On March 6, 2024, the SEC announced its long-awaited adoption of final rules regarding climate-related disclosures by public companies and in public offerings (the “Climate Rules”). The SEC dialed back the more prescriptive...more
3/15/2024
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Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
Continuing its push to make Environmental, Social, and Governance (“ESG”) issues a key agency priority, on May 25, 2022 the SEC announced two sets of proposed rule amendments taking aim at “greenwashing” in investment funds....more
Seyfarth Synopsis: The SEC announced a new “human capital” disclosure requirement, to take effect thirty days after publication in the Federal Register. The language of the rule does not give much by way of guidance—on...more