(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.
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
In light of the upcoming publication of the UN SSE model guidance on climate disclosure and the practical action plan on the 29th of June, the SSE is ramping up its efforts to provide climate disclosure training to exchanges' markets to help them implement the actions suggested in the model guidance and the action plan.
Geneva, Tuesday, 29th June 2021 – The United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative today launches a new Action Plan to Make Markets Climate Resilient and a
This week, governments, private sector organizations and civil society are once again coming together for the 27th annual United Nations Conference of the Parties on climate change (COP27).
As part of the UN SSE’s COP27 activities in Sharm al Sheik, Egypt, SSE Academy Head Tiffany Grabski participated in a panel discussion on developing “A Global Comprehensive Reporting System.” Bringing together representatives of the private sector, standard setters and stock exchanges, Ms. Grabski highlighted the key role that capacity building plays in advancing this work.
The International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) this week launched two inaugural sustainability disclosure standards to meet the information needs of capital market participants, one focused on general disclosure requirements and one focused on climate-related disclosures. Stock exchanges are holding launch events around the world to introduce their markets to these new standards.
The UN SSE initiative training program on climate disclosures won the Climate Leadership Award at the 2023 Finance for the Future Awards.
Abu Dhabi, 18 October 2023 - The United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative launched the SSE Academic Working Group at the UNCTAD World Investment Forum with eleven founding members from academic institutions in six countries from Africa, Asia, Europe and North America.
Stock exchanges, together with the UN SSE, IFC and the IFRS Foundation, will be providing global market participants with high-quality training and guidance on the latest standards for climate and sustainability disclosures published by the IFRS Foundation’s International Sustainability Standards Board.