causes for discrimination occur concomitantly, producing an effect greater than the simple sum of each of those causes defined in the Decree. Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF). Enacted Date: 2023-12-05.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-12-22	ESG Reporting Frameworks	European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)	Guidance	Draft ESRS Value Chain Implementation Guidance Issued EFRAG has issued Guidance: EFRAG has issued a draft guidance document to help companies report on their upstream and downstream value chain according to the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The guidance describes the reporting requirements on the value chain during the materiality statement, for impacts, risks and opportunity management as well as metrics and targets. It discusses the reporting boundary for sustainability reporting including operational control. The guidance also contains FAQs and the 'value chain map' which summarizes the value chain implications per disclosure requirement. Comment deadline: 2024-02-02.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-12-22	ESG Reporting Frameworks	European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)	Guidance	Draft List of ESRS Datapoints Guidance Issued EFRAG has issued Guidance: A draft list of European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS) data points to support companies in meeting their reporting requirements. The guidance presents the complete list of all disclosure requirements in the sector agnostic standards and related application requirements in Excel format. Comment deadline: 2024-02-02	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-12-22	ESG Reporting Frameworks	European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)	Guidance	Draft Materiality Assessment Implementation Guidance Issued EFRAG has issued Guidance: EFRAG has issued a draft materiality assessment implementation guidance document for performing materiality assessments in accordance with the European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS). The guidance describes the reporting requirements on the materiality assessment including the illustration of possible steps of the process. It also contains FAQs on the double materiality assessment to provide implementation guidance from a practical perspective. Comment deadline: 2024-02-02.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-12-08	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Task force for Nature-Related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)	Guidance	Eight Draft Sector Guidance Documents Issued for Public Consultation TNFD has issued Guidance: Eight draft sector guidance documents have been released for public consultation. The eight high priority sectors are: Aquaculture, Biotechnology & pharmaceuticals, Chemicals, Electric utilities & power generators, Foresty & paper, Food & agriculture, Metals & mining , and Oil & Gas. Comment deadline: 2024-03-09	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-12-20	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Final Rule	Employment Equity Regulations Amendment Final Rule of the Minister of Labour regarding SOR/96-470. Aligns the Regulations with the 2021 revised National Occupational Classification (NOC) listing, ensuring that federally regulated private-sector employers have the information required to report data on “occupational groups” for the 2024 calendar year and onwards. Publication: Canada Gazette, Part II, Vol. 157, No. 26, December 20, 2023, p. 3791 (English); Gazette du Canada Partie II, vol. 157, no. 26, 20 decembre 2023, p. 3791 (français). Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
Canada	Saskatchewan	2023-12-08	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Energy Code Adoption Final Rule of the Business and Industry regarding S.R. 118/2023. Adopts the Energy Code of Canada for Buildings 2020 with the specified amendments. Publication: The Saskatchewan Gazette, Part II, Volume 119, No. 49, December 8, 2023, p. 678. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-12-15	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Standard	Evaluating Energy Management System Performance Proposed Standard of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) regarding CSA ISO 50006-23. Gives guidance on how to establish, use and maintain energy performance indicators (EnPIs) and energy baselines (EnBs) to evaluate energy performance in any organization, including those using ISO 50001. Additional guidance is given on measuring and monitoring energy performance and demonstrating energy performance improvement. Contact: Email: iva.vasileski@csagroup.org. Comment Deadline: 2024-02-13	Click Here
