Elevating the Bar for Transparency: SEC Proposed Rules & Potential Implications for Investors

McKinsey & Company is excited to invite you to the upcoming webinar on the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposed climate-related disclosure rule and possible implications for private equity investors. The panel discussion will be hosted by McKinsey & Company, with featured speakers from Morrison Foerster providing regulatory insights on the rule.

The manifestations of climate change are increasingly visible across the globe. But the absence of required climate-risk reporting has forced investors to conjecture its impact on the economy. Earlier this year, the SEC proposed a new rule that, if adopted, would require public companies in the U.S. to provide detailed reporting of their climate-related risks, emissions, and net-zero transition plans.

Our panel will discuss how investors can begin preparing for the possibility that the SEC changes will be adopted largely as proposed by the end of the year.

Additional discussion topics will include:

• What is the SEC draft ruling on climate-related disclosures and what are no regrets best practices investors could be implementing now to get ahead of potential changes?
• What strategic implications could it have for investors elevating the bar for transparency?
• How could the proposed rules change the nature of risk management and reporting on climate issues?

Speakers

• Kimberly Henderson – Partner, Leader in McKinsey’s Sustainability Practice
• Shally Venugopal – Leader of Vivid Economics North America in McKinsey’s Sustainability Practice
• Susan H. Mac Cormac – Global Chair Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG), and Co-Chair Social Enterprise + Impact Investing and Energy Practices, Morrison Foerster
• Alfredo B. D. Silva – Co-Chair Social Enterprise + Impact Investing Practice, Morrison Foerster
• Stacey M. Sprenkel – Global Ethics and Compliance Practice Lead, Morrison Foerster

The panel will be moderated by Sean Kane, Partner, Global Co-leader of McKinsey’s Sustainability Investing Practice, and the event will be hosted by Laura Corb, Senior Partner, McKinsey’s North America Leader of Sustainability.