Watershed event
Rob Jackson, former commissioner, on the SEC's new climate rule
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The US Security and Exchange Commission’s new climate disclosure rule marks an important moment for corporate climate action, as climate data and climate risk becomes part of the 10-K for public companies in the US. In this event, former SEC commissioner Robert J. Jackson Jr. shared his analysis of the final rule and the implications for business leaders and investors.
We covered:
- The details of the final rule.
- How the SEC rule relates to international climate disclosure requirements such as the EU’s CSRD (Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive).
- How public companies can get ahead of the rules and ensure compliance.
speakers
Robert J. Jackson Jr.
Robert J. Jackson, Jr. is Professor of Law, Co-Director of the Institute for Corporate Governance and Finance, and Director of the Program on Corporate Law and Policy at New York University’s School of Law. He became Commissioner of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in 2017 and served in that role until February 2020.
Matt Fisher
Matt is Head of Policy at Watershed. Matt joined Watershed from Monzo, where he was Head of Policy and ESG. Before Monzo, Matt spent a decade in the UK civil service, holding various roles in the Financial Services Directorate at HM Treasury, as a political negotiator for the UK in the European Council, and in the Department for Exiting the European Union, working on financial services policy and as private secretary to two secretaries of state.
