Five Key ESG Milestones for 2024

Written By Harriet O'Brien

Check out our founder Daniella Woolf’s take on the five key ESG reporting milestones for investment managers in 2024. These include:

  • The UK SDRs and new Anti-greenwashing rule;

  • The latest on the PRI’s reporting framework and possible future direction of PRI reporting;

  • The EU’s RTS amendments and the future of SFDR;

  • Upcoming TCFD deadlines and future direction of TCFD; and

  • Latest updates on ISSB adoption and timings.

For more information on any of these topics, please get in touch.

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