Blog: Commissioner Roisman asks: Is the SEC the right agency for rulemaking about ESG disclosure?
By EsqSocial Corporation 28/06/21
In a recent speech, SEC Chair Gary Gensler conveyed a sense of full steam ahead with regard to mandatory disclosure requirements about climate and human capital. (See this PubCo post.) The day before, Commissioner Elad Roisman also addressed potential ESG disclosure requirements, but from quite a different perspective—concern. While he understands that there is a demand for consistent standardized ESG disclosure, especially about climate, is it premature to attempt to standardize, he wonders? To...
By: Cooley LLP