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Romanian financial market moves forward on sustainability
Bucharest- Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) signed a commitment letter to join the United Nation’s Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative; pledging to promote more sustainable investments and improved environmental, social and corporate governance disclosure in the Romanian…
Nairobi Securities Exchange joins United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative
Nairobi- Nairobi Securities Exchange officially joins United Nation’s Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative. CEO Geoffrey Otieno Odundo declared, “Nairobi Securities Exchange firmly believes that a sustainable capital market is critical to the attainment of sustainable…
Stock exchanges around the world Ring the Bell for Gender Equality
New York– Stock exchanges from around the world joined UN Women, UN Global Compact and the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative to ring their opening or closing bells in support of gender equality and to highlight the pivotal role of the private…
Egyptian Exchange “Rings the Bell for Gender Equality”, kicks off global series of events with SSE Partner Exchanges
Cairo- Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative founding member The Egyptian Exchange held the first of a series of bell ringing ceremonies to raise awareness of gender equality initiatives and efforts world wide, signaling its commitment to equality and sustainability.“I…
In Regional Dialogue, Latin American Partner Exchanges zero in on transparency & investor demand
Bogotà - Latin America’s four largest stock exchanges gathered in Colombia for the first Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Regional Dialogue: LatAm…
Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago inks commitment to UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative
Santiago- Chilean stock exchange Bolsa de Comercio de Santiago has signed its commitment letter, officially becoming a Partner Exchange of the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative. Santiago expressed interest in the initiative in November at the IV International Forum…
SSE at center of calls for action at the IV international forum on sustainability in Santiago, Chile
Santiago - Sarah Bostwick of the United Nations Global Compact, a co-organizer of the SSE, emphasized in her remarks that the very existence of the SSE is a positive indicator of the progress stock exchanges around the world are making to promote corporate sustainability in…
Borsa Istanbul starts calculating BIST Sustainability Index
Istanbul - The launch of the Index comes after many months of preparation including a joint workshop held with the SSE in January 2014. Borsa Istanbul is one of the five founding Partner Exchanges of the SSE initiative. The CEO of Borsa Istanbul recently spoke about the new…
2014 SSE Global Dialogue – press release
Key Capital Market Leaders Convene at Largest Sustainable Stock Exchanges Global DialogueGeneva The Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative hosted its fourth and largest Global Dialogue at the Palais des Nations in Geneva during UNCTAD’s World Investment…
2014 SSE Report on Progress released
Geneva- Released today, the SSE 2014 Report on Progress (pdf) frames the discussion of the SSE 2014 Global Dialogue. A review of sustainability initiatives at 55 exchanges found substantial progress, engagement, and a set of emerging best practices among exchanges regarding…