Published: 8 March 2022 - Updated: 10 March 2022
On International Women’s Day 2022, exchanges throughout Europe Rang the Bell for Gender Equality ! This initiative, promoted by Sustainable Stock Exchanges and the United Nations Global Compact, seeks to raise awareness about the business case for women’s economic empowerment and the opportunities for the private sector to advance gender equality and sustainable development.
The theme for this year’s International Women’s Day is Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow : as FESE, we believe building diverse, equal and inclusive workplaces is not only right, but is integral to business success and to delivering the more resilient, sustainable economy we need .
See below for a selection of Member events.
BME held at the Madrid Stock Exchange its 5th annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality event, led by (left) Gloria Martínez-Picazo, BME’s Investor Ombudswoman, and Cristina Sánchez (right), Executive Director, Global Compact Spanish Network BME: the day also featured two roundtable discussions: ‘Listed companies vis a vis equality objectives: IBEX Gender Equality’, and ‘Gender Perspective in Investment Decisions’ Deutsche Börse Deutsche Börse: (left to right) Heike Eckert, Member of the Executive Board, Deutsche Börse; Corinna Witzel, Member of the Executive Board, UN Women Gernany; Elina Jordan, Student Henrich-von-Kleist School, Eschborn Euronext Amsterdam Euronext Amsterdam GPW (Warsaw Stock Exchange): (left to right) Tatiana Sakharuk, Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Ukraine; Izabela Olszewska, Board Member, GPW; Anna Potocka-Domin, Head of Standard of Ethics Programme, Member of General Assembly and Board UN Global Compact Network Poland; Kamil Wyszkowski, Representative and Executive Director, UN Global Compact Network Poland GPW: Izabela Olszewska, Board Member, GPW Luxembourg Stock Exchange Nasdaq Helsinki hosted an Annual Ring the Bell for Gender Equality event featuring (left to right) Jaana Hirsikangas, Executive Director, UN Women Finland, Suvi Tuppurainen, Country Manager, Nordnet Bank Finland, Julianna Borsos, CEO and Founder, Bocap, and Erja Retzén, Global Listings Services, Nasdaq Nasdaq Stockholm hosted a fire chat and panel discussion about women´s role and the importance of inclusion and diversity in transitioning to a more sustainable future. Participants were: Frida Bratt, Savings Economist, Nordnet; Viveka Hirdman-Rydberg, Head of Corporate Communication & Sustainability, Investor; Lin Lerpold, associate professor, Stockholm School of Economics; and Jessica Löfström, founder of Network 17 (second from right). Moderator: Rebecka Berntsson, Nasdaq (right) Wiener Börse: (left to right) Monika Köppl-Turyna, Director, EcoAustria; Gudrun Egger, CEFA (Head), Erste Group Bank; Andrea Herrmann, CFO, Wiener Börse; Sammar Essmat, Gender Lead (Europe, Central Asia, Middle East and North Africa), IFC; Angelika Sommer-Hemetsberger, Member of the Board of Executive Directors, OeKB Wiener Börse