Jun. 17, 2022
Dear Vanessa A. Countryman,
Please accept these 12,334 public comments from members and online activists of the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) urging you to strengthen and finalize The Enhancement and Standardization of Climate-Related Disclosures for Investors proposed rule.
Climate change is a critical economic and financial challenge -- and the impact of climate change is clear. Last year in the U.S. alone, extreme weather events caused more than $145 billion in damages.
We, as current and future investors, put our hard-earned money into investments, from stocks to retirement plans. But we don't know enough about the companies we invest in -- and that includes the risks climate change poses to companies and the steps that companies are taking to adapt to climate change. To be able to make fully informed decisions for our investment needs, we need reliable and comparable data.
The proposed rule is an important first step. It will help us make better informed decisions about our investments to fit our own, individual needs by giving us essential information about how companies are impacted by the financial risks of climate change.
We deserve to have all the information we need to make decisions in the face of climate impacts.
Thank you,
Sincerely,
Josue
JOSUE AGUILAR
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