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Sustainable Stock Exchanges: Integrating Sustainability into Capital Markets

Grand Ballroom 3
14:00 - 15:30

The session will invite speakers weigh in on the wide debate regarding the integration of sustainability into capital markets via stock exchanges, how these contribute to scaling-up and accelerate ESG disclosure practices, and how that influences investors’ financial decision-making. Building on the efforts led by the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) Initiative and national efforts in emerging and developed countries, the session will look at creating positive synergies between stakeholders and will discuss the mainstreaming of sustainability practices in capital markets for a more sustainable financial system.

Moderator

  • Mr. James Zhan, Director of the Investment and Enterprise Division, UNCTAD

 Keynote

  • Dr. Robert G. Eccles, Professor of Management Practice, Harvard Business School / KKS Advisors

 Speakers

  • Mr. Mustafa Kemal Yılmaz, Executive Vice President, Borsa Istanbul
  • Mr. Sanjay Sinha, Head Business Excellence, NSE – National Stock Exchange of India Ltd.
  • Ms. Su Mei, Investor Education Center Vice Director, Shenzhen Stock Exchange
  • Mr. Leon Kamhi, Executive Director, Hermes Equity Ownership Services / UNEP FI Investment Commission Chair