Overview
Fondazione Finanza Etica is a cultural foundation established as part of the Banca Etica Group. It serves as a research and educational centre focused on ethical and sustainable finance, promoting an economic culture that supports social and environmental well-being. The foundation operates from Florence, Italy and collaborates across Europe.
Mission and focus areas
The organisation’s mission is to promote ethical finance culture, critical financial education and analysis of financial practices. It conducts studies, offers proposals for alternatives to traditional financial systems, and encourages reflection on sustainability, human rights and economic equity. Its work contributes to sustainable finance dialogue by emphasising transparency, participation and ethical principles over profit-only models.
Structure and governance
Fondazione Finanza Etica has a defined governance framework with leadership roles and operational areas listed on its official site, including direction, advocacy, research, education and project management. It functions with autonomy under its statute and is part of the wider Banca Etica Group alongside entities such as Etica Sgr and Spanish Fundación Finanzas Éticas.
Programs and offerings
The foundation produces a range of outputs including research reports on ethical and sustainable finance in Europe, educational resources, campaigns, critical shareholder activism, and grant programmes. It also runs projects, networking initiatives and publishes news and analyses related to ethical finance and economic sustainability. Resources are designed to inform practitioners, civil society and stakeholders about alternative financial practices and sustainability challenges.
Mission
We promote the values of ethical finance culture and practices within the framework defined by the Ethical Finance Manifesto , of which the Group is the most accomplished and stable expression in Italy.
We work on a European scale, closely linked with the Fundación Finanzas Éticas in Spain and the Shareholders for Change network.
