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October 23, 2024
TO: ICI MembersICI Global Members
ESG Advisory Group
SEC Rules Committee SUBJECTS: Disclosure
ESG
Financial Stability
International/Global RE: ESG-Related Developments (February 2, 2024 - October 22, 2024)
This memorandum catalogues significant ESG related developments that have occurred since February 2, 2024. It references ICI memoranda that provide a more fulsome description of each matter. You can find all of these memoranda on our website in our ESG Resource Center.
US Materials
- SEC Charges Investment Adviser with Failing to Adhere to Its Own Investment Criteria For ESG-Marketed Funds (Oct. 22, 2024)
- Missouri Voluntarily Dismisses Appeal of Federal District Court Decision to Strike Down Securities Division Rules (Oct. 8, 2024)
- SEC Charges Investment Adviser for ESG-Related Misrepresentations (Sept. 23, 2024)
- Indiana Secretary of State Enters Cease and Desist Order Against an Asset Manager Regarding ESG Activity (Aug. 27, 2024)
- Federal District Court Strikes Down Missouri Securities Division Rules (Aug. 15, 2024)
- Commissioner Peirce's Speech on ESG Issues (Jul. 9, 2024)
- ICI Advocacy on California Climate Accountability Package (Jun. 3, 2024)
- ICI Planned Advocacy on California Climate Accountability Package (May 6, 2024)
- Wyoming Finalizes ESG Investing Rules (Apr. 29, 2024)
- Mississippi Secretary of State Enters Summary Cease and Desist Order and Notice of Intent to Impose Administrative Penalty Against an Asset Manager Regarding ESG Activity (Apr. 29, 2024)
- SEC Stays Final Rules on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (Apr. 8, 2024)
- SEC Adopts Final Rules on The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors (Mar. 6, 2024)
- California Climate Disclosure Laws Challenged (Jan. 31, 2024)
Global Materials
- ICI Responds to Proposed Hong Kong Voluntary Code of Conduct for ESG Ratings and Data Providers (Jun. 14, 2024)
Joshua Weinberg
Associate General Counsel, Securities Regulation