SEC Announces Enforcement Task Force Focused on Climate and ESG Issues | Ballard Spahr LLP
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, on February 1, 2021, the SEC announced that Acting Chair Lee would have, for the first time, a sen...