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Name	Deutsche Brse (German Exchange)
Country	Germany
Number of listed companies	447
Domestic market capitalization	2,503,046 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 koDAX 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 Brse 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 Brse 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 worlds leading exchange organizations, Deutsche Brse 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).