SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce’s Chocolate-Covered Ideological Screed

December 12, 2021 Siddhant Goyal

Date of Publication: Jul 27, 2021

Author: Robert G. Eccles

Summary:

On July 20, 2021 SEC Commissioner Hester M. Peirce (R) gave a speech organized around 10 theses. In it she makes her case against regulated and standardized climate disclosures and other material ESG issues. I address each of her theses and show they are driven by her own ideological views.

Link to Full Reading:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/bobeccles/2021/07/27/sec-commissioner-hester-m-peirces-chocolate-covered-ideological-screed/