ESG criteria are becoming increasingly popular in the market and in the world of business, and regulators are starting to follow suit. Their first topic of focus: climate change. We introduced you to the some of the new disclosures that may be required in the near future. This week, we close with the audit and/or review requirements over those disclosures. Get ready for attestation 101.

ESG criteria are becoming increasingly popular in the market and in the world of business, and regulators are starting to follow suit. Their first topic of focus: climate change. Last week, we broke down the SEC’s proposed disclosure requirements for publicly traded companies in the US. This week, we examine exactly what those disclosures may be.

ESG criteria are becoming increasingly popular in the market and in the world of business, and regulators are starting to follow suit. Their first topic of focus: climate change. Join us for this three-part series as we break down the rules recently proposed by the SEC for publicly traded companies in the US, and see what new disclosures may be required in the near future.

ESG has become a buzzword in the working world recently. The general public wants it, investment companies want to provide it, and companies are being pushed more and more to focus on it. But what the heck does ESG even mean? And why does it matter?