Mexico	Federal	2023-12-29	Employee Well-Being	Diversity, Equity, Inclusion	Enacted Statute	Expanded Protections Enacted Statute, Ministry of the Interior (La Secretaría de Gobernación -SEGOB) General Law for Equality between Women and Men. Expands protection under this Law to include protection against discrimination due to the reasons of gender, skin color, pregnancy, language or dialect, immigration status, sexual orientation, social or economic status, family situation, and/or family responsibility Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF). Enacted Date: 2023-12-30.	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2023-12-20	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Extending Exemptions for Legacy Clean Energy Credit (CEC) Contracts Proposed Rule of the Ministry of Energy regarding O.Reg. 160/99. Extends certain exemptions until they expire in 208 in this Regulation for legacy CEC contracts entered before January 1, 2023. Contact: Email: https://www.ontariocanada.com/registry/mail.do?action=displayComment. Comment Deadline: 2024-01-15.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-12-20	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)	Final Standard	International Applicability Updates Final Standard of the ISSB regarding the SASB Standards. ISSB finalized amendments to the SASB Standards to enhance their international applicability. The amendments are intended to help preparers apply the SASB Standards regardless of the jurisdiction in which they operate or the type of generally accepted accounting principles they use without substantially altering the SASB Standards’ structure or intent. Publication: ISSB News Center. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
USA	Washington	2023-12-08	Governance	Political Contributions & Lobbying	Final Rule	Lobbying Reporting Requirements Final Rule of the Public Disclosure Commission regarding WAC 390-05\|WAC 390-16\|WAC 390-17\|WAC 390-20. Makes inflationary adjustments to the lobbying reporting thresholds. Amends lobbying reporting requirements, including technical changes, correcting references, and clarifications. Publication: Vol. 24, Issue 01, Washington State Register 2024-01-03. Effective Date: 2024-01-08.	Click Here
USA	Maryland	2023-12-15	ESGClimateChange	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards Proposed Rule of the Department of the Environment regarding COMAR 26.28.01. Establishes the Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) to be phased through 2040 and applies to buildings in Maryland larger than 34,999 sq.ft. (excluding parking garages). Adds new reporting requirements and requires covered building owners to meet specific net direct GHG emissions and energy use intensity (EUI) standards. Contact: Mark Stewart, Program Manager, Climate Change Program, Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21230, 410-537-3291, BEPS.MDE@maryland.gov. Comment Deadline: 2024-01-18.	Click Here
USA	Maryland	2023-12-15	ESGReportingRegimes	Greenhouse Gas Protocol	Proposed Rule	Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards Proposed Rule of the Department of the Environment regarding COMAR 26.28.01. Establishes the Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) to be phased through 2040 and applies to buildings in Maryland larger than 34,999 sq.ft. (excluding parking garages). Adds new reporting requirements and requires covered building owners to meet specific net direct GHG emissions and energy use intensity (EUI) standards. Contact: Mark Stewart, Program Manager, Climate Change Program, Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21230, 410-537-3291, BEPS.MDE@maryland.gov. Comment Deadline: 2024-01-18.	Click Here
USA	New York	2023-12-07	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Final Rule	MinimumWage Increases for 2024-2026 Final Rule of the Department of Labor regarding 12 NYCRR 141 to 143,146, and 190. Implements minimum wage increases set by Labor Law Section 652 as amended in 2023. Publication: Vol. XLV, Issue 52, New York State Register 2023-12-8 p.39. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
USA	New Jersey	2024-01-08	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Circular Economy	Enacted Statute	New Definitions for Battery Recycling Enacted Statute, S 3723. Establishes new definitions related to recycling and remanufacturing batteries. 220th Legislature - Second Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2024-01-08.	Click Here
