Let the Writing Begin: FAR Council Agrees to Draft Proposed Climate Disclosure FAR Amendments

Crowell & Moring – In another significant development for federal contractors watching as the federal government seeks to broaden its effort to leverage procurement policy to address climate change, the FAR Council, on April 13, 2022, agreed to move forward with drafting a proposed FAR amendment that could mandate public disclosure of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions and climate related financial risks for major federal contractors.