Options Technology, a provider of cloud-enabled managed services to the global capital markets, has bene named as one of the founding members of the newly launched “Sustainable Trading”, a non-profit membership network to drive ESG change across financial markets.

The founding members of Sustainable Trading come from a range of companies across the financial sector, including; asset management, banking and brokerage, market making, exchanges, technology, and service providers. 

The membership network is dedicated to transforming environmental, social, and governance (ESG) practices within the financial markets trading industry. It aims to bring firms together to devise practical solutions to industry-specific ESG issues and develop a mechanism for self-assessment and benchmarking.

Members will consider the environmental impact of how the financial trading industry builds, maintains, and operates trading infrastructure along with a focus on areas such as diversity, equality, inclusion, employee wellbeing, engagement with communities, and a stakeholder-oriented approach to enterprise governance.