Our Tomorrow
in a nutshell
Our Tomorrow demonstrates our commitment to integrating sustainability throughout the operations of our business, structured through five core pillars which detail how we protect, empower, innovate, and continue to adapt to being a responsible business committed to the needs of people and our planet. How these pillars interact is key to the future success of our business.
Diversity, equity & inclusion
We're committed to creating an environment that ensures people are treated fairly and with dignity and respect in all dealings with and at CMC Markets. We firmly believe that fostering a diverse and inclusive organisation creates stronger foundations, and a more engaged workforce where people can truly be themselves. This in turn enables greater connections with our colleagues, clients, and the wider market in which we operate.
our tomorrow
Materiality matrix
A comprehensive materiality assessment has provided the building blocks to our strategic approach. Through a multifaceted engagement programme with key internal and external stakeholders, industry research and market analysis, we've developed a materiality matrix to visualise the topics that matter most to our business.
MANAGE
MAXIMISE
MONITOR
MITIGATE
8 Climate action
11 Energy transition
13 Green finance
14 Carbon emissions
17 Nature and biodiversity
1 Client care and protection
4 Incorporation of ESG factors into platform
5 Diversity equity and inclusion
6 Talent development
10 Responsible marketing
15 Financial capability and inclusion
16 Employee wellbeing
18 Waste management
19 Labour practices and human rights
20 Responsible procurement
2 Leadership and governance
3 Organisational culture
7 Business ethics
9 Professional integrity
12 Executive pay
The vertical axis represents the significance of the topics to our stakeholders.To assign the impact score shown on the horizontal axis, we conducted a risk and opportunity mapping exercise for each topic to understand our exposure to potential consequences or benefits.
We validated the findings from a prioritisation exercise in workshops with members of our senior leadership team. This matrix and the sustainability strategy we've developed will guide our focus for the next few years, as we continue to track materiality.
CMC Markets is committed to being open and transparent and in doing so we've taken guidance from key reporting frameworks to help shape our disclosures, guide our strategic direction and provide visibility of our commitment to responsible business practices.
Women in Finance Charter (WiFC)
We became signatories of the Women in Finance Charter in 2023 and pledge to work together to build a more balanced and fair industry at all levels across the financial services. Through the WiFC, we've committed to implement four key industry actions for promoting gender diversity.
Greenhouse Gas (GHG) Protocol
In 2022, CMC started collecting Scope 1, 2 and 3 emissions using the carbon accounting platform, Normative, which uses the GHG Protocol framework to measure and manage GHG emissions. As a result, the data collection and reporting methodology we've adopted is aligned with their recommendations.
