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Tag: CLIMATE CHANGE

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SEC’s New Regulatory Agenda Goes Back to the Future

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The Securities and Exchange Commission is welcoming 2024 by making what was old new again. In its updated regulatory agenda released on December 6, 2023, the agency included big-ticket items that headlined agendas in previous years, such as...

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Tech Industry Coming to Terms with Water Consumption

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When it comes to industries commonly viewed as the biggest threats to the environment, sectors like oil and gas and manufacturing often come to mind. We should probably add cryptocurrency to that list as well. As the crypto industry has age...

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As ESG Pledges Continue to Rise, Who is Keeping Track?

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Climate-related pledges have been all the rage the last few years, with governments and corporate leaders publicly and emphatically stating their commitments to environmental, social and governance (ESG) practices. However admirable, these...

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A Rulemaking Process for the Rest of Us

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Festivus came early this year for Mark Uyeda. In public appearances earlier this month, the Republican-appointed commissioner of the Securities and Exchange Commission aired his grievances with the agency’s rulemaking process. (Observers of...

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Gensler Warns Big Business About Pitfalls of Spiking Climate Disclosure Rules

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Securities and Exchange Commission Chair Gary Gensler has apparently decided to go as the Devil You Know for Halloween this year. Gensler donned his costume – in a metaphorical sense, of course – last week when speaking about the SEC’s prop...

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