{
  "family": "ESG-CPG",
  "jurisdiction": "US",
  "country": "United States",
  "language": "en",
  "last_verified": "2026-08-17",
  "source_of_record": "ESG-REG-MASTER — GSC reconciled register, 17 Aug 2026 (five inputs reconciled to primary sources)",
  "rules": [
    "HOLD items never ship",
    "DRAFT items always say DRAFT",
    "states instruments — name, number, status, dates; does not interpret how they apply",
    "negative facts (no such mandate) are register entries too"
  ],
  "operator": "GreenCore Solutions Corp.",
  "operator_role": "operator of the scaffolding — not verifier, auditor, rater or certifier",
  "held_unshipped": [],
  "blocks": [
    {
      "block": "United States — federal instruments",
      "language": "en",
      "items": [
        {
          "instrument": "SEC — The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors",
          "reference": "SEC Release 33-11275 (adopted 6 Mar 2024); rescission proposed 29 May 2026 (Release 33-11421)",
          "status": "NOT OPERATIVE — adopted March 2024, never effective (stayed); formal rescission proposed 29 May 2026. The 2010 SEC climate guidance remains in force. Never list as an operative federal mandate.",
          "source": "https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/press-releases/2026-49-sec-proposes-rescission-climate-related-disclosure-rules",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": "NOT OPERATIVE",
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Uyghur Forced Labor Prevention Act (UFLPA)",
          "reference": "Public Law 117-78; 19 U.S.C. §1307",
          "status": "In force (rebuttable presumption since 21 Jun 2022).",
          "source": "https://www.cbp.gov/trade/forced-labor/UFLPA",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "FTC Guides for the Use of Environmental Marketing Claims (\"Green Guides\")",
          "reference": "16 CFR Part 260",
          "status": "In force as guidance (not a rule; enforceable via the FTC Act); last revised 2012, under review.",
          "source": "https://www.ftc.gov/news-events/topics/truth-advertising/green-guides",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "TSCA Section 8(a)(7) PFAS reporting and recordkeeping rule",
          "reference": "EPA final rule, 11 Oct 2023",
          "status": "In force; most submissions due 13 Oct 2026, small-business article importers 13 Apr 2027.",
          "source": "https://www.epa.gov/assessing-and-managing-chemicals-under-tsca/tsca-section-8a7-reporting-and-recordkeeping",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Dodd-Frank §1502 conflict minerals — Exchange Act § 13(p)(1) + SEC Rule 13p-1 (Form SD)",
          "reference": "Rule 13p-1; Form SD effective Nov 2012; annual filings continuing (FY2025 filed 2026)",
          "status": "Live but PARTLY UNENFORCED — Form SD filings continue; Item 1.01(c) due diligence / Conflict Minerals Report not enforced per Corp Fin Updated Statement 7 Apr 2017 following NAM v. SEC (D.C. Cir. 2015; final judgment 3 Apr 2017). Never flat mandatory.",
          "source": "https://www.sec.gov/newsroom/speeches-statements/corpfin-updated-statement-court-decision-conflict-minerals-rule",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": "PARTLY UNENFORCED",
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        }
      ]
    },
    {
      "block": "United States — state instruments (California, Washington, Oregon, Colorado, Maine, Minnesota)",
      "language": "en",
      "items": [
        {
          "instrument": "California SB 253 — Climate Corporate Data Accountability Act · SB 261 — Climate-Related Financial Risk Act",
          "reference": "California (CARB)",
          "status": "In force as statute. SB 253: CARB proposed deferral of first Scope 1/2 reports to 10 Nov 2026. SB 261: enforcement enjoined (litigation).",
          "source": "https://ww2.arb.ca.gov/our-work/programs/california-corporate-greenhouse-gas-reporting-and-climate-related-financial-risk",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "California AB 1305 — Voluntary Carbon Market Disclosures Act",
          "reference": "Chapter 365, approved 7 Oct 2023",
          "status": "In force.",
          "source": "https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/billTextClient.xhtml?bill_id=202320240AB1305",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "California SB 54 — Plastic Pollution Prevention and Packaging Producer Responsibility Act",
          "reference": "Signed 30 Jun 2022 (CalRecycle)",
          "status": "In force, phasing in; permanent regulations effective 1 May 2026.",
          "source": "https://calrecycle.ca.gov/packaging/packaging-epr/",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "California Transparency in Supply Chains Act (SB 657)",
          "reference": "California Civil Code §1714.43",
          "status": "In force.",
          "source": "https://oag.ca.gov/SB657",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "California Proposition 65 — Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986",
          "reference": "Title 22/27 CCR (OEHHA)",
          "status": "In force.",
          "source": "https://oehha.ca.gov/proposition-65/about-proposition-65",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Washington PFAS food-packaging restrictions",
          "reference": "RCW 70A.222.070 (Department of Ecology)",
          "status": "In force (phases 1 Feb 2023 and 1 May 2024).",
          "source": "https://ecology.wa.gov/waste-toxics/reducing-toxic-chemicals/addressing-priority-toxic-chemicals/pfas/food-packaging",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Oregon — Plastic Pollution and Recycling Modernization Act, SB 582 (2021)",
          "reference": "ORS 459A.860–459A.975; DEQ; PRO Circular Action Alliance",
          "status": "In force — producer fee obligations live since 1 Jul 2025. Litigation: D. Or. partial preliminary injunction 6 Feb 2026 (NAW v. DEQ) shields only companies that were NAW members on that date; all other producers remain fully obligated (registration, reporting, fees, DEQ enforcement); second suit Lollicup USA v. Feldon filed 25 Jun 2026. Program in effect.",
          "source": "https://www.oregon.gov/deq/recycling/pages/modernizing-oregons-recycling-system.aspx",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Colorado — Producer Responsibility Program for Statewide Recycling Act, HB22-1355",
          "reference": "C.R.S. §§ 25-17-701 to 716, signed 3 Jun 2022; PRO CAA",
          "status": "In force, implementing — CAA program plan approved; implementation by 9 Jun 2026; producer dues from Jan 2026.",
          "source": "https://content.leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/2022a_1355_signed.pdf",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Maine — Stewardship Program for Packaging",
          "reference": "38 M.R.S. § 2146 (PL 2021 c.455, amended PL 2025 c.383 / LD 1423); DEP Ch. 428 (Dec 2024), Appendix A (early 2026)",
          "status": "NOT YET OPERATIONAL — stewardship-organization contracting stage; registration and invoicing anticipated end 2026; full operation 2027. Not an active obligation.",
          "source": "https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/38/title38sec2146.html",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": "NOT YET OPERATIONAL",
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        },
        {
          "instrument": "Minnesota — Packaging Waste and Cost Reduction Act",
          "reference": "Minn. Stat. §§ 115A.144–115A.1463, signed 21 May 2024; PRO CAA",
          "status": "Enacted, phasing in — PRO registration 1 Jul 2026; needs assessment due 31 Dec 2026; stewardship plan 1 Oct 2028; producer obligations 1 Jan 2029; all covered materials reusable/recyclable/compostable 1 Jan 2032. MPCA rulemaking initiated 15 May 2026, no draft rule yet.",
          "source": "https://www.pca.state.mn.us/air-water-land-climate/extended-producer-responsibility-for-packaging",
          "draft": false,
          "no_mandate": false,
          "not_law": false,
          "note_tag": null,
          "last_verified": "2026-08-19"
        }
      ]
    }
  ]
}