SEC Enforcement: In its yearly summary of enforcement activity, the SEC chose to highlight ESG-related issues as one of only a handful of subject matter areas that the SEC is focused.
The SEC highlighted ESG related issues as one of only a few areas they are focused on. Biden administration added federal contractor greenhouse gas emissions disclosure. Republican promised antitrust investigations would be likely to proceed under the aegis of House committees.
On July 20, 2022 the SEC issued a press release concerning the resolution of an administrative proceeding in which the defendants "violated certain antifraud and reporting provisions of.
The environmental, social, and governance ESG oversight train continues to gain momentum with recent efforts aimed at investment fund greenwashing. Several actions reflect global efforts to ensure ESG-related actions are consistent, comparable, transparent.