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Sea Change: The SEC Makes Waves with New Proposed Climate Disclosure Rules

Key Points - On Monday, March 21, 2022, the SEC in a 3-1 vote proposed amendments to require public companies to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports. The...more

Cos. Can Expect Tougher Climate Risk Disclosure Mandates

This spring, Democratic members of both houses of Congress reintroduced the Climate Risk Disclosure Act, or CRDA, a bill that would require every public company to issue climate-related financial disclosures. While prior...more

SEC’s Disclosure Rules to Touch Climate, Human Capital and More

According to media reports, during last week’s annual Conference on Financial Market Regulation—hosted jointly by the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Division of Economic and Risk Analysis, Lehigh University and...more

Ready or Not, Here They Come: Climate Disclosure Requirements for All Public Companies Move a Step Closer to Becoming Law

Democratic members of both houses of Congress reintroduced last month the Climate Risk Disclosure Act (“Act”), H.R. 2570, a bill that would require every public company to issue climate-related financial disclosures. This...more

The SEC’s Latest Risk Alert Puts ESG Investing in the Crosshairs

The Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC, or Commission) Division of Examinations (Division) recently issued a Risk Alert highlighting staff observations from examinations of investment advisers, registered investment...more

Commissioner Peirce Implores the SEC to Rethink ESG Metrics

In the wake of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC or “Commission”) recent request for comment on climate change disclosures and actions related to environmental, social and governance (ESG) matters, Commissioner...more

As the SEC Gears Up for Mandatory Climate Disclosure, So Does California

Many investors and other stakeholders have long sought universal requirements for public companies to disclose the social and climate impacts of their operations. If recent developments at the United States Securities and...more

SEC Set the Stage for Potential ESG Reporting Requirements

On February 24, 2021, Acting Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chair Allison Herren Lee issued a statement directing the Division of Corporation Finance to “enhance its focus on climate-related disclosure in public...more

There’s a New ESG Sheriff in Town at the SEC

Yesterday, we wrote about the potential impact of the nomination of so-called “Money Cop” Gary Gensler to chair the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Well, now it appears that Gensler will have a new sheriff on...more

Biden’s “Money Cop” to Shine a Light on ESG Disclosure as SEC Requirements—and a Potential Universal Reporting Framework—Appear...

Key Points - Mandatory ESG requirements could be an early priority for SEC chair nominee Gary Gensler, with increasing calls from within the SEC to require material ESG risk disclosures. - The EU recently implemented...more

Keeping a Close Eye on ESG Issues to Minimize Risk during the COVID-19 Pandemic

- The COVID-19 crisis poses new challenges for companies seeking to manage ESG risks during a period of significant business disruption. - Employers need creative solutions to protect their remote and limited workforces...more

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