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The Ohio Auditor of State’s office is pushing back against claims that it asked for a cease-and-desist order to be filed over computer upgrades.

Who the president is matters to sustainable investing. One hundred days into Joe Biden’s presidency, his administration’s executive orders and agency actions have reinstated and advanced an environment that empowers sustainable investing. President Biden has also assembled a strong climate-change team and bestowed significant authority on it, including establishing a new White House Office of Domestic Climate Policy, headed by Gina McCarthy, and appointing former Secretary of State John Ker...

To embed, copy and paste the code into your website or blog: Today, the SEC sent a very clear signal about one of its chief enforcement priorities by  announcing the creation of a Climate and ESG Task Force within the Division of Enforcement. ESG stands for Environmental, Social, and Governance. Since Allison Herren Lee was named the Acting Chair of the SEC on January 21, 2021, the SEC has repeatedly signaled that Climate and ESG issues and disclosures will be an SEC priority. For instance, o...