For two days in early June, Morocco’s capital played host to an international workshop focused on sustainability reporting. The event, held in Rabat on June 4 and 5, was jointly organized by the Moroccan Capital Market Authority, the International Organization of Securities Commissions (IOSCO), and the World Bank. It brought together financial regulators from across Africa and the Middle East to explore how to implement the standards set by the International Sustainability Standards Board.
The workshop opened with remarks from Nasser Seddiqi, who heads the Business Division at the Moroccan authority. He was followed by Yasser Mounsif, Director of Issuers at the same institution and also Chair of the IOSCO Sustainable Finance Task Force for the Africa-Middle East region. Mounsif offered a snapshot of Morocco’s progress in non-financial transparency, outlining how the country has been working to integrate sustainability disclosures into its regulatory framework. He also presented key findings from a recent IOSCO-AMERC report that analyzed how sustainability data is currently shared across the region.
Throughout the workshop, IOSCO representatives and World Bank experts provided attendees with an overview of how different countries are approaching the rollout of these sustainability standards. They also shared a range of practical tools designed to help regulators gradually align their national frameworks with the international guidelines, emphasizing a step-by-step transition tailored to each region’s capabilities and context.
