By Giovanna A. Ferrari, Ameena Y. Majid, and Sarah Fedner
Seyfarth Synopsis: As discussed in our prior legal update available here, in 2023, California enacted two laws that mandate certain climate-related emissions disclosures and financial risk reporting for thousands of public and private companies “doing business” within the state. See Senate Bill 253, the Climate Corporate Data Accountability
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By Ameena Y. Majid, Giovanna A. Ferrari, and Matthew Catalano
Seyfarth Synopsis: On March 6, 2024, the SEC announced its long-awaited adoption of final rules regarding climate-related disclosures by public companies and in public offerings (the “Climate Rules”).[1] The SEC dialed back the more prescriptive nature of the previously proposed climate rules (the “Proposed
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