- WSE is among 23 companies in the new RESPECT Index portfolio in the seventh edition of the project.
- Warsaw Stock Exchange has joined the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative of global exchanges which promote high CSR standards on home capital markets
Warsaw Stock Exchange has published today the new portfolio of the socially responsible company index RESPECT. In the seventh edition of the project, 23 companies listed on the Main Market have been successfully verified for parameters of corporate social responsibility and put in the index portfolio. They include Warsaw Stock Exchange.
“We initiated the RESPECT Index project in 2009 and since then we have recognised companies which work with dedication and integrity for responsible and sustainable business strategies. We are honoured that Warsaw Stock Exchange has become a part of this elite group. I admit that, as a public company, we have aspired to join the index not for the first time and we have made great efforts to comply with the highest CSR standards. However, the example of our company shows that with sheer determination and involvement of our employees which result in increased commitment of the entire organisation, it is possible. We realise that participation in the RESPECT Index is a great responsibility towards the whole market and our stakeholders; therefore, we are planning continuous development in favour of the responsible business,” said Beata Jarosz, Vice-President of the Management Board of WSE.
This commitment has been substantiated by the declaration signed by WSE representatives at the ceremony announcing the new RESPECT Index portfolio. Warsaw Stock Exchange has joined the exchanges partnered with the UN Sustainable Stock Exchanges (SSE) initiative whose signatories agree to support corporate social responsibility and sustainable development on their home capital markets.
"On behalf of the United Nations Sustainable Stock Exchanges initiative, I am very happy to welcome today Warsaw Stock Exchange's public commitment to promote sustainable business practices among its listed companies. Warsaw exchange is an important regional exchange and the first exchange from Central and Eastern Europe to join the SSE. We applaud their proactive approach to sustainability issues,” said Elodie Feller Co-coordinator of the SSE who accepted the declaration of WSE.
The SSE initiative was founded in 2009 by the United Nations to exchange experience of stock exchanges in the development and promotion of corporate social responsibility and responsible investment among investors, listed companies, regulators and capital market infrastructure institutions.
WSE is the ninth exchange to join SSE, the first SSE participant in Central and Eastern Europe and the first participant in the European Union other than exchange groups. The SSE partner exchanges are NYSE Euronext, NASDAQ OMX, the Istanbul Stock Exchange, BM&FBBovespa (Brazil), the Bombay Stock Exchange, the Egyptian Exchange and the Johannesburg Exchange.