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This is the sixth part in our 2023 series examining important trends in white collar law and investigations. Up next: MA attorney general.

According to the Securities & Exchange Commission, its proposed revisions to SEC regulations regarding climate change disclosures in May 2022 were intended to provide investors with consistent and reliable information regarding how climate change could impact their investment decisions. We have written previously about how these disclosure requirements affect investment advisers and about some of the key takeaways from climate-related disclosures under the new rule.… More

Today, the Securities & Exchange Commission voted 3 to 1 in favor of adopting a long-awaited set of proposed revisions to SEC regulations concerning the disclosure of climate risks and related financial impacts, as well as data on greenhouse gas emissions in certain SEC filings. The recommendation to adopt the new set of rules was not unanimous, with Commissioner Hester Peirce voting against the measure, arguing that the new set of rules is at best unnecessary,… More