Biden’s SEC set to require disclosure of ESG, climate change risk
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Aaron Nicodemus2020-12-03T21:12:00
The SEC under President-elect Joe Biden will push ESG and climate change-related risk alerts, guidance, and rulemaking that will likely require companies to disclose how these risks affect their bottom line.
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