Deutsche Börse

Name	Deutsche Börse (German Exchange)
Country	Germany
Number of listed companies	447
Domestic market capitalization	2503045.83 million US$
SSE Partner Exchange	Yes
Has annual sustainability report	Yes
ESG reporting required as a listing rule	No
Has written guidance on ESG reporting	Yes Guidance – Communicating Sustainability, 7 recommendations for issuers (2013).
Offers ESG related training	Yes Training will be offered through an ESG workshop in June 2018.
Market covered by sustainability-related index	Yes STOXX Low Carbon Index Family ÖkoDAX DAXglobal Alternative Energy DAXglobal Sarasin Sustainability Germany STOXX ESG Leaders Index family STOXX Sustainability Index family Photovoltaik Global 30 Credit Suisse Global Alternative Energy
Has sustainability bond listing segment	Yes Via the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.
Has SME listing platform	Yes Deutsche Börse Venture Network, since 2015.
Women on boards mandatory minimum rule	Yes There is a 30% mandatory minimum rule for women on boards. Source: Deloitte. (2019). Data driven change: Women in the boardroom a global perspective. Detail of the rule: the quota applies to non executives board seats Gesetzes zur gleichberechtigten Teilhabe von Frauen German Corporate Governance Code 2019 recommends following the gender quota in the composition of the supervisory board (p.7)
Additional information	Launched the Hub for Sustainable Finance along with the German Council for Sustainable Development in late 2017. Launched Accelerating Sustainable Finance Initiative in May 2017 along with major stakeholders from the Frankfurt/Main financial centre. Participants signed the Frankfurt Declaration, a letter of intent about the creation of sustainable infrastructures in the financial sector.
Organizational model of stock exchange	Listed company for profit; demutualized in 2000.
Regulatory bodies	European Securities and Markets Authority. Federal Financial Supervisory Authority. Trading Surveillance Office.
Regulatory model	Government Deutsche Börse AG is regulated by various bodies. The Trading Surveillance Office is an independent supervisory body that supervises and monitors the market. However, a great deal of authority falls upon the government. Both the Exchange Supervisory Authority and the Federal Financial Supervisory Authority are governmental regulatory bodies that monitor for proper conduct and cases of insider trading, fraud, price manipulation and violations of the Exchange Act.
About the stock exchange	Location: Frankfurt, Germany As one of the world’s leading exchange organizations, Deutsche Börse Group provides investors, financial institutions and companies access to global capital markets. Our business covers the entire process chain from securities and derivatives trading, clearing, settlement and custody, through to market data and the development and operation of electronic trading systems.Our reliable systems and our integrity as a neutral provider form the basis of our business philosophy. We operate to the most exacting standards to create products and services to meet the needs of international financial markets. As a listed company we work to create value for our customers and our shareholders. (Source).

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The SSE maintains a database of sustainability activities for all stock exchanges that are either members of the SSE initiative and/or members of the World Federation of Exchanges. This database is the most comprehensive database of stock exchanges worldwide and contains data on all main stock exchanges. The information in this database is intended to inform investors and other stakeholders on the work stock exchanges are undertaking to advance sustainability in their respective markets.

The information provided in this database is based on publicly available information prepared by the SSE Secretariat with input from stock exchanges in most instances. Sources and explanatory notes on sustainability information have been included in individual Stock Exchange Fact Sheets. The criteria for each category can be found below.

While every effort is made to keep the information in this database up to date, please be aware that certain factors change frequently and therefore may not be exact, such as the number of listed companies or market cap.

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Country	Country of primary residence or registration
Has signed the SSE Commitment Letter?	To be considered an SSE Partner Exchange, the CEO or Chairperson of the exchange must sign an SSE commitment letter. Contact the SSE for more information if your exchange would like to join.
Has annual sustainability report?	For a yes, stock exchanges must report, either in a stand alone report or integrated into their financial report, on their environmental and social impact and corporate governance.
ESG reporting required as a listing rule?	For a yes, all three factors have been considered (environmental, social and governance) within the listing rules for some or all listed companies. This requirement may come from the regulatory authority or the exchange, depending on the market.
Offers written guidance on ESG reporting?	For a yes, all three factors have been considered (environmental, social and governance). The SSE has developed a model guidance that all exchanges can use to develop their own guidance to issuers. For more details, click here.
Offers ESG related training?	For a yes, training must have taken place in the previous 12 months, and must be interactive. The topic of the training must be on some area of sustainability.
Market covered by sustainability-related index?	Sustainability-related indices may include environmental or social indices, or ESG indices. This could include specific themes, such as low carbon indices, or general sustainability indices. The index must be specific to the market the exchange operates in (a region or world index is not included).
Has sustainability bond listing segment?	For a yes, the exchange has developed the rules and regulations allowing for sustainability bonds to be listed, and provides a separate segment for listing making the bonds easy to find and identify.
Has an SME listing platform?	For a yes, the exchange offers a listing platform specifically for Small-and-Medium sized enterprises.
Additional Information	Additional Information captures exchanges’: sustainability section of websites, sustainability products not captured under indices; information on future sustainability commitments and other information on the exchange
Organizational model of stock exchange	Whether the exchange is listed or not, and when it was demutualized
Regulatory bodies	The regulatory authority that sets listing requirements and capital market regulation for the exchange's market
Regulatory model	The extent to which exchanges have regulatory authority in their market. This may include: Limited exchange SRO Strong exchange SRO Independent member SRO Government (Statutory) Non-SRO
About the stock exchange	The location of the headquarters of the exchange, and any additional details about the stock exchange.

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