regulation: US climate disclosure framework

Policy & Regulation
July 27, 2022

Regulatory Briefing: Republican SEC commissioners aim fire at FAF on sustainability reporting

SEC commissioner Mark Uyeda has joined Republican colleague Hester Peirce in objecting to the US Financial Accounting Foundation’s plans on sustainability reporting. A second Republican...
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Policy & Regulation
June 16, 2022

Regulatory Round-up: West Virginia’s ESG blacklist; GFANZ’s net zero framework release; SEC’s Goldman Sachs investigation

Six large financial groups have been warned they could be blacklisted by West Virginia – the latest US state to pass legislation targeted at banks...
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Policy & Regulation
June 10, 2022

US SEC's climate disclosures needed to protect investors, says expert panel

Panel of experts rebuffs criticism of US Securities and Exchange Commission's climate disclosure proposals, siding with chair Gary Gensler on their relevance to investor protection....
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Policy & Regulation
June 9, 2022

Comparing sustainability regulation across the US, the EU and the world

Amid numerous standards for non-financial ESG disclosures, new research highlights the challenges in creating uniform and comprehensive sustainability disclosure standards. Consultancy ERM has analysed the...
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Policy & Regulation
May 12, 2022

Regulatory Round-up: US SEC's extended consultation, ESG ratings in the UK and India, EU looks at ESG factors in securitisation products

The US Securities and Exchange Commission has extended the public comment period on it hotly-debated new proposals to toughen up climate-related disclosures for investors until...
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Policy & Regulation
February 24, 2022

Regulatory round-up

The European Commission has approved a Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence directive aimed at making businesses accountable for human rights violations and environmental harm in their...
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