October 16, 2024

Legal Director Steve Hall Talks SEC Climate Rule and Disclosure at Federalist Society Event

Better Markets’ Legal Director Steve Hall took part in a Federalist Society webinar – Climate Disclosure Litigation: Examining Legal Battles Against California and the SEC. Below you can…

May 10, 2024

Fed’s Big Bank Climate Scenario Results Reveal Dangerous Risks and Grossly Deficient Regulation, Management and Preparation

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis Kelleher, Co-founder, President and CEO, issued the following statement in connection with the Federal Reserve Board’s (Fed) announcement of the results from its climate scenario analysis exercise.

March 15, 2024

As Tennessee Families Face Devastating Consequences of Climate Change, House Republicans Travel to Tennessee to Bash Climate Risk Disclosure

To:        Interested Parties From:  Dennis Kelleher, President and CEO (Media Contact: Anton Becker, Dir. of Communications  [email protected]) Date:    March 15, 2024 Re:     …

May 03, 2023

ESG Market Regulation Will Help Protect Investors

Stephen Hall, our legal director and securities specialist, spoke at the CFA Institute Climate Risk and Returns Conference this April. Steve’s panel explored how public policymakers, corporations, the…

October 07, 2022

CFTC Must Act Now to Protect America’s Families from the Real Risks Climate Change Poses to Their Lives and Livelihoods, as Detailed in Our Comment Letter

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Dennis M. Kelleher, Co-founder, President and CEO of Better Markets, released the following statement in connection with Better Markets’ comment letter filed with the Commodities Futures Trading Commission (“CFTC”)…

August 17, 2022

SEC Rules Will Help Provide Reliable and Comparable Information for the Growing Number of Investors Interested in ESG Funds

WASHINGTON, D.C.— Stephen Hall, Legal Director and Securities Specialist at Better Markets, issued the following statement after Better Markets filed two comment letters with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) regarding its…

June 22, 2022

Better Markets Welcomes Basel Committee’s Inclusion of Our Suggestions in Finalized Climate-Related Financial Risk Management Principles

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Phillip Basil, Director of Banking Policy, issued the following statement in connection with the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision’s finalization of its principles around the management of climate-related financial risks:…

June 17, 2022

We Support the SEC’s Climate-Risk Disclosure Proposal, a Very Strong Measure That Can Be Made Even Better

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Legal Director and Securities Specialist Stephen Hall issued the following statement on the filing of Better Markets’ Comment Letter to the Securities and Exchange Commission in response to the agency’s…

June 03, 2022

FDIC Takes Important Step Towards Managing Climate-Related Financial Risks

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Phillip Basil, Director of Banking Policy, issued the following statement on the filing of Better Markets comment letter to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) on their request for comments regarding its…