Biden Administration ESG Activity Accelerates
By EsqSocial Corporation 08/06/21
On 20 May 2021, President Biden announced an Executive Order to help “tackle the climate emergency,” a top priority for his Administration.1 The Executive Order builds upon the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC or Commission) on-going efforts to develop a disclosure framework for environmental, social, and governance (ESG) risks, particularly climate change-related financial risk. SEC Commissioner Allison Herren Lee delivered a speech defending the SEC’s work shortly after the Executive...
By: K&L Gates LLP