KARACHI: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) said on Monday it has joined the Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative, which is a partnership programme organised by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), UN Global Compact, UN Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP-FI) and Principles for Responsible Investment.

A press release said the SSE initiative’s goal is the capacity building of stock exchanges and securities market regulators around the world to promote responsible investment in sustainable development and help improve corporate performance on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues, including the financing of the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

Published in Dawn,June 7th, 2022