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New Climate Czar Installed At The SEC

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Acting Securities and Exchange Commissioner Allison Herren Lee on February 1 announced Satyam Khanna will serve as the agency's Senior Policy Advisor

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Acting Securities and Exchange Commissioner Allison Herren Lee on February 1 announced Satyam Khanna will serve as the agency's Senior Policy Advisor for Climate and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues. Khanna will advise on ESG issues and is expected to advance ESG initiatives supporting what Lee has called "uniform, consistent and reliable" disclosures. To read more, click here.

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