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SEC's 'All Encompassing' Climate Proposal Poses Compliance Risks

The SEC's much-anticipated proposal to mandate climate disclosures has raised a host of new compliance questions for companies and sent lawyers specializing in ESG issues into overdrive (perhaps in an electric vehicle).