The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) shares articles on the diverse ideas and research within philosophy. SEP brings philosophy to a wider audience than just those in academia. SEP brings the work of philosophers to the attention of the public.

SEP is designed so that each entry is maintained and kept up-to-date by an expert or group of experts in the field. All entries are refereed by the members of a distinguished editorial board before they are made public. The work seeks to maintain academic standards while evolving and adapting in response to new research. The broad and voluntary participation of academic philosophers in the SEP demonstrates a commitment to the public good.

SEP has approximately 1600 online entries covering diverse philosophical topics such as metaphysics, feminism, ethics and moral responsibility. Some SEP articles relevant to sustainable finance include:

• Climate Justice – discusses issues of justice relating to climate change, providing guidance on climate justice as it relates to assessing climate impacts, intergenerational justice, risk and uncertainty, responsibility, greenhouse gas budget and climate policy.
• Economics and Economic Justice – makes the case for why distributive justice belongs to the scope of economics. It also discusses inequality and poverty measurement, welfare economics, the theory of social choice, theory of bargaining and theory of fair allocation.
• Markets – discusses debates about the role of markets in relation to social institutions, business ethics and corporate social responsibility.
• Philosophy of Money and Finance – describes what philosophical analysis can say about money and finance, including ethical and political perspectives.

The Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) goal is to offer high-quality and authoritative discussions about values, science, religion, politics, and ideas in general. Our authors and editors are jointly producing entries on such topics as democracy, civil rights, quantum mechanics, consciousness, voluntary euthanasia, and on many other topics important to the human condition, which are all freely available.

Over 1500 professional philosophers donate their time and labor to collaboratively write, referee, and maintain the reference work. To cover the annual costs of administering and supporting this volunteer effort, Stanford University has partnered with the International Coalition of Library Consortia (ICOLC) and the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition (SPARC) for the purpose of building an endowment fund for the SEP. The National Endowment for the Humanities has endorsed and supported our efforts with a challenge Grant of $500,000.

SEP also receives funding from membership fees and donations.