SEC chief: Get ready for new climate finance rules

By Avery Ellfeldt | 07/29/2021 07:54 AM EDT

The Securities and Exchange Commission is working to finalize rules this year that would force public companies to disclose climate-related […]

Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler, who appears in this 2013 file photo, said yesterday that the agency is looking at a new rule this year that would compel companies to disclose their climate risks. | JOSE LUIS MAGANA/REUTERS/Newscom

The Securities and Exchange Commission is working to finalize rules this year that would force public companies to disclose climate-related information such as their greenhouse gas emissions, the agency’s chief said yesterday. Fill out the form to read the full article.

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