Posted on Monday, March 21, 2022

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) announced that they are proposing a mandate of climate-related disclosures which will include narrative as well as quantitative facts. Furthermore, they are requiring this data to be reported in Inline XBRL format. The Commission vote was 3 to 1 in favor. The proposal would also require attestation on the climate-related disclosures.

Read the proposal.

Read the fact sheet.

Read statements from the SEC Commissioners:

Chair Gary Gensler

Commissioner Caroline A. Crenshaw

Commissioner Allison Herren Lee

Commissioner Hester M. Pierce



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