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Webinar: What’s Next for Corporate Climate Disclosure?

Organizations Involved: Sabin Center Abstract Climate disclosure rules have recently been finalized by the SEC, California, the European Union, and the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB). Please watch to hear our distinguished panelists discuss the implications of these regimes. How will the relatively weaker SEC requirements shape the market alongside…
Chloe Field and Cynthia Hanawalt
June 17, 2024
Agency FilingRisk Management

Comments to FEMA on Proposed Rule to Modify the Standard Flood Insurance Policy Under the National Flood Insurance Program

Organizations Involved: Policy Integrity Abstract The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) proposed a rule to modify the standard flood insurance policy under the National Flood Insurance Program by creating a new “Homeowner Flood Form,” which applies specifically to homeowners of single-family homes and owners of buildings with one-to-four units. The…
Dena Adler, Bridget Pals and Jason Schwartz
May 31, 2024
Blog/News ArticleFinancial DisclosureRegulatory Activities

The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Interrogating Preemption and Coherence with Other Domestic Regimes

Organizations Involved: Sabin Center Source: Climate Law Abstract This blog explores preemption questions in the context of the SEC's new climate rule and other domestic disclosure frameworks: California’s climate-disclosure laws and the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s GHG emissions reporting regime. It is the third in a series of three blogs that address specific…
Chloe Field and Cynthia Hanawalt
March 29, 2024
Blog/News ArticleFinancial DisclosureRegulatory Activities

The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Pathways for Improving the Floor

Organizations Involved: Sabin Center Source: Climate Law Abstract This post addresses two aspects of SEC’s climate rulemaking process: should the rule have been re-proposed, and, more importantly, how might the SEC update and strengthen the rule going forward. It is the second in a series of three blogs that address…
Chloe Field and Cynthia Hanawalt
March 20, 2024
Adaptation as Risk ManagementFinancial DisclosureFinancial RegulationRegulatory ActivitiesReportRisk Management

An Investor Guide to the SEC Rule on Climate-Related Disclosures

On March 6, 2024, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued a final rule for “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors.” The rule requires covered companies to disclose certain types of climate-related information, bringing climate risk disclosure on par with other financial reporting requirements for publicly traded…
Stephanie Jones, Andrew Howell, Guillaume Morauw, Marie Li, Maximilian Schreck and Gabrielle Stephens
March 18, 2024
Blog/News ArticleFinancial DisclosureRegulatory Activities

The SEC’s Final Climate Disclosure Rule: Key Requirements, and the Materiality Threshold

Organizations Involved: Sabin Center Source: Climate Law Abstract Nearly two years and 24,000 public comments after its proposal, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released its final climate disclosure rule March 6th, formally titled “The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors.” This blog offers a summary of the final…
Chloe Field and Cynthia Hanawalt
March 11, 2024
Blog/News ArticleEnvironmental JusticeFinancial DisclosureFinancial RegulationRegulatory ActivitiesRisk Management

What Climate-related Financial Risk Means for Communities: Part 3 – Community Banking

Climate change-driven events—like heat waves, droughts, floods, and fires—cause damage to communities’ and individuals’ health and safety. But these events also threaten the financial well-being of communities across the U.S. through their impact on markets and local economies. These risks are increasingly visible in the housing and mortgage markets. In…
Gabrielle Stephens
February 15, 2024
Blog/News ArticleEnvironmental JusticeFinancial DisclosureFinancial RegulationRegulatory ActivitiesRisk Management

What Climate-related Financial Risk Means for Communities: Part 2 – Housing & Mortgage Markets

Climate change-driven events—like heat waves, droughts, floods, and fires—cause damage to communities’ and individuals’ health and safety. But these events also threaten the financial well-being of communities across the U.S. through their impact on markets and local economies. These risks are increasingly visible in the housing and mortgage markets. In…
Jesse Gourevitch
February 7, 2024
Blog/News ArticleEnvironmental JusticeFinancial DisclosureFinancial RegulationRegulatory ActivitiesRisk Management

What Climate-related Financial Risk Means for Communities: Part 1 – Insurance

Climate change-driven events—like heat waves, droughts, floods, and fires—cause damage to communities’ and individuals’ health and safety. But these events also threaten the financial well-being of communities across the U.S. through their impact on markets and local economies. Nowhere is this more visible recently than in the property insurance market.…
Karina French
February 1, 2024