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Exchange in Focus: Borsa Italiana hosts the third edition of its Sustainability Day

(3 July 2019) Following the enthusiasm of the first two editions, Borsa Italiana and the London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) organized and held in Milan the third edition of the Italian Sustainability Day. Companies, investors and institutions met in Palazzo Mezzanotte to discuss climate change and share their experiences on ESG topics in the transition towards a more sustainable economy.

Exchange in Focus: BVP Sustainable Finance Panel

(September 2019) The Panama Stock Exchange (BVP) held its XX Investor Forum, an annual event aimed at sharing innovations in the financial market of Panamá and its region. Sustainability was at the center of this year’s edition. The Forum traditionally attracts many participants, with a record of 700 for this year.

A More Sustainable Future for the UN SSE

(26 September 2019) Since its founding ten years ago, the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative (SSE) has grown to 90 exchanges, listing 50 thousand companies valued at over 86 trillion USD, and it is still growing.

SSE signs Exchange of Letters with industry association WFE

New York City, 27 September 2019 – The World Federation of Exchanges (“WFE”), the global industry group for exchanges and CCPs, and the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (“SSE”) initiative, have formalised their deepening partnership with the two organisations agreeing to work together on building capacity and technical assistance to stakeholders, and on joint publicat

Exchange in Focus: LuxSE launches guide to ESG reporting

(14 October 2019)     Continuing its efforts to promote transparency in its market, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange (LuxSE), a member of the SSE initiative since 2016 and a leading exchange in the area of green bonds, has published a new set of guidelines for reporting ESG information to investors.

How Stock Exchanges Can Grow Green Finance- now available in French

(25 October 2019)  SSE’ s Publication “How Stock Exchanges Can Grow Green Finance”, representing an action plan for stock exchanges, has been translated into French. The credits for the translation go to Euronext, partner exchange of the SSE Initiative since 2015.

Exchange in Focus: ATHEX publishes ESG Reporting Guide

(13 November 2019) The Athens Stock Exchange, a member of the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative since 2018, published its first ESG Reporting Guide. The guidance is designed to share information and communicate it to investors and other stakeholders. The exchange marked the occasion of the launch with an opening bell ceremony during which Ms.

Rwanda: SSE and IFC work with exchange and national regulators on ESG disclosure

On 28-29 October, the SSE and IFC collaborated with the Rwanda Capital Market Authority and Stock Exchange to jointly organize the first-ever virtual stakeholders' consultation on the revised Corporate Governance Code in Rwanda. Over 40 representatives from the Central Bank of Rwanda, investment funds, financial institutions, and companies joined the capacity building workshop