Qatar Stock Exchange Launches Its ESG
Platform
December 23,
2018
Qatar Stock Exchange is pleased to announce the launch
of its online ‘Qatar Stock Exchange Sustainability and ESG
Platform’. This platform is designed to accelerate the
objectives of the QSE Guidance on ESG reporting launched in
December 2016 to support listed companies report on key
Environment, Social, and Governance (ESG) indicators.
The online ESG platform allows all Qatari listed
companies to login, upload their sustainability reports and
submit their sustainability data on the QSE’s 34 ESG indicators.
Investors can have real-time access to publicly reported
essential sustainability data, information and reports organized
by each issuer all from a single source.
QSE is among the first stock exchanges in the world to
encourage transparency and disclosure by promoting the
digitalization of ESG data. The initiative, which comes with the
support of the Qatar Financial Markets Authority, is in line
with the sustainability pillars of Qatar National Vision 2030.
It is also part of the exchange’s efforts to uphold its
voluntary commitment to the Sustainable Stock Exchanges
initiative (SSE).
Mr. Hussain Mohammed Al Abdullah, QSE’s Marketing &
Communication Director, said that this initiative will enable
investors and interested individuals to access critical ESG data
and periodic sustainability reports uploaded by the listed
companies – online and on demand. He added that this initiative
is not only aimed at encouraging ESG disclosure among the listed
companies but also promoting responsible investing practices by
supporting investors access to high quality ESG data.
The launch of the platform coincides with the great
changes taking place in the State of Qatar that are fueled by
the ambitions of Qatar National Vision 2030. It is also in line
with the growing trend among investors to integrate ESG factors
in their investment decisions. As of April 2018, more than 1,900
investment entities signed up the United Nations Principles for
Responsible Investment (PRI), representing about US $82 trillion
of assets under investment management. The QSE ESG platform will
be a major factor in enhancing QSE’s global competitiveness in
attracting sustainable investments, Mr. Al Abdullah noted.
For more information about the Qatar Stock Exchange
Sustainability and ESG Platform’, please visit:
http://qse.arabsustainability.com
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