The United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (UN SSE) initiative presented to the IOSCO Monitoring Forum, sharing an update on its work to advance sustainable finance across global capital markets and the progress of its market education programme.

Delivered by SSE Chief Coordinator Anthony Miller and Academy Head Tiffany Grabski, the presentation outlined the initiative's growing global network of over 130 partner exchanges and the momentum behind stock exchange sustainability activities worldwide, from voluntary sustainability disclosure guidance to mandatory disclosure requirements.

A central focus was the SSE Academy, the initiative's free capacity-building programme. To date, the Academy has delivered 266 workshops to more than 56,000 participants working with more than 70 exchanges reaching 150-plus countries and territories. The academy’s award-winning workshops achieve 99% satisfaction reported in feedback surveys and the SSE proudly advertises a near equal participation of male and female participants. 

The presentation highlighted the Academy's role in helping markets implement the ISSB Standards, with 73 dedicated workshops reaching nearly 25,000 participants and a newly launched database answering the most frequently asked questions from training sessions. This programme is made possible with the support of the International Finance Corporation (IFC), part of the World Bank Group, and the Swiss State Secretariat for Economic Affairs (SECO).

The SSE also shared its broader research and guidance offering — including Market Monitors, Action Plans, and Model Guidance — and its live programme of consensus-building events spanning gender equality, nature and biodiversity, carbon markets, and the energy transition.

Engaging with international regulatory and standard-setting bodies such as IOSCO members underscores the SSE's commitment to working alongside the regulatory community to build the knowledge and capacity needed for a more sustainable financial system.

IOSCO’s Monitoring Group is a coalition of international financial regulators and institutions dedicated to advancing the public interest in international audit standard setting and audit quality. Its mission is to promote high-quality global auditing, assurance, ethics, and accounting education standards; oversee the implementation and effectiveness of IFAC reforms; appoint and monitor the Public Interest Oversight Board (PIOB); provide guidance on relevant regulatory and policy developments; and facilitate dialogue on audit quality and emerging regulatory and market issues affecting the auditing profession. The members of the Monitoring Group are the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision, European Commission, Financial Stability Board, International Association of Insurance Supervisors, International Forum of Independent Audit Regulators, International Organization of Securities Commissions, and the World Bank.

To learn more about the SSE Academy, visit www.SSEinitiative.org/academy.