Exchange in Focus: Borsa Istanbul co-hosts PRI workshop and ESG integration programme
(3 April, 2019) Borsa İstanbul, a founding Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) initiative partner since 2012, in collaboration with the UN-backed Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI), Turkish Institutional Investment Managers’ Association (TKYD) and Emerging Markets for Responsible Investing (EMRI) recently held a workshop for 75 local market participants based on the PRI methodology on E
Exchange in Focus: Nasdaq launches global ESG reporting guide for companies
(15 May 2019) Nasdaq has fulfilled a commitment it made as an SSE Partner Exchange to provide guidance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting to its markets with the launch of its new global ESG reporting guide for public and private companies.
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Exchange in Focus: JPX publishes Japanese Translation of SSE Model Guidance for ESG reporting
(3 June 2019) The Japan Exchange Group published a Japanese translation of the SSE Model Guidance on Reporting ESG Information to Investors and encouraged listed companies to make use of this resource. The Japan Exchange Group is a member of the SSE initiative since 2017, and the Japan Corporate Governance Code stipulates that listed companies should consider taking positive and proactive measu
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Exchange in Focus: Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange creates ESG disclosure guidance for listed companies
(27 July 2019) Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange (ADX) announced that it has issued an Environmental Social & Governance (ESG) disclosure guidelines for listed companies, as recommended by the UN’s Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative.
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Exchange in Focus: Panama exchange lists first green bond
(11 September 2019) The Panama Stock Exchange (BVP) has listed its first green bond, issued by CIFI, a financial institution in Latin America specializing in infrastructure and energy financing. The proceeds of the green bond will go towards green projects including: wind power, hydroelectric generation, solar power, geothermic and waste management.