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SEC climate rules 'likely to spur legal action'
16 March 2022Climate disclosure rules set to be decided next week by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will most likely spark legal action against the agency, according to the president of the US Impact Investing Alliance.
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SEC to vote on climate risk disclosure rules
11 March 2022The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) will decide on the adoption of rules for disclosure of climate-related risk information on 21 March, it has revealed.
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Credit rating agencies must better disclose ESG, says SEC
02 February 2022Credit rating agencies need to better disclose environmental, social and governance (ESG) credit analysis, warned the US Securities and Exchange Commission...
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SEC commissioner: Net-zero strategies a rabbit hole
15 December 2021The ways that companies will achieve their "rabbit hole" net-zero pledges and the metrics used to disclose progress towards the goals are unclear, a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) commissioner has said
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US SEC amendment to deliver 'proxy access on steroids' for shareholders
19 November 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has amended existing rules around shareholders putting forward 'dissident' board members...
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US SEC shareholder vote proposal rights reset 'timely and necessary'
05 November 2021The decision by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind previous announcements limiting shareholder rights to propose resolutions...
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US financial regulators acknowledge climate action needed amid 'increasing threat'
25 October 2021US regulators have identified climate change as an "emerging and increasing threat" to US financial stability for the first time
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US SEC pens sample letter for companies with insufficient climate disclosures
24 September 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published an 'illustrative letter' it could send to companies...
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DWS 'firmly rejects' greenwashing allegations as regulators circle
27 August 2021German asset manager DWS announced it "firmly rejects" allegations that it overstated the extent of its environmental, social and governance (ESG) investing activities amid revelations that US and German financial regulators are investigating the 'greenwashing' claims.
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SEC climate enforcement task force 'will want to come out with a bang'
25 August 2021The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) likely intends to "come out with a bang" when it brings its first case against misleading climate claims or material misstatements, according to a former senior counsel to the influential regulator.