纽约州就气候变化披露问题起诉埃克森美孚

中国石化新闻网讯 据道琼斯10月24日消息，纽约州正在起诉埃克森美孚，指控该公司淡化气候变化对其业务的潜在风险，从而误导了股东。

纽约州检察长Barbara Underwood在周三提起的诉讼中称，该公司向投资者确保其已考虑了政府有关气候变化法规的风险。但诉讼称，该公司没有在其经营活动中适当分摊这些成本。

诉讼指称包括埃克森美孚前董事长兼首席执行长蒂勒森在内的高管多年来一直知道该公司通过未公开披露的内部预期采用第二套代理成本，该成本低于公开披露的成本，不符合对公众披露的水平。

唐绍红 摘译自 道琼斯

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