This month includes news from LuxSE, Swiss SIX, Nasdaq; AP Fonden 7, AP4, GRI, Morningstar, UN Environment and more. Monthly news highlights are compiled by the SSE to give an overview of the capital markets sustainability news from that month.
(5 December 2017) The United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative co-hosted the annual China Social investment Forum (SIF) week bringing together over 300 sustainable finance and responsible investment leaders from various sectors to evaluate and discuss world trends and China’s practice.
(6 December 2017) The Japan Exchange Group, Inc. (JPX) signed on 6 December 2017 a commitment letter announcing its partnership with the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative. JPX now joins nearly 70 stock exchanges worldwide committed to sharing information and working with stakeholders to promote the sustainability and transparency of capital markets.
(11 December 2017) The New Zealand Stock Exchange (NZX Limited) published a guidance note for issuers on environmental, social and governance (ESG) reporting, designed to accompany the updated Corporate Governance Code which includes voluntary reporting on ESG information.
(19 December 2017) Building on its commitment to promote sustainable and transparent capital markets as an SSE Partner Exchange, Boursa Kuwait announced the launch of its new voluntary sustainability disclosure guide and held a training session on ESG disclosure on 19 December 2017.
(24 January 2018, London) The International Finance Corporation (IFC), the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative and the London Stock Exchange hosted a roundtable discussion with stock exchanges, policy makers, investors and development partners to further their work on ESG disclosure guidance.
(25 January 2018) The Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative was invited to speak at the IOSCO Africa and Middle East Regional Committee Annual Conference on how stock exchanges can grow green finance in their markets, as well as other key sustainability opportunities.