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California Climate Disclosure Legislation Clears Critical Hurdles

Legislation to “prevent corporate greenwashing” by requiring major companies doing business in California to publicly disclose their scope 1, 2 and 3 greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions has cleared two critical committees....more

The (Carbon) Cost of Doing Business: Private Companies Prepare to Assess and Report GHG Emissions to Value Chain Partners

The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) proposed amendments on climate-related disclosures would require public companies, or “registrants,” to provide detailed climate-related information in their registration...more

‘Mission Critical’—Revisiting the Board’s Oversight Role After In re: Boeing Co.

Recent rulings in the United States and overseas, coupled with the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recently proposed disclosure rules covering climate-risk disclosures, underscore the attention boards of directors...more

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

Ten Executive Branch Climate and Sustainability Developments to Watch in 2022

With 2022 underway, the Biden-Harris administration is continuing to implement its “whole-of-government” response to climate change. In 2021, the administration focused on building public-private partnerships on clean energy,...more

ISS Aims to Apply Additional Climate Change Voting Guidelines

On Thursday, November 4, proxy advisory firm Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) launched an open comment period on 16 proposed policy changes. The request for comment grouped the proposed changes within five general...more

SEC Commissioner Pushes Climate Disclosure Regulation

On October 20, 2021, during a webcast hosted by Principles for Responsible Investment and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG), Allison Herren Lee, Commissioner at the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (Commission),...more

Corp Fin’s Climate Disclosure Review is Here – What to Expect and How to Prepare

Last week, the Division of Corporation Finance (Corp Fin) of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) published an illustrative letter that provides samples of comments, which the SEC may issue to companies regarding...more

Biden Climate Push Means Fossil Fuel Cos. Must Innovate

The Biden administration's governmentwide approach to addressing climate change throughout all industries puts an unprecedented degree of pressure on traditional energy sources to prioritize innovation in order to sustain...more

What’s Next for Innovation in the U.S. Oil, Gas and Coal Sectors under the Biden-Harris Administration?

Key Points - In the lead-up to November’s COP26 meeting in Glasgow, the United States has joined much of the rest of the world in its pursuit of a clean-energy economy that reduces emissions and environmental impacts from...more

Chair Gensler Makes Renewed Case for Mandatory Climate Risk Rules

In a speech last week before the Principles for Responsible Investment’s “Climate and Global Financial Markets” Webinar, the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) Chair Gary Gensler made another case for mandatory...more

SEC Climate Disclosure Requirements Become More Likely

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved a bill backed by President Biden supporting the Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act (the “Act”), H.R. 1187. The Act supports the Securities and Exchange...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

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

Balancing Economics and Climate, Today and Tomorrow: Key Takeaways from the Interior Department’s Forum on the Federal Oil and Gas...

Yesterday, the United States Department of the Interior (DOI) held a public forum at which stakeholders from government, industry, non-profit groups and academia discussed their visions for the future of the federal oil and...more

SEC Issues Call for Public Comments on Climate-Related Disclosures

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is seeking public comment on climate change disclosures. Acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee issued a statement requesting public input in connection with a speech delivered on...more

SEC Continues Focus on Climate and ESG Related Issues, Announces New Climate and ESG Task Force

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) continued to build on its climate and environmental, social and governance (ESG) agenda last week. On March 3, the SEC’s Division of Examinations announced the release of its 2021...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

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