Comparing the SEC Climate Rules to California, EU and ISSB Disclosure Frameworks
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted its long-awaited climate disclosure rules on March 6, 2024. (For more information, see our recent Cooley client alert, webinar and resource page.) The final rules require US domestic companies and foreign private issuers (FPIs) to disclose qualitative and quantitative climate-related information in their registration statements and periodic reports in general alignment with […]
Emma Bichet and Michael Mencher are Special Counsels and Beth Sasfai is a Partner at Cooley LLP. This post is based on a Cooley memorandum by Ms. Bichet, Mr. Mencher, Ms. Sasfai, Jack Eastwood, and Charlotte Yin.
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted its long-awaited climate disclosure rules on March 6, 2024. (For more information, see our recent Cooley client alert, webinar and resource page.) The final rules require US domestic companies and foreign private issuers (FPIs) to disclose qualitative and quantitative climate-related information in their registration statements and periodic reports in general alignment with internationally accepted disclosure frameworks, including the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and the Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol.
