Gensler defends ESG disclosures against Republican backlash
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GOP senators assert that the SEC's effort to expand ESG reporting pushes a social policy agenda, while the SEC chair says agency is reacting to investors' demands for more information.
Securities and Exchange Commission Chairman Gary Gensler on Tuesday defended the agency’s efforts to expand environmental, social and governance disclosures against charges from Republican lawmakers that the agency is pursuing a social policy agenda.
In his first appearance before the Senate Ba
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