On 20 July 2016, the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative brought together capital market leaders at the UNCTAD World Investment Forum 2016 in Nairobi, Kenya to identify their role in financing the transition to a green economy.
Chairman of SynTao Green Finance, Dr. Guo Peiyuan joined SSE Executive Dialogue on Green Finance. Other participants include James Zhan, UNCTAD Director of Investment and Enterprise; Ligia Noronha, Director of UNEP’s Division of Technology, Industry and Economics; Egyptian Stock Exchange Executive Chairman Mr. Mohamed Omran; Maurice Bauer, Secretary General of the Luxembourg Stock Exchange; and Sean Kidney, CEO of the Climate Bonds Initiative, etc.
The SSE Executive Dialogue on Green Finance addressed key elements of the new global agenda on green finance, and evaluated what role stock exchanges can play at the UNCTAD World Investment Forum. The key elements included:
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Dr. Guo Peiyuan shared his view on the development of green finance in China, and introduced that, “Recent regulation in China prevents companies from listing on stock exchanges if they have been violating environmental law over the past 3 years.”
About the SSE
The SSE is a peer-to-peer learning platform for exploring how exchanges—in collaboration with investors, regulators, and companies—can encourage sustainable investment and enhance corporate transparency, and ultimately performance, on ESG (environmental, social and corporate governance) issues. The SSE is convened by the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN Global Compact, the UN Environment Program Finance Initiative (UNEP FI), and the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI). For more information, please visit www.sseinitiative.org