Under the philosophy that sustainable listed companies are more attractive to investors, Japan Exchange Group, Inc. is working to promote sustainability from the standpoint of a market operator and as a listed company, says Yamaji Hiromi, Director & Representative Executive Officer, Group COO, Japan Exchange Group Inc. 

Securities exchanges have a critical role in reallocating capital towards achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the targets of the Paris Agreement on climate change. Nigerian Exchange Limited has played its part by taking a leading role in the development of the Nigerian and West African green bond market, creating opportunities for investors to diversify and contributing to sustainable development in Africa’s largest economy, says Jude Chiemeka, Divisional Head, Trading Business, Nigerian Exchange Limited.

The building blocks for a green finance system in China are firmly in place, setting the country on course to create a thriving low-carbon investment ecosystem, says Cai Jianchun, President of the Shanghai Stock Exchange.

With increased attention comes increased scrutiny for the green economy landscape, and for the corporates and funds that exist within it. The application of green taxonomies provides common language amongst the companies raising capital and the investors allocating it, writes Claire Dorrian, Head of Sustainable Finance at the London Stock Exchange Group.

Market-based voluntary offset projects offer the opportunity for near-term solutions on the long road to a net-zero economy, says Russell Karas, Senior Director of Energy Products at CME Group.

Fragmented and unstructured data has long been the primary obstacle to meaningful sustainability analysis. By collecting and harmonising this vast and disparate universe of information, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange’s LGX DataHub sets about solving that problem, writes Senior Sustainability Data Analyst Lucas Rabiot.

The NYSE and ICE are deploying their combined weight to offer companies and investors almost real-time, decision-useful ESG data across a universe of 3,500 companies. NYSE's Head of ESG Advisory Brian Matt describes how it works.

Trading in Brazil’s carbon credits market has taken off in 2021, adding a valuable new asset to the country’s growing portfolio of ESG products, writes Fábio Zenaro, Director, OTC Products and New Business Development at B3 - Brasil Bolsa Balcão.

Switzerland still has a way to go to achieve gender equality, especially in the workplace, says Marion Leslie, Head of Financial Information at SIX Group. The new SPI Gender Equality Index is an ‘external push’ towards more diversity and inclusion for both the Swiss market and its exchange.