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Issue 23 - MARCH 2020
www.bahrainbourse.comBAHRAIN BOURSE HOSTS BELL RINGING CEREMONY FOR
THE 2
nd
CONSECUTIVE YEAR AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT
TOWARDS UN’S SUSTAINABLE STOCK EXCHANGES INITIATIVE
Bahrain Bourse has joined 81 other
global exchanges to mark the
occasion over a week of bell-ringing
activities for the second consecutive
year, in partnership with the
United Nations Sustainable Stock
Exchanges (SSE) Initiative, the
World Federation of Exchanges,
IFC, UN Global Compact, UN
Women to help raise awareness
and highlight opportunities for
the capital market ecosystem
to advance gender equality and
sustainable development. The event
is being held for the 6
th
consecutive
year globally. This year, the UN’s
International Women Day is
themed ‘I am Generation Equality:
Realizing Women’s Rights.
Held throughout March, these
bell-ringing events aim to
raise awareness on women’s
e c o n om i c emp ow e r me n t
and the opportunities for
the private sector to advance
gender equality and sustainable
development. As part of the events,
participants are encouraged to
make commitments to improve
gender equality in their markets,
improving diversity in senior
management and on the boards
of directors, or improving
t r a n s p a r e n c y on g e nd e r
policies and practices. It is
noteworthy that Bahrain Bourse
has announced in 2019 its
voluntary commitment towards
the United Nations Sustainable
Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative in
promoting sustainable and
transparent capital markets. The
SSE initiative focuses on sustainable
disclosure of environmental,
social and governance (ESG) factors.