AG FITCH RAISES CONCERNS OVER CLIMATE ACTIVISM IN FINANCIAL REPORTING (SEPT. 3)

JACKSON, Miss., Sept. 3 -- The Mississippi Attorney General issued the following news release:

Mississippi Attorney General Lynn Fitch joined a coalition of 15 state attorneys general raising concerns over climate-related financial activism in a letter sent to the "Big 4" accounting firms: Deloitte, Ernst & Young, KPMG, and PricewaterhouseCoopers.

"For years, climate change activism has tainted routine financial transactions, and consumers and small businesses have paid the price. This letter to the Big 4 is the latest in our efforts as attorneys general to restore transparency, accountability, and fairness to the world of finance," said Attorney General Lynn Fitch.

The Big 4 have committed to support a framework of climate-based disclos...