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As we begin another year of what s being referred to in climate circles as the decade to deliver, it is being defined by ESG, driven by shareholders and aided by new disclosure requirements on climate risk and human capital management. 
The bottom line is that businesses now actively compete for capital based on ESG performance, and that competition needs to be open, fair and transparent, Allison Herren Lee, acting chair of the Securities and Exchange Commissioner, said. 
A lot of the information that investors want is not included in company financial filings or sustainability reports, which in the U.S. currently rely on voluntary ESG reporting standards and frameworks, said Anne Simpson, managing investment director for board governance and sustainability at the California Public Employees Retirement Sys ....

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