Impact of the Social Stock Exchange (SSE) of India for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

Abstract

Purpose: Social Stock Exchange or SSE is for enterprises that work for the welfare of the society or community. These enterprises should be set up as charitable associations. SSE's objective is to provide an alternative fund-raising instrument to such organisations. To create a platform for Social Impact Investing in India, to address the funding gap and to encourage more investment in the social, environment the social stock exchange unveiled in the 2019 -20 Budget Speech by the Union Finance Minister and SEBI has formed a working group for formalizing Social Stock Exchange (SSE), Social Stock Exchange reduce the finance gap, alleviate poverty, create a better society and contribute economic development. United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) states that India needs 1 trillion per year and NITI Aayog estimate that funding equivalent to 13% of GDP is required to achieve SDG by 2030, in FY2022 Social Sector funding percentage is 9.6% of GDP. Social Stock Exchange trading platforms allow social enterprises(SE), NGOs, Civil Society organizations (CSOs), Non-Profit organizations(NPOs),and profit Enterprises (FPEs), can raise funds, through instruments like Zero coupons Zero Principal bonds(ZCZP), Donations, Social Finance, Mutual Funds, Development Impact Bonds, Social Venture Funds (SVF) both debt and equity will address the funding gap and encourage more investment in Social, Environment Cause and also encourage the SMEs start the of social Incubators/Accelerators. Brazil, South Africa, Jamaica, the UK, Canada, Portugal and Singapore have already established Social Stock Exchanges (SSE).On February 22, 2023, SEBI gave the green signal to the National Stock Exchange (NSE) to launch the Social Stock Exchange. At present, only Institutional Investors and Non-Institutional Investors are allowed to invest in the SSE.

Methodology: This study is solely based on secondary data, policy documents, case studies, and the literature reviews of several scholars. The study collects information from online journals, e- papers, newspaper stories, and websites of the Government agencies for the present research article.

Results & Discussion: The Main impact of this research paper A case study on 6.4     Case study of SGBS Unnati Foundation and ABCD analysis gives more insight into Social Stock Exchange (SSE) of India for Achieving Sustainable Development Goals.