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• SEC ends defence of climate rule in 'backward step for investors'

  28 March 2025

  The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ended defence of its own climate disclosure rule, signalling a major blow to hopes it could be saved from legal challenges.

• SEC stumbles into battleground of climate materiality

  12 March 2024

  Letting companies decide whether emissions are material to their business opens the door for disputes, writes Michael Hurley

• Sustainability standards convergence raises 'green bubble' risk, says SEC's Peirce

  02 May 2023

  Introducing substantially identical sustainability standards internationally could create "a global asset bubble" that would heighten financial stability risks, a commissioner at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has warned.

• SEC rules may 'compel' companies to link pay to ESG, commissioner says

  26 August 2022

  Rules that require US-listed companies to describe the link between financial performance and how much they pay their executives could mean that boards feel "compelled" to link remuneration to sustainability metrics, a senior official suggested.

• US SEC shareholder vote proposal rights reset 'timely and necessary'

  05 November 2021

  The decision by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to rescind previous announcements limiting shareholder rights to propose resolutions...

• Nasdaq's board diversity requirements divide SEC

  09 August 2021

  The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a new board diversity reporting rule for companies listed on Nasdaq's US exchange, but the rule divided opinions among SEC Commissioners

• SEC Commissioner slams IFRS sustainability standards proposal

  02 July 2021

  A US Securities and Exchange (SEC) Commissioner has urged the International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS)...