SEC climate disclosure rules unlikely to be effective, suggests commissioner

By Victor Smart

February 1, 2023

Hester Peirce, one of two Republicans on the five-member US Securities and Exchange Commission. Image: Bloomberg Mercury

With the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) due to publish its final climate disclosure rules in April this year, commissioner Hester Peirce shares her views about its proposed approach in an exclusive interview

Q What is your view on the SEC’s proposed approach on climate disclosures?

A I worry ...

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