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US companies to face stepped-up engagement from SEC on climate-change disclosure, official says

By Neil Roland
  • 18 Feb 2021 16:45
  • 18 Feb 2021 17:31
The US Securities and Exchange Commission plans to play an active role domestically and internationally in developing disclosure regimes for companies facing climate change that could impact their finances, SEC acting Corporation Finance Director John Coates said.
Asked at a webinar* whether the securities regulator should energetically build on its

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Neil Roland

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Neil has covered U.S. financial regulation for over two decades, mostly for Bloomberg and Crain Communications. He received a Loeb award for coverage of regulators' response to the collapse of Enron. He also garnered a SABEW award and some Jesse H. Neal awards for stories on the Federal Reserve's response to the 2008 financial crisis. Roland has appeared as a commentator on Fox TV, NPR, C-Span and Bloomberg TV. He received a Master's degree in public policy from Harvard and a Bachelors degree in economics from Cornell.

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