USA	Texas	2023-12-19	Employee Well-Being	Safety Management Systems	Final Rule	New Poster Requirement Final Rule of the Workforce Commission regarding 40 TAC 800. Requires employers to post a notice to employees providing contact information so that employees can anonymously report their concerns regarding workplace violence or suspicious activities to the Texas Department of Public Safety. Publication: Vol. 49, Issue 1, Texas Register 2024-01-05 p.59. Effective Date: 2024-01-08.	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-12-30	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Producer Responsibility & Take-Back	Proposed Rule	Notice of Intent - Required Reporting of Certain Plastic Products Proposed Rule of the Ministry of the Environment regarding S.C. 1999, c. 33. Seeks feedback on this Notice requiring any person described in Schedule 3 (Criteria for Report) e.g., a producer of a plastic product (e.g., resins, packaging, electronic equipment, tires) or a provider of a service that manages such products after collection, and who may reasonably be expected to have access to the information in Schedules 4 and 5, to provide such information. Note: No comment deadline is provided. Comments should include "Canada Gazette, Part I, December 30, 2023". Contact: Email: plastiques-plastics@ec.gc.ca.	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-12-30	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Circular Economy	Proposed Rule	Notice of Intent - Required Reporting of Certain Plastic Products Proposed Rule of the Ministry of the Environment regarding S.C. 1999, c. 33. Seeks feedback on this Notice requiring any person described in Schedule 3 (Criteria for Report), e.g., a producer of a plastic product (e.g., resins, packaging, electronic equipment, tires) or a provider of a service that manages such products after collection, and who may reasonably be expected to have access to the information in Schedules 4 and 5, to provide such information. Note: No comment deadline is provided. Comments should include "Canada Gazette, Part I, December 30, 2023". Contact: Email: plastiques-plastics@ec.gc.ca.	Click Here
Canada	British Columbia	2023-12-05	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Circular Economy	Final Rule	Recycling Regulation Amendments Final Rule of the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change Strategy regarding B.C. Reg. 449/2004. Revises the definitions of "producer" and Schedule 5 "Packaging-like products" among other updates. Publication: B.C. Regulations Bulletin No. 43 – December 5, 2023. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-12-14	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)	Guidance	Reporting Nature and Social Aspects in Climate Disclosures ISSB has issued Guidance: ISSB has published new educational material to help companies consider ‘nature and social aspects’ of climate-related risks and opportunities when applying the IFRS S2. The guidance provides examples to help illustrate how companies might approach these aspects in their climate-related disclosures.	Click Here
USA	Federal	2024-01-02	Consumer Protections	Product Marketing & Labeling	Proposed Rule	Trade Regulation Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees Proposed Rule of the Federal Trade Commission regarding 16 CFR 464. Commences a rulemaking to promulgate a trade regulation rule entitled Rule on Unfair or Deceptive Fees; prohibits unfair or deceptive practices relating to fees for goods or services, specifically misrepresenting the total costs of goods and services by omitting mandatory fees from advertised prices and misrepresenting the nature and purpose of fees. Contact: Janice Kopec or Stacy Cammarano, Division of Advertising Practices, Bureau of Consumer Protection, Federal Trade Commission, 202-326-2550 (Kopec), 202-326-3308 (Cammarano), jkopec@ftc.gov, scammarano@ftc.gov. Comment Deadline: 2024-02-07	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2023-12-14	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Greenhouse Gas Protocol	Proposed Standard	Updates Planned for Corporate Standard, Scope 2 Guidance, and Scope 3 Standard Proposed Standard of the GHG Protocol. GHG Protocol announced plans to update its Corporate Standard, Scope 2 Guidance, Scope 3 Standard, and supporting documents in 2024. Updates will have a particular focus on market-based accounting approaches and project accounting methods. The updates will account for recent GHG accounting and reporting developments, including the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi), the trend of net-zero targets, mandatory climate disclosure regulations, and the latest academic research. GHG Protocol plans to release draft revisions in 2024 and final standards and guidance in 2025. Contact: sarah.huckins@WRI.org.	Click Here
Canada	Northwest Territories	2023-12-31	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Final Rule	Workers’ Compensation General Regulations Amendment Final Rule of the Workers Safety and Compensation Commission regarding N.W.T. Reg. 080-2010. Increases the Year’s Maximum Insurable Remuneration, private motor vehicle reimbursement rate, and daily meal and incidental expenses allowances. Publication: Northwest Territories Gazette, Part II, Volume 44, No. 12, p. 334, December 31, 2023 / Gazette des Territoires du Nord-Ouest, Partie II, Volume 44, no. 12, p. 334, 31 decembre 2023. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	2023-12-22	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Final Rule	Workplace Health, Safety and Compensation Administrative Regulations Amendment Final Rule of the Workplace Health and Safety Compensation Commission regarding N.L.R. 66/23. Clarifies worker death benefits for surviving dependents. Publication: Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette, December 22, 2023, p. 694. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here

