In recent years, we have watched as both international and national regulations trended towards increased mandatory climate reporting requirements for corporations. However, now that a new administration will take control of...more
Seyfarth Synopsis: As discussed in our prior legal update available here, in 2023, California enacted two laws that mandate certain climate-related emissions disclosures and financial risk reporting for thousands of public...more
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
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Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
As expected, in the last couple years the ESG disclosure frameworks, including climate-related disclosures, have been moving from voluntary to mandatory. While some standard setters are seeking to streamline reporting,...more
Climate as a financial risk factor to an organization has dominated the recent marketplace discussion of environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics. At its core, ESG is an enterprise-wide financial value proposition...more