A coalition of groups represented by Earthjustice filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit in defense of the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) final rule requiring public companies to disclose climate-related risks to their businesses.
“The SEC has full legal authority to require detailed climate-related risk disclosures,” said Hana Vizcarra, senior attorney at Earthjustice. “These risks affect virtually every investor in U.S. public companies.”
Earthjustice represents Americans for Financial Reform Education Fund, the Sierra Club, and Sierra Club Foundation along with Natural Resources Defense Council and Environmental Defense Fund.