Country	Jurisdiction	Publication Date	Topics	Subtopic	Status	Summary	Link
Canada	Quebec	2024-01-10	Governance	Governance Systems	Enacted Statute	Amendments on the Transparency of Enterprises Enacted Statute, Minister of Employment C.Q.L.R. c. P-44.1. Sets July 31, 2024 as the date of coming into force of in sections 18 and 21(2) of the amending, Act Mainly to Improve the Transparency of Enterprises, which amends provisions on the availability of information in an enterprise register. The French edition of this notification is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2402-F.pdf. Gazette officielle du Québec, Part 2, January 10, 2024, Vol. 156, No. 2, p. 131 (English); Gazette officielle du Québec, Partie 2, 10 janvier 2024, 1556 année, No. 2, p. 183 (français). Enacted Date: 2024-07-31.	Click Here
Canada	Prince Edward Island	2024-01-27	Employee Well-Being	Freedom of Association/Collective Bargaining	Enacted Statute	Bringing the Arbitration Act into Effect Enacted Statute, Minister of Justice and Public Safety and Attorney General S.P.E.I. 2023, c. 15. Proclaims this Act, which applies to any arbitration to which His Majesty is a party, into force. The Act makes consequential amendments to the Labour Act and Human Rights Act, among others. Royal Gazette Prince Edward Island Canada, Vol. CL – No. 4, January 27, 2024, p. 114. Enacted Date: 2024-03-01.	Click Here
Canada	British Columbia	2024-01-23	Employee Well-Being	Governance Systems	Enacted Statute	FOA & Privacy Act Amendments Enacted Statute, Minister of Citizens’ Services R.S.B.C. 1996, c. 165, s. 76.1. Updates the lists of Public Bodies in Schedule 2, and Governing Bodies of Professions or Occupations in Schedule 3 of the Freedom of Information (FOA) and Protection of Privacy Act. B.C. Regulations Bulletin No. 2 - January 23, 2024. Enacted Date: 2024-01-22.	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2023-12-20	Employee Well-Being	Safety Management Systems	Enacted Statute	Fighting Against Forced Labour and Child Labour in Supply Chains Act Enacted Statute, Minister of Public Safety and Emergency Preparedness. S.C. 2023, c. 9. Provides reporting information for this new Act which imposes an obligation, including on certain private-sector entities, to report on the measures taken to prevent and reduce the risk that forced or child labour is used by them or in their supply chains, provides for an inspection regime, and establishes Ministerial power to require an entity to provide certain information. The Customs Tariff Act is also amended to prohibit the importing of goods manufactured or produced by forced or child labour as defined in this Act. Public Safety Canada Online. Enacted Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
Canada	Yukon	2024-01-25	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Producer Responsibility & Take-Back	Final Rule	Extended Producer Responsibility Regulation Final Rule of the Commissioner of Yukon regarding Y.O.I.C. 2024/19. Sets general rules for developing and implementing Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), shifting the costs of recycling to those producing and selling packaging, paper products (e.g., common blue bin items), and hazardous and special products (e.g., paint, waste oil, and antifreeze). Provisions cover the following topics: Stewardship plan development and implementation requirements (e.g., contents, annual reports); collection and recovery responsibilities; record-keeping; duties of producer responsibility organizations; and compliance and enforcement. Publication: Yukon Legislation Online, Recently Added. Effective Date: 2024-01-25.	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2024-01-10	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Standard	Benchmark Energy Factor for Industrial Air Movement Systems Final Standard of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) regarding the CSA C506:23. Announces the first edition of this energy efficiency performance Standard which applies to industrial air handling systems with an energy consumption greater than 500,000 kWh per year with the characteristics specified in the Standard's scope. Publication: CSA Group Current Standards and Activities Online. Effective Date: 2024-01-10.	