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SEC Proposes Climate Change Disclosure Rules Applicable to Public Companies

By Edward Best, Matthew Bisanz, J. Paul Forrester, Anna T. Pinedo, Laura D. Richman & Christina M. Thomas on March 23, 2022

Posted in Disclosures, Environmental, ESG, Regulation, Risk Management, The Americas

On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) voted 3:1, with only Commissioner Hester Peirce dissenting, to propose long-awaited rules that, if adopted, would require extensive reporting by public companies of climate change-related disclosure and related attestation (the “Proposal”). Comments on the Proposal are due 30 days after…

SEC Approves Nasdaq Board Diversity Rule

By Laura D. Richman, Phyllis G. Korff, Jennifer J. Carlson, Christina M. Thomas & Robert F. Gray on August 12, 2021

Posted in Disclosures, Governance, Regulation, Social, The Americas

On August 6, 2021, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved Nasdaq’s board diversity rule. Nasdaq originally proposed its rule in December 2020 and subsequently amended the proposal to reflect feedback submitted by commenters.

The rule requires Nasdaq-listed companies to have, or explain why they do not have, at least two diverse…