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Sustainability

ASX’s Board and management are committed to the sustainability of ASX, as a critical enabler of achieving its vision to be the market’s choice, inspiring confidence and trust.

A new era sustainability framework at ASX 

ASX’s Board and management are committed to the sustainability of ASX, as a critical enabler of achieving its vision to be the market’s choice, inspiring confidence and trust.  

In 2024, ASX updated its sustainability framework to reflect the changing sustainability landscape, and ASX’s strategy and operating context. The enhanced framework incorporates the perspectives of a wide range of ASX’s stakeholders through a materiality analysis.

The 2024 Sustainability Report provides an overview of ASX’s new sustainability framework, and the performance of key sustainability activities delivered in FY24 under the prior framework.

Sustainable pillars

ASX’s sustainability approach is delivered through two key pillars:

  • Sustainable ASX
  • Sustainable marketplace

Our pillars are underpinned by a foundation of effective stakeholder relationships to enable high levels of confidence and transparency in the market.

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

ASX’s sustainability framework is aligned to the United Nation’s SDGs to directly link our impacts to the greater global efforts to end inequality, protect the planet, and add to prosperity for all. The actions we’re taking within our two sustainability pillars support seven of the SDGs:

UN Sustainability Goals - 1
UN Sustainability Goals - 2
UN Sustainability Goals - 1
UN Sustainability Goals - 3
UN Sustainability Goals - 4
UN Sustainability Goals - 5
UN Sustainability Goals - 6

Our future approach and reporting will be based on 10 material topics 

ASX assessed the most important sustainability issues on the basis of ASX’s impact on stakeholders and society, and the impact of various topics and issues on ASX as a business.

The 10 material topics, agreed by the ASX Board, informed the development of ASX’s sustainability framework and will form the basis of ASX’s sustainability reporting in FY25.

 

Our sustainability ambition is to support the stability and sustainability of Australia’s financial system 

The two pillars of our new sustainability framework – Sustainable ASX and Sustainable marketplace – are focused on addressing our 10 material topics.

 

Highlights 

Our FY24 outcomes reflect our previous sustainability focus areas that support fair and dynamic markets, a positive experience for our people, and how we support Australia’s financial system and the environment.

From FY25, ASX will report its sustainability outcomes in line with the new sustainability framework outlined on the previously.

 

Environment

99.4%

reduction in Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions compared to FY21 baseline

100%

renewable electricity sourced where ASX has operational control [1]

98%

of e-waste recycled

People

63%

employee engagement score (same as previous year)

40%

of primary paid parental leave taken by male employees [2]

89%

of our employees say they feel their manager genuinely cares about their wellbeing

Resilient systems and practices

100%

average system availability

$364M

tax contribution across corporate income tax, GST, employee-related PAYG and payroll tax, fringe benefits tax and withholding tax

3%

improvement in annual all‑employee risk and compliance culture survey

Dynamic markets and product innovation

4M

school students have participated in ASX Sharemarket Game [3]

2,500+

people attended educational ASX Investor Days

25

organisations in working group supporting development of new Wallumbilla gas futures

[1] Relates to all electricity where ASX has the has the right to select the electricity product or retailer for the office under the terms of the lease agreement for these offices.

[2] Workplace Gender Equality Agency reporting period 1 April 2023 to 31 March 2024.

[3] Since inception in 1977.