The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), in collaboration with the UN Women and the Stock Exchange of Thailand (SET), organized the Ring the Bell for Gender Equality Initiative 2024 to highlight the commitment of the Thai capital market sector and partner organizations to promoting gender equality and the roles of women. This event took place on 11 March 2024, at Sukri Kaocharern Hall, the SET Building.

During the event, Dr. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, SEC Secretary-General, highlighted the SEC's role in fostering a sustainable environment within the capital market that benefits all sectors. This initiative encouraged listed companies to integrate human rights and gender equality into their business practices as part of the compliance with the ESG principles throughout their value chains. SEC Secretary-General also reaffirmed the SEC’s commitment by "ringing the bell for equality” together with (1) Dr. Angela Macdonald, the Australian Ambassador to Thailand, (2) Ms. Katja Freiwald, Regional Lead, WEE & Migration, the UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, (3) Ms. Pataravasee Suvarnsorn, SET Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Operation Management Division, (4) Dr. Thanyaporn Krichtitayawuth, Executive Director, the UN Global Compact Network Thailand (UNGCNT), and (5) Ms. Yuan Xu, IFC’s Country Manager for Thailand and Myanmar.

In the picture (from left to right)
1. Dr. Thanyaporn Krichtitayawuth, UNGCNT Executive Director
2. Ms. Pataravasee Suvarnsorn, SET Senior Executive Vice President, Head of Operation Management Division
3. Dr. Pornanong Budsaratragoon, SEC Secretary-General
4. Dr. Angela Macdonald, the Australian Ambassador to Thailand
5. Ms. Katja Freiwald, Regional Lead, WEE & Migration, UN Women Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific
6. Ms. Yuan Xu, IFC’s Country Manager for Thailand and Myanmar