Tag: climate reporting

SEC and EPA: Climate Disclosure Regulations and Programs

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Oct 27, 2022 EHS Administration

Updated: Oct 27, 2022

In August, the EPA received $5 million from Congress under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) for programs to boost voluntary corporate climate reporting while the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) ramps up for legal battles regarding its upcoming mandatory climate change reporting rules. To report or not to report Many companies have jumped onto the […]

SEC Proposes Enhanced and Standardized Climate Risk Reporting

By Lisa Whitley Coleman, EHS Daily Advisor Mar 29, 2022 Reporting

Updated: Mar 29, 2022

On March 21, 2022, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed rule changes that will require U.S.-listed companies to provide investors with detailed climate change risk information, including some climate-related financial statement metrics and the disclosure of registrants’ greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. “I am pleased to support today’s proposal because, if adopted, it would provide […]