KASE joined national ESG Club

Thursday, 30 June 2022

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During Astana Finance Days session on ESG and sustainable development, KASE Board Chairperson Alina Aldambergen signed a Memorandum on establishment of the national ESG Club, which includes 18 companies from the financial sector and various economic sectors.

Club’s activities will aim to contribute to improvement of country and ESG ratings of the Republic of Kazakhstan, implementation of national ESG standards, attraction of investors to the country’s economy and companies promoting sustainable development and ESG principles. It will also contribute to improving energy efficiency, minimising the environmental impact of the Republic of Kazakhstan, improving working conditions and respect for human rights and disseminating best ESG practices.

For reference
Kazakhstan Stock Exchange (KASE) is the leading stock exchange in the Central Asian region. KASE ranks second among CIS exchanges in terms of volume of securities trades, and sixth in terms of capitalisation of the FEAS share market.
It is a universal trading platform for corporate and government securities, bonds of international financial institutions, foreign currencies, money market transactions – repo and swap, as well as derivatives.
KASE is a member of the International Federation of Exchanges (WFE), Federation of Euro-Asian Stock Exchanges (FEAS) and other international and domestic professional associations, as well as a member of the UN initiative “Stock Exchanges for Sustainable Development”.
More information: +7 (727) 237 5342, pr@kase.kz