10.19.23
SEC Drops ESG From Exam
by: Lamar Johnson
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) declined to list ESG as a 2024 priority for its Division of Examinations. Instead, the exams office plans to focus its 2024 assessments on companies' cybersecurity practices, emerging financial technology, money laundering and the integrity of the regulatory systems. The ESG topic was absent from the agency's list of priorities for the 2024 fiscal year despite being included the previous three years. An SEC spokesperson said that even though ESG investing didn't make the cut, "the published priorities are not exhaustive and will not be the only issues addressed in the examinations."
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