If the upshot of these initiatives is more of the same, the SEC would do better to just stop. World securities regulators are moving quickly to create the disclosure requirement necessary to effectively inform investors and the markets about the efforts of corporations, investment advisers, funds and others in the area of climate change and ESG as has been repeatedly recounted in articles in this space. Here is hoping that by the time of the U.N. Summit on these issues in the fall the Commission has decided to become a leader and not a follower in this critical area.
Source: SEC Enforcement’s New Climate Task Force – What Does it Mean? – SEC ACTIONS