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SET has taken a leading role in ASEAN by being
the first to join the SSE Initiative, and was selected
to host ASEAN’s first sustainability conference,
entitled “United Nations Sustainable Stock
Exchanges Regional Dialogue: South East Asia
2015”.
In cooperation with the SSE Initiative, the conference,
participated in by senior executives of ASEAN
capital markets, was aimed to promote information
exchange, lessons learned and sustainable
development guidelines for stock markets. It also
encouraged listed companies of ASEAN stock
markets to operate with good governance and social
responsiblity. The conference was well-received
and was a good start for capital market development
towards sustainability.
As for the direction of the Thai capital market’s sustainability
development, SET has developed various investment
products, promoting firms with potential to list, supporting
small and medium-sized enterprises and “startups” in
utilizing finanacial instruments and raising funds so they
can grow sustainably in the capital market. In addition to
creating “financial value” for those firms, SET also aims
at creating “social value” from their business operation.
This will create confidence in the capital market, while
maintaining the balanced growth of the economy, society
and environment in the long run.
Furthermore, SET’s role as ASEAN’s first SSE Initiative
alliance in developing sustainability is not limited to only
Thailand, as SET’s network of cooperation covers all
over the ASEAN region. The development and exhange
of sustainability knowledge will be an ongoing process,
so as to enhance opportunities, reduce risks, and synergize
partnerships at an international level.