BEE4 ESG

ESG is a very current topic for the Brazilian Capital Market ecosystem. Its three pillars – Environmental, Social, and Governance – reflect guidelines for addressing historical challenges of organizations, concepts that are increasingly gaining relevance in light of the greater appreciation for sustainable principles and best practices to build a better, fairer, and more equitable future.

Considering that the term ESG encompasses these three pillars, it is natural that each company, depending on the profile of its activities, initially stands out more in one or two than necessarily all. For example, BEE4, as a market for trading stocks of SMEs, stands out more in the ‘Governance’ and ‘Social’ fronts due to the impacts generated by this new market, rather than in the ‘Environmental’ aspect, although it also has projects in this direction.

Facilitating the initial public offerings of promising SMEs and attracting investors to trade these stocks, BEE4 has the potential to generate further growth for the Brazilian economy. Companies listing in a regulated environment aim to take higher leaps and commit to adopting good governance practices and reporting their results quarterly. This way, they build relationships with the market, grow, undertake new offerings (follow-ons), and along this path, create more jobs.

Operating in this segment, we have a significant opportunity in our hands: Encouraging listed companies to invest in good practices to promote growth in an ethical and sustainable manner. We believe that incorporating ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance) concepts into a company’s management culture isn’t something that needs to happen only when it has already become large; it can be developed over time, and BEE4 is ready to support its listed companies in this process.