Corporate Governance
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce supports responsible corporate governance policies that benefit companies and shareholders in the long term and fight against special interest activists driven by unrelated political agendas.
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Fireside chat with SEC Chairman
To help business owners navigate developments in the climate disclosure sphere, Gary Gensler, Chair of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), sat down with U.S. Chamber Executive Vice President Tom Quaadman to discuss the state of corporate climate disclosure in the U.S. and abroad.
Pending corporate governance litigation
- Chamber of Commerce v. SECDirect access to case updates on the Chamber's pending lawsuit challenging the scope, breadth, and legality of the SEC’s climate disclosure efforts.Follow the case
- U.S. Chamber Statement on the SEC Climate Disclosure RuleThe Climate Disclosure Rule remains a novel and complicated rule that will likely have significant impact on businesses and their investors.Our statement on the SEC Climate Disclosure Rule
- U.S. Chamber Sues California Over Climate Disclosure LawsCalifornia's climate disclosure laws apply to companies across the U.S. and worldwide on the basis of even minimal operations in the state of California, thus attempting to impose essentially a national standard.What's at stake
Recent advocacy efforts
Events
- Security and ResilienceNATO Summit Defense Industry ForumTuesday, July 0910:30 AM EDT - 08:00 PM EDTLearn More
- EconomyCommon Grounds: Spotlight on Organized Retail CrimeTuesday, July 0911:00 AM EDT - 11:30 AM EDTLearn More
- Employment PolicyBolstering Efforts to Address Human TraffickingMonday, July 2908:30 AM EDT - 03:00 PM EDTLearn More
Latest Content
Statement on the SEC's Revised Guidance for Shareholder Proposals
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s Center for Capital Markets Competitiveness (CCMC), Nasdaq, Nareit, The Real Estate Roundtable, National Investor Relations Institute, TechNet, BIO, and Silicon Valley Leadership Group have partnered to conduct a survey to learn more about current practices and the outlook for climate change and ESG reporting from the public company perspective. A total of 436 companies participated in the survey, with respondents encompassing a wide spectrum of roles including CEO, CFO, corporate secretary, general counsel, chief sustainability officer, investor relations, and corporate communications.
This Key Vote Alert! letter was sent to Members of the House of Representatives opposing H.R. 1187, the “Corporate Governance Improvement and Investor Protection Act.”
This Hill letter was sent to the Members of the United States Congress, supporting the "Improving Corporate Governance Through Diversity Act."
The U.S. Chamber's recently launched Project GO, an initiative that advances corporate solutions to pressing societal challenges.
Check out the U.S. Chamber's best practices for companies looking to share their environmental and social efforts through ESG disclosures.
Suzanne Clark provides the opening keynote address and details how the Chamber will lead a new Initiative called Project GO.
This letter was sent to the members of the United States Congress, supporting H.R. 5 and S. 788, the Equality Act.
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce today honored 263 members of the U.S. House of Representatives and 55 members of the U.S. Senate with its annual Spirit of Enterprise Award, given in recognition of their support for pro-growth policies in the second session of the 115th Congress.