There’s a New ESG Sheriff in Town at the SEC
By EsqSocial Corporation 03/02/21
Yesterday, we wrote about the potential impact of the nomination of so-called “Money Cop” Gary Gensler to chair the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Well, now it appears that Gensler will have a new sheriff on staff to help prioritize Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues across the agency. On Monday, Acting SEC Chair Allison Herren Lee—herself a proponent of “uniform, consistent, and reliable” ESG disclosure—announced that Satyam Khanna will serve as the SEC’s Senior...
By: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP