State AGs Target 'Big Four' Accounting Firms, Claim They're Pushing Climate Disclosures

State AGs Target ‘Big Four’ Accounting Firms, Claim They’re Pushing Climate Disclosures

A coalition of 16 state attorneys general is investigating the “Big Four” accounting firms, alleging that they may have pushed climate accounting on client companies. “The Big Four’s climate commitments force clients to make burdensome climate-related disclosures that drive up the costs of their services and place onerous requirements on farmers and small businesses,” Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, who co-led the coalition, said in a st…

State AGs Target 'Big Four' Accounting Firms, Claim They're Pushing Climate Disclosures

State AGs Target 'Big Four' Accounting Firms, Claim They're Pushing Climate Disclosures Authored by Kevin Stocklin via The Epoch Times, A coalition of 16 state attorneys general is investigating the "Big Four" accounting firms, alleging that they may have pushed climate accounting on client companies. Climate change activists hold signs during a press conference with members of the House of Reps. Sustainable Energy and Environment Coalition on C…

AGs behind 16 US states call out climate disclosures by Big 4 accounting firms

16 US state attorneys General (AGs) said in a recent letter climate activism and support for climate-related financial disclosures by the Big 4 accounting giants go against their professional duty to objectivity and could violate states’ consumer laws.

16 state AGs call out Big Four accounting firms for prioritizing climate goals, ESG

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sixteen state attorneys general are calling on the “Big Four Accounting Firms” by letter for accountability over their actions that prioritize Environmental, Social, Governance investment strategies and climate goals, which will prove to be detrimental to consumers, the officials say. One leader of the letter, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers, told The Center Square that “the Big 4’s climate commitments force clients to …