ANALYSIS: Sectors Push Back on SEC Climate-Related Disclosures

Early this spring, the SEC released its much-anticipated proposed rule on climate-related disclosures. And while the SEC’s initial iteration of the rule seeks to form a disclosure regime that investors could leverage to compare entities and make informed investment decisions, uncertainty and unease instead have lit up the corporate community.

Thousands of comment letters voicing concerns over the rule have been made public via the SEC’s website over the last few months. I’ve sifted through numerous corporate comment letters and teased out three of the biggest concerns on the proposed rule, broken down by sector.

Energy Sector Takes Issue with ...