This new episode of Accelerate ESG is part one of a two-parter, as Akin Gump ESG and climate change groups co-leader Stacey Mitchell and climate change group co-leaders Cynthia Mabry and Ken Markowitz discuss the Securities and Exchange Commission's proposed amendments requiring public companies to provide climate-related information in their registration statements and annual reports.

Topics include:

• What stakeholders need to know.
• Key issues of concern for public and private companies.
• The SEC proposal in a global context.
• Practical steps for companies to consider.

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