Companies will soon have to disclose how they’re managing climate-related risk. That’s good news for stock investors.

Alexandra Thornton writes in MarketWatch about why a new climate disclosure rule from the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is good news for stock investors.

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Amid more costly climate disasters and a global transition to cleaner energy, investors in the U.S. and abroad are demanding more information about how businesses are handling these threats.

In response, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) just released a final rule requiring public companies to disclose information about climate-related risks that impact their business operations or financial condition.

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Companies will soon have to disclose how they’re managing climate-related risk. That’s good news for stock investors.