BHBNewsLetter March2019

Issue 19 - MARCH 2019

BAHRAIN BOURSE HOSTS BELL RINGING CEREMONY AS PART OF ITS COMMITMENT

TOWARDS UN’S SUSTAINABLE STOCK EXCHANGES INITIATIVE (CONTINUED)

Bahrain Bourse has joined 83 other

global exchanges to mark the

occasion over a week of bell-ringing

activities for the first time since

its establishment, in partnership

wit h t he United Nat ions

Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE)

Initiative, the World Federation

of Exchanges, IFC, UN Global

Compact, UN Women. The

event is being held for the fifth

consecutive year globally, and this

year Bahrain Bourse participated

in the event for the first time.

Held throughout March, these

bell-ringing events aim to

raise awareness on women’s

economic empowerment 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 transparency on

gender policies and practices.

It is noteworthy that Bahrain

Bourse has recently announced

that is has officially joined the

United Nations Sustainable

Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative

to demonstrate its voluntary

commitment to promoting

sustainable and transparent

capital markets. The SSE

initiative focuses on sustainable

disclosure of environmental,

social and governance (ESG) factors.