The SEC intends to propose new corporate disclosures on climate change risks, board diversity, and companies’ workforces by October, according to a new agency agenda.
Updated disclosure rules on cybersecurity risks are also expected this fall, but an agency proposal on potential tougher oversight of special purpose acquisition companies, or SPACs, isn’t due until next spring.
The Securities and Exchange Commission’s rulemaking plan, released Friday, provides the clearest indication yet of when companies can expect to see formal plans about new environmental, social, and governance reporting. Final rules requiring the disclosures then could follow next year.
SEC Chairman Gary ...