Disclosures of Climate Change Impacts: A Look at the SEC's Recent Ruling

Speakers:

• Sean Dilweg – Commissioner of Insurance, State of Wisconsin
• Peter Gillon – Partner, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP (Co-Founder and Board Member of ACCO)
• Julie Fox Gorte – Senior Vice President for Sustainable Investing, PaxWorld (Board Member of Ceres)
• Just Added: Patrick Parenteau – Professor of Law & Senior Counsel, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Clinic, Vermont Law School

Over the past 10 years, investors have increasingly sought to obtain comprehensive information related to the impacts of climate change on publicly traded companies.  Groups such as the Carbon Disclosure Project and Ceres have seen a significant increase in disclosures from industry.  In early February, the SEC conducted a hearing and published guidance on the its existing disclosure requirements as they relate to climate change matters.  While the guidance did not set uniform standards for disclosure, it did highlight examples of areas where climate change may trigger disclosure requirements.

On February 22, 2010, ACCO and BNA invite you to a discussion on the SEC's recent ruling featuring insights from Wisconsin's Commissioner of Insurance and board members of ACCO and Ceres.  This 90-minute program will evaluate the SEC's guidance and provide perspectives on disclosing climate change business impacts in mandatory and voluntary reports.