In March last year, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued its climate risk disclosure rule, called “The Enhancement ...

Parties challenging the Commission's adoption of the Rule primarily argue that the SEC did not have authority to mandate climate-related disclosures without an explicit Congressional mandate.

Caroline Crenshaw, the lone Democratic commissioner at the Securities and Exchange Commission, is offering dissenting views ...

In 2023, California became the first state in the U.S. to pass climate disclosure laws, which will impose significant climate ...

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda on Thursday said environmental, social, and governance reporting is necessary for some companies, ...

The SEC ruled that financial institutions must put the submissions to a vote, according to the agency’ s no-action request database. The climate-related no-action requests came from four banks— Bank ...

Even before the SEC’s climate disclosure rule was essentially disavowed by the agency under the new Trump Administration, California’s corporate ...

Acting SEC Chair Mark Uyeda on March 6 said the agency under former Chair Gary Gensler was an “outlier” in terms of its ...

More companies should disclose climate-related opportunities, according to Drew Hambly, investment director at the California ...

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The Securities and Exchange Commission last week updated guidance potentially requiring more complex and expensive disclosures from fund managers who discuss issues like climate risk or board ...