ZAWYA: Boursa Kuwait publishes its fifth standalone Sustainability Report

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Kuwait City: Boursa Kuwait has published its fifth Sustainability Report, highlighting its environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance for the period from 1 January to 31 December 2025 and reflecting the cumulative institutional approach across five consecutive years. It comes at a time when sustainability disclosures in the Kuwaiti capital market are transitioning from a voluntary practice to a mandatory regulatory requirement.The report is aligned with an integrated set of internationally recognized frameworks, including the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) Standards, the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) Standards for the Exchanges and Commodity Markets sector, relevant elements of the International Sustainability Standards Board (ISSB) requirements, Boursa Kuwait’s ESG Reporting Guide and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This enhances comparability and supports consistency with the global trends adopted in leading capital markets.Commenting on the release, Head of Markets Sector at Boursa Kuwait Noura AlAbdulkareem said:“Boursa Kuwait’s fifth Sustainability Report represents a natural continuation of the company’s mission to enhance transparency and embed a culture of responsible market conduct. Sustainability has become a key factor in assessing investment merit and building trust with investors and stakeholders. As Kuwait’s official stock exchange and a listed company, we continue to work towards developing a more mature disclosure ecosystem while supporting listed companies in advancing their governance, environmental and social responsibility practices.”The 2025 Sustainability Report comes at a particularly important time and on the heels of Capital Markets Authority Circular No. 4 of 2025, which requires “Premier” Market companies to prepare and publish sustainability reports for 2025 and disclose them on the Boursa Kuwait website before the end of the second quarter of 2026.As an entity with dual responsibilities as Kuwait’s official stock exchange and a listed company, Boursa Kuwait reaffirms its early compliance with this requirement and its role in setting a benchmark for institutional disclosure.The report is also in line with the updated edition of Boursa Kuwait’s ESG Reporting Guide, which provides a guiding framework to support listed companies in preparing their reports in accordance wit...

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