OK, OK, Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). We get the message. Climate and ESG-related disclosures will be under increased scrutiny in 2021.
Even before the nomination of Gary Gensler, President Joe Biden’s nomination to lead the SEC, is confirmed, the agency has made this new mantra abundantly clear through a flurry of recent statements and new hires. Earlier this week, the agency released the Division of Examination’s 2021 Examination Priorities, which named climate and ESG-related disclosures as the division’s first exam priority.
