Earlier this spring, the SEC proposed rules to enhance and standardize climate-related disclosures for companies, drawing tens of thousands of public comments – a number many experts call unprecedented.
In the wake of those comments, the agency has announced it would issue a revised rule — but during the interim period, many public companies have been left to wonder what, if anything, they should be doing to begin inching toward compliance with whatever the agency ultimately finalizes.
"Our advice to clients now is if you haven't taken action yet, now is the time to start," says Cynthia Curtis, JLL Corporate Sustainability Officer, Americas. "If you prepare now you'll be better equipped for success when the rules go into effect, in what we expect to be the not so distant future."
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