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  • SEC announces all-agency approach to ESG

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    ESG developments this week In Washington, D.C. SEC announces all-agency approach to ESG Last week, the Securities and Exchange Commission launched a new page on its website, a page dedicated to ESG and to tracking the Commission’s action on the subject. According to the site: “As investor demand for climate and other environmental, social and…

  • Economy and Society: SEC broadening definition of materiality

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    ESG developments this week In Washington, D.C. SEC broadening definition of materiality In a March 15 speech given to the Center for American Progress, Acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee said that she was grateful for the opportunity “to reflect on the enhanced focus the SEC has brought to climate and ESG” and “on the…

  • Economy and Society: SEC announces enforcement task force on ESG issues

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    ESG developments this week In Washington, D.C. SEC reviewing ESG disclosure practices of publicly traded companies Late last month, the Securities and Exchange Commission, led by acting Chair Allison Herren Lee, announced that it has started reviewing ESG disclosure practices and demands among the publicly traded corporations it regulates. According to Lee, “Now more than…