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SEC Votes for Improved Disclosure on Climate Risk

In an action hailed by environmental groups as “ground-breaking,” the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission voted to provide guidance to publicly-listed companies regarding the level and quality of their disclosures on climate change and its “material” impact on their businesses.

Opinion:10 Questions on Risk Management for the New Decade

For the last ten years, risk governance and risk management have been on the ascendancy. Early in the decade, Enron and its ilk helped to propel a sense of urgency and crisis. But the recent financial crisis, compounded by snowballing sustainability issues such as climate change and product toxicity, made it clear that risk management is a work in progress. Far more must be done to turn the patchwork of risk management approaches into viable public policy and corporate governance solutions.