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Reporting in accordance with the IFRS® Sustainability Disclosure Standards issued by the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) continues to evolve as financial institutions navigate implementation challenges related to materiality, anticipated financial impacts, and data quality. In this episode, we share findings from our recent survey with the Institute of International Finance (IIF) of 24 global financial institutions on how firms are adopting the ISSB disclosure standards and discuss practical implementation insights with sustainability leaders from J.P. Morgan Chase and Citi.  

For more information on the ISSB standards, see our publications:

• ISSB takes hold: Six key insights from the PwC-IIF financial institutions survey
• ISSB continues enhancing SASB Standards with proposed amendments to three additional standards and IFRS S2 industry-based guidance 

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About our guests 

Linda French is Global Head of Sustainability Policy & Regulation for J.P. Morgan Chase, based in Washington, DC. Linda leads the firm’s engagement globally on sustainability-related financial policy and regulation. 

Prior to joining J.P. Morgan Chase, Linda led the Investment Company Institute’s (ICI) global engagement on policy issues related to sustainable finance and ESG investing. Linda has also worked in private law practice, at the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and in the asset management industry. 

Tim Adamson is a Sustainability, Risk, and Finance executive with over 20 years of experience shaping strategy and disclosure at leading financial institutions.  

In his current role as Chief of Staff to the Chief Sustainability Officer at Citi, Tim is at the forefront of developing and implementing sustainability reporting frameworks. He has extensive experience leading the creation of sustainability-related regulatory disclosures, partnering across Finance, Legal, Risk, and Technology to build scalable processes for governance, data collection, and assurance. 

About our guest host  

David Challen is a partner in PwC’s sustainability practice. He has over 17 years of experience in public accounting, performing audit-related services to public companies, broker-dealers, swap dealers, and not-for-profit entities. David has led large and mid-sized audit teams for banking and capital market clients for audits of financial statements, internal controls over financial reporting, and examination and review procedures for broker dealers.   

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