On March 15, the SEC announced a 90 day consultation period on mandatory climate change disclosure. Acting Chair Lee cited to the December 2020 work of the ESG Sub-Committee of the Asset Management Advisory Committee which in...more
Three recent developments in relation to ESG related disclosures are of note: (1) on March 10th, the US Department of Labor announced it would not enforce its own rules related to ESG investing, (2) on the same day the EU’s...more
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On February 24, 2021, Acting Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission Allison Herren Lee released a public statement directing the Division of Corporation Finance to enhance its focus on climate-related risk...more