Corporate Climate Risk – Page 3 – Environmental and Energy Law Program

Legal Analysis

Signs of Progress on Corporate Climate Disclosure Ahead of SEC’s Final Rule

Companies will need to continue to respond to the call from a range of stakeholders including investors and consumers for increased transparency about climate commitments and climate risks as well as new regulations and litigation risks.

September 19, 2023

Legal Analysis

Accounting for Climate Risk

Click here to return to the Status of Biden Administration on Climate, Public Health and Environment, and Environmental Justice main page. To go directly to our Securities and Exchange Commission […]

October 26, 2022

CleanLaw Podcast

CleanLaw—Corporate Net Zero Commitments: GE’s Roger Martella speaks with Lowry Yankwich

Lowry and Roger discuss discuss GE’s recent sustainability commitments and how the company is tackling its operational and downstream emissions across the aviation, public health, and power sectors.

September 15, 2022

Quick Takes

The SEC’s Proposed ESG Rules Aim to Provide Better Information to Investors

The proposed rule lays out three categories of ESG funds which have different levels of disclosure based on their degree of ESG focus.

July 7, 2022

Legal Analysis

What to know about the SEC’s Proposed Climate Risk Disclosure Rule

How a company plans for and responds to climate risks affects financial performance and investors are demanding clearer and more comprehensive information to make informed decisions.

April 27, 2022

CleanLaw Podcast

CleanLaw—Hana Vizcarra and Madison Condon Discuss how the Market Has Failed to Price Climate Risk

Hana and Prof. Condon discuss her research on how the market has failed to properly price climate risk and how the Securities and Exchange Commission might address that failure through new regulation.

October 12, 2021

CleanLaw Podcast

Cleanlaw – Hana Vizcarra and Hannah Perls Talk about President Biden’s First 100 Days

Hana Vizcarra and Hannah Perls talk about the progress of the Biden-Harris administration on climate and environmental priorities now that the first hundred days have passed.

June 3, 2021

EELP News

Hana Vizcarra and Hannah Perls Talk about Biden’s First 100 Days

Hana Vizcarra and Hannah Perls had a Zoom chat recently to discuss their observations of Biden’s first 100 days in office. They cover a range of topics around the Biden-Harris climate […]

May 7, 2021

New Tools to Track Financial Regulator and Investment Community Action on Climate Disclosure and Risk Management

The US is entering a new era for addressing climate change in corporate reporting and financial risk management. Federal regulators are starting to take action and the investor-corporate engagement of […]

April 15, 2021