Today, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) released for public comment a proposed rule on the disclosure of climate-related financial risk by U.S. companies, including food and agriculture firms, listed for trade on SEC-regulated exchanges.
There are two approaches to corporate greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reporting: voluntary and mandatory. One example of mandatory reporting would be for the U.S.
The latest United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) greenhouse gas data reaffirms the role of factory farms in driving up the agriculture sector’s emissions.
The latest science from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) makes clear that climate change is already disrupting food systems across the globe and that significant investments in adaptation strategies are needed urgently.
The following article was originally published on February 9, 2022 by the Global Financial Markets Center of the Duke University School of Law.