Weakened SEC Climate Reporting Rules Set for March 6 Release - Bloomberg Law
Weakened SEC Climate Reporting Rules Set for March 6 Release
The SEC will vote to adopt scaled-back greenhouse gas emissions disclosure requirements for public companies next week, nearly two years after the agency proposed more robust reporting.
The Securities and Exchange Commission will conside r the rules at a March 6 meeting, the agency said Wednesday. Any opposition from the commission’s three Democrats and two Republicans is unlikely to scuttle or postpone the release of the regulations, which are poised to be a cornerstone of Democrat Gary Gensler’s tenure as SEC chair.
The agency has yet to publish the full text of the final rules. But the SEC has scrapped ...
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