(Stockholm, 7 March 2016) Nasdaq announced today that its Nordic and Baltic exchanges in Stockholm, Helsinki, Copenhagen, Reykjavik, Tallinn, Riga and Vilnius have committed to produce a guidance on environmental, social and governance (ESG) disclosure for listed companies by the end of 2016.

(Nairobi, Doha, 30 March 2016) The Nairobi Securities Exchange and Qatar Stock Exchange are the latest two exchanges to join the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) campaign to close the ESG guidance gap.

(Minsk, 1 April 2016) The Belarusian Currency and Stock Exchange has signed a commitment to join 50 other Stock Exchanges from around the world in promoting sustainable and transparent capital markets as a United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative Partner Exchange.

(Eden Island, 18 April 2016) Today, Trop-X (Seychelles) Limited, the Seychelles’ licensed securities exchange has made a public commitment to the sustainability and transparency of capital markets in Seychelles by joining the UN’s Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative.

(Dubai, 15 June 2016) Dubai Financial Market (DFM) today announced that it has become a Partner Exchange member of the United Nation’s Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative, as part of a global effort to promote sustainability of performance and transparency in capital markets.

(Dar es Salaam, 29 June 2016) The Dar es Salaam Stock Exchange (DSE), Tanzania’s only stock exchange, is the newest Partner Exchange of the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative.

(Nairobi, 20 July 2016) The stock exchanges of Botswana, Namibia and Tanzania announced their partnership with the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative this afternoon at the SSE Executive Dialogue on Green Finance in Nairobi, Kenya.

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