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2024-01-10	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Standard	Dual-Energy Systems Performance Rating Method Final Standard of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) regarding the CSA TS-002:23. Announces the first edition of this gas efficiency Standard which provides the calculation method applicable to unitary air-source heat pumps combined with a gas furnace and indoor coil. Publication: CSA Group Current Standards and Activities Online. Effective Date: 2024-01-10.	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2024-01-10	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Standard	Errata - Performance Testing of Solid-Biofuel-Burning Heating Appliances Final Standard of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) regarding the CSA B415.1:22 . Announces an errata to this Standard which specifies requirements for performance testing of solid-biofuel-burning heating appliances, including maximum emission rates. Errata updates are available to those who have purchased the Standard and are registered as specified on the "Updates" tab. Publication: CSA Group Current Standards and Activities Online. Effective Date: 2024-01-10.	Click Here
Canada	Quebec	2024-01-31	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Proposed Rule	Minimum Wage Increases Proposed Rule of the Minister of Labour regarding C.Q.L.R. c. N-1.1, r. 3. Increases, as of 1 May 2024, the general rate of the minimum wage to $15.75 per hour (other rates in the service and agricultural sectors are also modified). The French edition of this Notice is available at: https://www.publicationsduquebec.gouv.qc.ca/fileadmin/gazette/pdf_encrypte/gaz_entiere/2405-F.pdf. Contact: ministre@travail.gouv.qc.ca. Comment Deadline: 2024-03-16	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2024-01-17	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Circular Economy	Proposed Standard	Plastics Recycling: Definitions, Reporting & Measuring Proposed Standard of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) regarding CSA R117. Announces the third edition of this Standard which may be used by Producer Responsibility Organizations that are reporting information on plastic recycling and on the amount of plastic being placed on the market; and Mechanical and chemical recycling facilities to understand how their processes would contribute to, and be reported as plastic recycling, among others. It applies to all plastics as defined in the Standard. Contact: adriana.shuyin@csagroup.org. Comment Deadline: 2024-03-17	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2024-01-17	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Producer Responsibility & Take-Back	Proposed Standard	Plastics Recycling: Definitions, Reporting & Measuring Proposed Standard of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) regarding CSA R117. Announces the third edition of this Standard which may be used by Producer Responsibility Organizations that are reporting information on plastic recycling and on the amount of plastic being placed on the market; and Mechanical and chemical recycling facilities to understand how their processes would contribute to, and be reported as plastic recycling, among others. It applies to all plastics as defined in the Standard. Contact: adriana.shuyin@csagroup.org. Comment Deadline: 2024-03-17	Click Here
Canada	Federal	2024-01-22	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Standard	Energy Performance Compliance - Fuel-Burning Appliances & Equipment Proposed Standard of the Canadian Standards Association (CSA) regarding CSA P.12. Announces the first edition of this Standard which specifies the criteria and methods to establish and verify the energy performance ratings for fuel-burning appliances and equipment, including procedures for sampling, analysis of test results, and reporting. Contact: anahita.jami@csagroup.org. Comment Deadline: 2024-03-22	Click Here
Canada	Ontario	2024-01-12	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Circular Economy	Regulatory Notification	No RER Verification Report Required for Processors in 2024 Regulatory Notification of the Resource Productivity & Recovery Authority (RPRA)O. Reg. 391/21. Announces that RPRA will not require processors of batteries, information technology, telecommunications and audio-visual (ITT/AV) equipment, lighting, or hazardous and special products (HSP) to submit a Recycling Efficiency Rate (RER) verification report in 2024. However, processors are still required to submit their annual performance report in the spring of 2024. Processors (who must be registered) will be notified when the registry opens for reporting. Publication: RPRA News Online.	hClick Here
Canada	Newfoundland and Labrador	2024-01-26	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Regulatory Notification	Minimum Wage Increases Regulatory Notification of the Ministry of the Environment and Climate Change StrategyC.N.L.R. 781/96. Announces that the minimum wage rate will be $15.60 and the overtime rate will be $23.40 under the Labour Standards Regulations, sections 8 and 9, respectively. Publication: The Newfoundland and Labrador Gazette, Part I, Vol. 99, No. 4, January 26, 2024, p. 27.	Click Here
