Empowering-Sustainable-Growth
Empowering-sustainable-growth
The world is facing pressing challenges to ensure a sustainable future for our planet. The finance sector is a vital contributor to the global sustainability agenda. It can empower sustainable finance, by incorporating environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors into investment decision-making. It can also support the allocation of capital to sustainable initiatives.
Euronext has a special position in the financial ecosystem. It serves the real economy by bringing together buyers and sellers in transparent, efficient and reliable trading venues. In this key role, Euronext has a responsibility to the whole finance community, not only to ensure financial stability, but to contribute decisively to a sustainable growth model in the countries in which it operates.
Dual Ambition
Drive investment in innovative, sustainable products and services
through secure and transparent markets, in continuous collaboration with our financial community.
Inspire and promote tangible sustainable practices
within the company and towards our community, by respecting and developing our people and by supporting our ecosystem.
Five material impact areas
Euronext carried out a pan-European stakeholder consultation process, to identify the ESG issues that our stakeholders believe should be our main focus.
Based on these results, we defined the key issues on which we can have the most impact in the economy, society and the environment. These key issues are grouped into five material impact areas: Our Markets, Our Partners, Our People, Our Society and Our Environment.
Each material impact area supports one or several of the United Nations’ 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), part of the “2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development” to which Euronext has committed as an Official Partner of the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (SSE).
Our Markets
As a market infrastructure, Euronext is in a unique position to support the transition to a sustainable European economy.
We offer our issuers a tailored programme to increase ESG knowledge. This solution also allows them to connect with relevant stakeholders and advocate for ESG goals and interests.
Euronext helps investors identify listed products that meet ESG criteria. Our market players can invest in a wide range of Sustainable Indices, ETFs, Derivatives, and Bonds.
Our Partners
A central element of our work is the engagement with our customers, as well as the European and local public authorities and policymakers, to help shape the regulatory and policy issues that impact the financial sector and empower sustainable finance.
As a result of the European Commission’s Action Plan on Financing Sustainable Growth and the European Green Deal, a number of legislative proposals have been agreed, to incentivise investments in sustainable activities. This focus is reflected in our continuous ESG dialogue with the EU institutions, namely the Commission, Parliament and Member States in Council, as well as all relevant authorities in the Euronext jurisdictions.
Our People
Euronext promotes an environment that encourages collaborative work, learning and innovation. We support each employee in shaping his or her future and the future of the company, in an inclusive environment that values diversity.
Euronext strives to foster a mindset that complements our values and supports the company’s ambitions:
Execute with excellence | Collaborate, challenge and care for each other | Dare to take risks | Empower our people | Focus on clients | Adopt a positive performance culture.
They underly all our actions and form a foundation that underpins the way we work.
Our Society
Euronext aims to be a model for the industry. We apply high ethical and legal standards of conduct in our business, our dealings with colleagues, employees, business partners, customers and communities. Our corporate governance reflects our strong focus on independence, oversight, and transparency.
Euronext supports institutions in each Euronext location. Our efforts focus on two key areas: financial literacy and blue economy, including oceans, seas and marine resources. Our employees are encouraged to contribute to local communities. Euronext supports training, volunteering, charity work and thought leadership.
Our Environment
Euronext is conscious of the challenges linked to climate change, the need to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, and to manage natural resources. We have fully integrated environmental issues into our activities and strategy.
Euronext carbon footprint and reduction
Transparency is at the core of our business. We disclose our carbon footprint for all three emissions' categories defined by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol (GHC). Euronext’s Global GHC emissions total 22.1 ktCO2eq (16.9 tCO2eq/FTE*) according to Carbone 4, calculated under the GHG Protocol. We continue to work on reducing our environmental impact with the goals presented by the EU Commission.
Emissions are split into three categories by the Greenhouse Gas Protocol to better understand the source | Analysis based on 2018’s figures | *Full-time equivalent
Scope 1 | 250 tCO2eq
All direct emissions from an organisation or under its direct control.
(e.g. direct emission from buildings and other assets)
Scope 2 | 1,750 tCO2eq
Indirect emissions from electricity purchased and used by the organisation.
(e.g. electricity consumption)
Scope 3 | 20,100 tCO2eq
All other indirect emissions from activities of the organisation, occurring from sources they do not own or control (upstream and downstream).
Usually represent the greatest share of the carbon footprint
(e.g. Business travel, procurement, commuting)
Euronext ESG strategy update
Stéphane Boujnah, CEO and Chairman of the Managing Board of Euronext, hosted a media briefing, on 17th June, to present our new ESG products and initiatives' offer, namely in Indices and Derivatives, Bonds and Corporate Services, and Euronext’s role in empowering sustainable growth. .
MEDIA BRIEF AND REPLAYESG STRATEGY PRESS RELEASESTRATEGY UPDATE POWERPOINT
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