The Stock Exchange of Thailand, the UN Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD), the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the UN Global Compact and Principles for Responsible Investment (PRAI), with support from the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI), the Climate Disclosure Standards Board and other sponsors are hosting the dialogue. CEOs of stock exchanges, institutional investors, regulators and other policy makers will discuss challenges and opportunities to promote sustainable development through capital markets, including ways to promote the environmental, social and governance performance of listed companies. A high-level policy dialogue will take place in the morning, and workshops on sustainability reporting, climate disclosure standards and investor risk management in relation to water scarcity, land use and other natural resource management issues will run in parallel in the afternoon. The event is part of the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (SSEI), led by UNEP, UNCTAD, PRAI and the UN Global Compact.
date: 18 May 2015
venue: Queen Sirikit National Convention Centre, 60 New Rachadapisek Road, Klongtoey
location: Bangkok (Krung Thep), Thailand
contact: Anthony Miller, UNCTAD
e-mail: anthony.miller@unctad.org
www: http://www.sseinitiative.org/home-slider/2015-regional-dialogue-south-east-asia-2/
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