Mexico	Federal	2024-01-03	Climate Change	Carbon Emissions Reporting	Final Standard	New Calculation Method - Exhaust Carbon Dioxide Emissions Final Standard of the SEMARNAT-SCFI regarding the NOM-163-SEMARNAT-SCFI-2023. Establishes the parameters and methodology for the calculation of the target and observed corporate averages of carbon dioxide emissions expressed in grams of carbon dioxide per kilometer (g CO2/km). It repeals and replaces NOM-163-SEMARNAT-ENER-SCFI-2013. Publication: Diario Oficial de la Federación (DOF). Effective Date: 2024-06-28.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2024-01-25	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Government Reporting Initiative (GRI)	Final Standard	Updated Biodiversity standard issued Final Standard of the GRI regarding the GRI 101: Biodiversity 2024. GRI has issued final updates to the biodiversity standard. GRI 101: Biodiversity 2024 updates, expands, and replaces GRI 304: Biodiversity 2016. Notable changes include requirements to report on the most significant impacts across the supply chain, disclose how the most significant impacts were determined, provide location-specific information, and several new disclosures aimed at reporting an organization's impacts on biodiveristy. Publication: GRI News Center. Effective Date: 2026-01-01.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2024-02-05	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Government Reporting Initiative (GRI)	Final Standard	Coal Sector Standard Takes Effect as of January 1, 2024 Final Standard of the GRI regarding the GRI 12: Coal Sector 2022. The GRI sector standard for the coal mining industry takes effect as of January 1, 2024. The standard applies to organizations involved in exploration, mining, and processing of thermal and metallurgical coal. It also includes organizations that supply equipment and services to coal mines as well as transportation and storage of coal. The standard includes topics that are likely to be material for coal organizations and lists disclosures relevant to these topics. Publication: GRI News Center. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2024-01-11	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Government Reporting Initiative (GRI)	Final Standard	Final Sector Standard for Mining Issued Final Standard of the GRI regarding the GRI 14: Mining Sector 2024. GRI has finalized the sector standard for the mining industry. The standard provides information about likely material topics to mining companies on the basis of the sector’s most significant impacts on the economy, environment, and people. The standard also provides a list of disclosures for mining organizations to report in relation to each material topic. The Standard takes effect for 2026 reporting, but early adoption is encouraged. Publication: GRI News Center. Effective Date: 2026-01-01.	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2024-01-22	ESG Reporting Frameworks	European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)	Proposed Standard	Exposure Draft for European Sustainability Standard for Listed Small and Medium Enterprises Proposed Standard of the EFRAG regarding LSME ED. EFRAG has issued an Exposure Draft Europrean Sustainabiltiy Reporting Standard (ESRS) for public consultation that applies to Listed Small and Medium Sized Enterprises ("LSME"). These include organizations whose transferable securities (bonds, shares and other securities) are admitted to trading on a regulated market in the European Union, small and non-complex institutions (SNCIs) and captive insurers and reinsurers. Once finalized the ESRS will be issued as a delegated act by the European Union and is expected to take effect January 1, 2026. Contact: https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90669338/EFRAG-Public-Consultation-January-2024-Questionnaire-ESRS-LSME-Exposure-Draft. Comment Deadline: 2024-05-21	Click Here
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2024-01-22	ESG Reporting Frameworks	European Sustainability Reporting Standards (ESRS)	Proposed Standard	Exposure Draft for Voluntary European Sustainability Reporting Standard for Non-Listed Small and Medium Enterprises Proposed Standard of the EFRAG regarding VSME ED. EFRAG has issued an Exposure Draft for the Voluntary Europrean Sustainabiltiy Reporting Standard (ESRS). The standard applies to non-listed micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises ("VSME"). The VSME standard is meant to reduce the burden on non-listed small and medium enterprises by standardizing and reducing the number of uncoordinated ESG data requests they receive. Contact: https://survey.alchemer.eu/s3/90667825/EFRAG-Public-Consultation-January-2024-Questionnaire-VSME-Exposure-Draft. Comment Deadline: 2024-05-21	Click Hre
