Electronic markets and high-frequency trading (HFT) now comprise over half of all securities trading on both public “lit” exchanges and “unlit” dark pools and electronic platforms.
On 3 November 2014 Ethical Markets Media and the UNEP Inquiry convened an expert seminar in New York, bringing together securities market experts and traders to examine how the issues of electronic markets and high-frequency trading relate to the broader efficiency, effectiveness and resilience of financial markets in the face of environmental and social challenges, and to consider the potential of several market-based reforms.
The Greening the Financial System: Exploring ways forward briefing summarises the discussions held during the “Greening the Financial System: Exploring the Ways Forward” event in Washington, D.C. on 12 October 2017.
The Report of the Second GreenInvest Consultation is based on the event held in Berlin in May 2017, aimed to foster dialogue between G20 countries, non-G20 developing countries and the private sector, with a view to making developing country voices heard.
The Financial Centres for Sustainability Reviewing Experience and Identifying Options in the G7 report has been prepared as part of Italy’s G7 Environment programme to explore how financial centres can contribute to the delivery of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the Paris Climate Agreement.
The Greening the Financial System: enhancing competitiveness through economic development briefing summarises the discussions held during a roundtable for market and policy leaders in Washington, D.C. on 20 April 2017.