Question 1

What does CarbonWise support for SB-253?

Accepted Answer

CarbonWise provides guided SB-253 filing preparation, package readiness review, readiness task tracking, Scope 1 and Scope 2 evidence support tracking, factor source/year and reporting-year context when available, a CARB-shaped draft workbook export, and Evidence Pack + Assurance Bundle workflows with decision-trail support for final completion and review.

Question 2

How does CarbonWise fit with CARB’s September 2026 SB-253 reporting resources?

Accepted Answer

CARB’s September 1, 2026 bulletin describes a voluntary 2026 Report Intake Platform, a guidance document, and email submission as options for first-year Scope 1 and Scope 2 reporting. CarbonWise helps teams organize records, evidence, and draft workbook context before those external submission choices; it does not submit to CARB.

Question 3

Does CarbonWise submit filings directly to CARB?

Accepted Answer

No. CarbonWise helps organize records and prepare draft outputs, but final filing decisions, completion, submission, verification, and assurance remain the responsibility of the reporting company and its advisors.

Question 4

Can CarbonWise help with CSRD preparation?

Accepted Answer

Yes. CarbonWise supports a CSRD / ESRS E1 package workflow, structured carbon handoff exports, manual datapoint prompts, methodology visibility, evidence links, target-readiness context, and Scope 3 supplier data-quality, supplier-request, and uncertainty warnings. It does not create native iXBRL filings or determine CSRD applicability.

Question 5

What does CarbonWise support for SB-261 preparation?

Accepted Answer

CarbonWise can organize emissions inventory context, evidence and Decision Trail support, and management handoff context for climate-risk preparation. Scenario analysis, financial-risk modeling, legal determinations, climate-risk report ownership, and filing submissions remain outside CarbonWise.

Question 6

Does CarbonWise provide assurance opinions?

Accepted Answer

No. Evidence packs organize records, evidence, calculation trace, and review prompts for assurance preparation, but CarbonWise does not provide verification, audit, assurance, legal, certification, or regulatory opinions.