April 2022

The SEC published in March 2022 a dauntingly complex proposal to require public companies to provide climate-related disclosures.[1]  The period for public comment on the proposal is very short, and it seems clear that a majority of the Commission is determined to proceed quickly.
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On March 29, 2022, the European “Platform on Sustainable Finance” expert group  published its report on a future “Extended Environmental Taxonomy”.

In 2020, the “Taxonomy Regulation” established a general framework to determine if a given economic activity (and any related investments and financial products) may qualify as environmentally sustainable.

The report…

On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued for public comment a rule proposal that, if adopted, would require reporting companies to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports filed with the SEC. Specifically, the proposed rules would require:

  1. A new section in annual reports and registration statements

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On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued for public comment a rule proposal that, if adopted, would require reporting companies to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports filed with the SEC. Specifically, the proposed rules would require:

  1. A new section in annual reports and registration statements

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On March 21, 2022, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued for public comment a rule proposal that, if adopted, would require reporting companies to provide certain climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports filed with the SEC. Specifically, the proposed rules would require:

  1. A new section in annual reports and registration statements

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Last month, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission issued a proposal to enhance and standardize disclosure requirements related to cybersecurity incident reporting and cybersecurity risk management, strategy, and governance. Among other changes, the SEC’s proposal would require disclosure about material cybersecurity incidents within four business days and require annual disclosure regarding a registrant’s policies and…

On March 30, 2022, the SEC voted 3-1 (Commissioner Peirce dissenting) to propose a package of rules and rule amendments governing special purpose acquisition companies (SPACs), SPAC initial public offerings (IPOs) and SPAC mergers with a target company (de-SPACs).  Part of the proposed amendments would also apply to any shell company business combination, whether or not a SPAC is involved.
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