Recorded webinar

Climate reporting unpacked: Compliance, standards and provider perspectives

Navigating California climate disclosure regulations, requirements and pitfalls

November 06, 2025
Event details
Date and time

Thursday, November 06, 2025

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Intended audience

CFOs, chief audit executives, controllers, sustainability and ESG directors and managers, environmental health and safety professionals, internal audit directors and climate professionals.

Duration

60 minutes

Fee

Complimentary

Event overview

This webinar focuses on auditing requirements for climate-related disclosures, highlighting assurance and attestation standards driven by California regulations. With compliance deadlines approaching, our advisors will break down key frameworks, share insights and provide guidance to help your organization meet regulatory expectations, select the right service providers and prepare for successful climate reporting. Join us to gain clarity on what’s required, avoid common pitfalls and prepare your team for successful climate reporting.  

Key topics include:  

  • Overview of California climate disclosure regulations and why assurance is required   
  • Evaluation of data systems, personnel competency and materiality 
  • Introduction to attestation standards, the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures and Greenhouse Gas Protocol frameworks   
  • Best practices and common pitfalls in climate reporting implementation   
  • Guidance on selecting providers: CPA vs. non-CPA firms, timing and team composition   
  • Key reporting disclosures and what companies need to prepare   

Presenters

Anthony Decandido

Anthony DeCandido  |  Partner, Assurance Services  |  RSM US

Anthony DeCandido, RSM’s Sustainability Assurance Services Leader, helps organizations design strategies that deliver measurable value and navigate complex regulatory landscapes, drawing on over 20 years of experience in assurance, governance and internal controls. Passionate about linking sustainability to financial performance, he integrates AI and advanced analytics into ESG assurance to drive data-informed transformation aligned with global standards.

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Trish Beltran

Trish Beltran  |  Director, Sustainability  |  RSM US

Trish Beltran is a director in RSM’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) advisory practice, where she is recognized for her leadership and experience at a global scale in navigating pressing and complex ESG and sustainability topics.

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Steven Heyendal | Profile

Steven Heyendal |  Partner  |  RSM US

Steven Heyendal is a partner at RSM US LLP with over 14 years of public accounting experience across various industries.

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Event details
Date and time

Thursday, November 06, 2025

Recorded, watch anytime

Intended audience

CFOs, chief audit executives, controllers, sustainability and ESG directors and managers, environmental health and safety professionals, internal audit directors and climate professionals.

Duration

60 minutes

Fee

Complimentary