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JSE Sustainability & Climate Disclosure Guidance

JSE guidance papers (2022)

VoluntaryApplies 2022-06-01Verified 2026-08-22

Scope

JSE-listed companies (voluntary)

Penalties

None

Last verified

2026-08-22

In plain language

What this law does

TCFD/ISSB-aligned disclosure guidance across ESG metrics with a dedicated climate module, designed to ready issuers for ISSB adoption.

Formal requirements

What the law requires

Reviewed provisions grouped by practical purpose. Use the official text for the full legal context.

Required documents

  1. Voluntary guidance — aligned to TCFD/ISSB; covers the 11 TCFD disclosures, metrics for SA context (incl. Dictionary termJust transitionA just transition is an approach to economic and environmental change that seeks to manage social impacts, protect rights and support affected workers and communities.Read the full definition framing), and narrative guidance on governance of Dictionary termSustainabilityThe capacity to maintain valued social, ecological and economic functions over time without depleting the foundations on which they depend or shifting unacceptable costs to others.Read the full definition .

    JSE Sustainability and Climate Disclosure Guidance (2022) · instrument-level citation

Dictionary

Key terms for this law

Terms with a retained, published connection to this legal source.