Partners Kelly Gibson and Liz Goldberg, along with associate Michael Hacker, wrote an article for Reuters addressing ways companies and asset managers can help ensure disclosures related to environmental, social, and governance issues do not invite an investigation or enforcement action from the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).
“While best practices differ based on specific circumstances, the overarching principle is the same: Do what you say and say what you do,” the article notes. “Misstatements are the easiest things for the SEC to charge.”