The Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2024
The Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year is a prestigious annual award that recognises the most outstanding business books, judged for their compelling and enjoyable insights into modern business.
The collaboration brings together two significant institutions with a shared passion: recognising groundbreaking research and thought.
Schroders is proud to be part of a process that celebrates some of today's best authors and thinkers, helping to put their work in front of our clients and global audiences.
Key dates
22 April
Submissions open
31 May
First submission deadline
30 June
Final submission deadline
19 August
Longlist announcement
17 September
Shortlist announcement livestreamed from New York
9 December
Award ceremony at The Peninsula London
"The authors and their books inevitably grapple with many of the world's biggest challenges – something which is fundamental also to our role in looking after clients' money.”
Group Chief Executive
The Financial Times and Schroders Business Book of the Year 2024
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View the Financial Times' coverage
Don't miss the FT's coverage of the award, including summaries of the shortlisted books as they are announced. The FT's dedicated pages also feature previous years' winning books and include reviews, author interviews and insights on the judges and the judging process.
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