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Stock exchanges fostering economic growth and sustainable development
(7 September 2017, Bangkok) The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), one of the organizers of the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative, published today a report examining the role of stock exchanges in promoting economic growth and…
August News Highlights
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.You can subscribe to our monthly…
Nasdaq launches pilot program on ESG reporting
(29 August 2017, Stockholm) Following the launch of its environmental, social and governance reporting guidance as part of the Sustainable Stock Exchange (SSE) initiative’s ESG reporting guidance campaign, Nasdaq has now announced a pilot program on ESG…
July News Highlights
This month includes news from Nasdaq, Santiago Exchange, Egyptian Exchange, Borsa Italiana, Singapore Exchange, Johannesburg Exchange, SET, LSE and more. Monthly news highlights are compiled by the SSE to give an overview of the capital markets sustainability news from that…
UNCTAD presents SSE at United Nations Partnership Exchange
(17 July 2017, New York) The United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) was invited to present the work of the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative at the UN headquarters at a high-level political forum highlighting UN Partnerships with the private…
Exchange in Focus: Borsa Italiana hosts inaugural Italian Sustainability Day
(10 July 2017, Milan) More than 300 participants registered for Borsa Italiana’s inaugural Italian Sustainability Day. Opened by the CEO of Borsa Italiana, the gathering fostered dialogue between companies and investors on material environmental, social and governance (ESG…
UN SSE responds to call for stock exchanges to help implement FSB climate-related financial disclosure recommendations
With the release of the Financial Stability Board’s (FSB) Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations, the SSE Model Guidance on Reporting ESG Information has been updated, encouraging exchanges to support its implementation and include it as a…
June News Highlights
This month includes news from ASX, Chittagong Exchange, LuxSE, Nasdaq, Shanghai Exchange and more. Monthly news highlights are compiled by the SSE to give an overview of the capital markets sustainability news from that month.You can subscribe to our monthly news highlights by…
Australian Securities Exchange joins global partnership for sustainable and transparent markets
(26 June 2017) Australia’s largest stock exchange, the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX), has signed a voluntary commitment to promote long-term sustainable investment and improved environmental, social and corporate governance disclosure and performance among its issuers.…
SSE asked by IFC to present on ESG reporting and SDGs
(Vienna, 20-21 June 2017) The Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative was asked to present on a panel organized by the International Finance Corporation (IFC) on the key developments and trends in environmental, social, and governance (ESG) reporting frameworks,…