Skadden Discusses Increasing Scrutiny of Companies' ESG Disclosures — Including By ESG Critics

Partner Tansy Woan and associate Matthew Jang look at proposed SEC rules that could require increased ESG disclosures from companies. Ms. Woan and Mr. Jang discuss how companies already face growing allegations from shareholders and regulators that they have not lived up to their own environmental and diversity policies, and now they must also contend with state officials seeking to put the brakes on corporate ESG initiatives.