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SEC's ESG Task Force Brings 1st Case Against Brazilian Mining Co., Alleging Material Misstatements About Dam Safety

On April 28, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) charged Vale S.A. (Vale), a publicly traded Brazilian mining company and one of the world’s largest iron ore producers, with making false and misleading...more

US SEC Includes “Greenwashing” in Its Examination Priorities for the First Time

In its 2022 Examination Priorities, issued on March 30, 2022, the Division of Examinations (“Division”) of the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC” or “Commission”) uses the term “greenwashing” for the...more

SEC Proposes Climate Change Disclosure Rules Applicable to Public Companies

Background - On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3:1, with only Commissioner Hester Peirce dissenting, to propose long-awaited rules that, if adopted, would require extensive reporting...more

The US Moving Toward Adopting New Climate Disclosures

On June 21, 2021, US financial regulators met with US President Joe Biden to discuss the US economy and update him on their efforts to address climate-related risks.  According to the White House readout of the meeting, the...more

Updates from the SEC’s Acting Director of the Division of Corporation Finance

SEC Division of Corporation Finance Acting Director John Coates participated in a fireside chat on April 7, 2021 during the annual Global Capital Markets & the US Securities Laws program hosted by the Practicing Law Institute...more

US SEC Welcomes Public Input on Climate Change Disclosures

In another step toward the integration of climate factors into the US corporate disclosure landscape, Acting Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Allison Herren Lee, issued a request for public input on...more

SEC Acting Chair Directs Staff to Enhance Focus on Climate-Related Disclosure

On February 24, 2021, Acting Chair of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), Allison Herren Lee, announced that the agency will be focusing on public companies’ climate change disclosures as part of an effort to...more

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