E S G Focus Funds - Carbon Omissions Reporting

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Lance: The proposal to require emissions disclosures of certain environmentally focused funds fits into the agency's broader efforts to provide transparency to us g funds. "I don't wan to minimize that, because i think it's such a heavy lift," says lance. He worries about what happens if you're in e s g focusd fund, and your portfolio manager decides to buy or not buy an issuer on the basis of their carbon omissions.

Amid rapid growth in ESG investment, regulators around the world are developing sustainability-focused rules. In this episode of the ESG Insider podcast, we explore new rules proposed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission that involve sustainable or ESG-labeled funds.

To get a better understanding, we talk with Aniket Shah, managing director and global head of environmental, social and governance and sustainability research at Jefferies Group. We also speak with George Raine, a partner in the asset management group at the law firm Ropes & Gray, and Lance Dial, a partner in the ESG & Sustainability group at law firm Morgan Lewis.

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Listen to our episode on the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure regulation here: https://soundcloud.com/esginsider/new-eu-sustainable-finance

Read our monthly Regulatory Tracker here: https://www.spglobal.com/esg/insights/esg-regulatory-tracker-may-2022

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