(27 September 2017, Berlin) The SSE held a roundtable discussion alongside the 2017 PRI in Person conference to evaluate how regulators, stock exchanges, investors and issuers can enhance corporate transparency to build long term markets and drive capital towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
(28 September 2017, Casablanca) The United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative took part in the inaugural meeting of financial centres harnessing expertise to drive action on climate change and sustainable development. A group of the world’s leading financial centres agreed at the meeting to taking strategic action on green and sustainable finance.
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(3 December 2017) China’s Shenzhen Stock Exchange (SZSE) has become the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative’s 67th Partner Exchange by committing to promote sustainable and transparent capital markets. The exchange announced its membership at the Global Philanthropy Finance Forum and 2017 Social Impact Investment Summit on 3 December 2017.
(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.
(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.