Reuters | SEC During Biden Administration Likely to Focus on Climate Change Risk Disclosures

Dave Brown comments on acting Securities and Exchange Commission Chief Allison Lee’s plan to review the shareholder proposal process and voting disclosures for environmental, social, and corporate governance issues and activist reforms.

Dave Brown is quoted on best practices for environmental, social, and governance disclosures and procedures in light of expected new standards from the Securities and Exchange Commission requirements.

The Biden Administration’s Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a closer look at how companies are prepared for climate change. Our Securities Group studies the SEC’s renewed focus on climate-related risk disclosures.

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Our Securities and Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) teams examine the Securities and Exchange Commission’s final rules on what kinds of climate-related risks companies need to disclose to investors.