Ring the bell for gender equality, because it is a mainstream issue. At the nexus of interaction between listed businesses and investors, stock exchanges are uniquely positioned to influence capital markets to make progress in this direction. Just published by the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (SSE) of the United Nations, this report spells it out : How Stock Exchanges Can Advance Gender Equality. Large listed businesses are sitting up and taking notice, led by the likes of that recent takeover target, the Anglo-Dutch FTSE100 business, Unilever. Given the current state of play on gender inequality among listed businesses surveyed, this report is calling for action to be taken by all stock exchanges.

Source: Forbes March 06, 2017 00:00 UTC