For the eleventh consecutive year, B3 releases its Annual Report to present its main business advances in 2019 (from January 1 to December 31), to account for the results achieved in the period, and to provide transparency on the strategies adopted and challenges overcome [102-50; 102-52]
In line with its commitment to enable, connect and develop the financial and capital markets, as well as leveraging Brazil's growth - as expressed in B3's cause -, in 2019 the Company maintained its focus on customers as the main characteristic of its culture, giving priority to operational credibility and agility, without ignoring diversification opportunities in areas around its business.
Accordingly, on the next pages you will find information about the strategy, management and governance, and performance of our business in the economic, financial, environmental and social spheres. The significant changes made in the periods covered in previous reports referring to the list of material topics and limits, as well as updates, are indicated throughout the text. [102-48; 102-49]
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The content presented herein - which includes the financial statements audited by Ernst & Young Auditores Independentes - follows the guidelines and methods
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Global Reporting Initiative (GRI)
An international institution that provides guidance to companies and governments about the best ways to communicate the impacts of their activities on critical sustainability issues, such as climate change and human rights. This report was prepared in accordance with the GRI method, in its "Standards" version, "Core" option. The information reported under this model permeates this material and is indicated in the end of the relevant paragraphs in which it is mentioned, as well as in the GRI Content Summary. [102-54]
Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
A global movement created by the United Nations (UN) to support sustainable development in the scope of the 2030 agenda. This report focuses on five of the
17 goals, which were recommended by the Sustainable Stock Exchanges Initiative (SSE) as the most significant goals for stock exchanges. The correlation between the SDGs and B3's activities is described in the GRI Content Summary.
To clarify any doubt, request further information or give suggestions, please contact B3 by e-mailri@b3.com.br. [102-53]
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B3 SA Brasil Bolsa Balcao, formerly BM&F Bovespa SA Bolsa de Valores Mercadorias e Futuros, is a Brazil-based financial market infrastructure provider. The Company's service offerings range from exchange trading, clearing and other post-trading services to registration of over-the-counter (OTC) transactions. The Company also provides a listing service and acts as central securities depository (CSD). It develops software solutions and offers index licensing services. Its business is divided into four segments: Bovespa, which covers trading, clearing and settlement of equities and equity derivatives; BM&F, which covers trading, clearing and settlement of financial and commodities derivatives; Cetip Securities (Cetip UTVM), covering registration, clearing, settlement and custody systems for fixed-income securities and OTC derivatives, and Cetip Financing (Cetip UFIN), which provides an integrated private electronic system for registration of vehicle and real estate loans.