non-government	ESG Reporting Frameworks	2024-01-30	ESG Reporting Frameworks	International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB)	Regulatory Notification	ISSB Standards availble in French Regulatory Notification of the ISSB. ISSB has published French tranlsations of the main sustainability disclosure standards IFRS 1 and IFRS 2. ISSB plans to publish additional translations in the near future. Publication: ISSB News Center.	Click Here
USA	Pennsylvania	2023-12-14	Supply Chain	Responsible Sourcing	Enacted Statute	Restrictions for Associations with Russia and Belarus Enacted Statute, S 282. Prohibits certain persons associated with Russian or Belarus (as listed by the Treasury Department) from being counterparty to any bidding, proposal, or contract with a Commonwealth agency. 207th General Assembly - 2023-24 Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2023-12-14.	Click Here
USA	New Jersey	2024-01-08	Waste Disposal & Reduction	Circular Economy	Enacted Statute	New Definitions for Battery Recycling Enacted Statute, S 3723. Establishes new definitions related to recycling and remanufacturing batteries. 220th Legislature - Second Regular Session. Enacted Date: 2024-01-08.	Click Here
USA	New York	2024-01-24	Governance	Wages & Benefits	Final Rule	MinimumWage Increases for 2024-2026 Final Rule of the Department of Labor regarding 12 NYCRR 141\|12 NYCRR 142\|12 NYCRR 143\|12 NYCRR 146\|12 NYCRR 190. Implements minimum wage increases set by Labor Law Section 652 as amended in 2023, raising the minimum wage in stages that top out at $11.35 on and after January 1, 2026. Publication: Department of Labor 2024-01-24. Effective Date: 2024-01-01.	Click Here
USA	Indiana	2024-01-10	Climate Change	Energy Management	Final Rule	Gasoline Tax Final Rule of the Department of Revenue regarding 45 IAC 12. Amends and adds various provisions to clarify, simplify, and update regulations to reflect current department procedures concerning the gasoline tax. Publication: Indiana Register 2024-01-10. Effective Date: 2024-01-11.	Click Here
USA	New York	2024-01-24	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Cost-Effectiveness of Energy Code Updates< Proposed Rule of the Energy Research and Development Authority regarding 21 NYCRR 510. Establishes life-cycle cost analysis methodology to indicate how long it takes for pricier energy-efficient building components to pay for themselves. Defines secondary or societal effects to be considered in the cost-effectiveness determination. Contact: Chris Corcoran, Energy Research and Development Agency, 17 Columbia Circle, Albany, NY 12203-6399, 518-862-1090, appliancestandards@nyserda.ny.gov.	Click Here
USA	Federal	2024-01-12	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Rules Applicable to the Energy Credit Proposed Rule of the Department of the Treasury/Internal Revenue Service regarding 26 CFR 1. Updates the types of energy property eligible for the energy credit, including notification requirements and eligibility of related costs. Adds more stringency to general applicability, including functionally interdependent components, property that is an integral part of an energy property, and application of an "80/20 Rule" to retrofitted energy property. Contact: Office of Associate Chief Counsel (Passthroughs & Special Industries), 202-317-6853. Comment Deadline: 2024-01-22	Click Here
USA	Maryland	2023-12-15	Climate Change	Energy Management	Proposed Rule	Various Rules Proposed Rule of the Department of the Environment regarding COMAR 26.28.01. Establishes the Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) to be phased through 2040 and applies to buildings in Maryland larger than 34,999 sq.ft. (excluding parking garages). Adds new reporting requirements and requires covered building owners to meet specific net direct GHG emissions and energy use intensity (EUI) standards. Contact: Mark Stewart, Program Manager, Climate Change Program, Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21230, 410-537-3291, BEPS.MDE@maryland.gov. Comment Deadline: 2024-01-18	Click Here
USA	Maryland	2023-12-15	ESG Reporting Frameworks	Greenhouse Gas Protocol	Proposed Rule	Various Rules Proposed Rule of the Department of the Environment regarding COMAR 26.28.01. Establishes the Maryland Building Energy Performance Standards (BEPS) to be phased through 2040 and applies to buildings in Maryland larger than 34,999 sq.ft. (excluding parking garages). Adds new reporting requirements and requires covered building owners to meet specific net direct GHG emissions and energy use intensity (EUI) standards. Contact: Mark Stewart, Program Manager, Climate Change Program, Department of the Environment, 1800 Washington Blvd, Baltimore, MD 21230, 410-537-3291, BEPS.MDE@maryland.gov. Comment Deadline: 2024-01-18	Click Here

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