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Connecting Investment and Philanthropy

First Market Overview of Funds with a Donation Component Published

For many years, it has been common practice to combine financial products with philanthropic ele-ments. This includes funds that allocate part of their income to support social and ecological causes. For this market segment, consolidated information on German-speaking Europe is now available for the first time. The Fair Finance Institute, a think-and-do tank for a fair and sustainable financial sys-tem, identified 36 funds with a donation component in a pilot study that are authorized for distribu-tion in Germany, Austria, and/or Switzerland.
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New project on Nature Credits

State of knowledge, analysis of approaches and development of recommendations for action

Nature Credits, also known as biodiversity credits, are generally understood to be tradable certificates in the form of a quantitatively measurable and verifiable unit that demonstrates a positive contribution to biodiversity. They aim to conserve biological diversity and counteract biodiversity loss.
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State of Finance for Nature 2026 published

Nature in the Red: Powering the Trillion Dollar Nature Transition Economy

UNEP’s “State of Finance for Nature 2026: Nature in the Red: Powering the Trillion Dollar Nature Transition Economy” tracks global finance flows to Nature-based Solutions (NbS) and reveals that we are far off track in investing in nature to tackle climate change, biodiversity loss and ecosystem degradation.
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Interdisciplinary research

Realising scientific projects

FaFin conducts research into a sustainable monetary and financial system. To this end, it brings together different perspectives, scientific disciplines and institutions.

Educate comprehensively

Opening up transformative learning and experience spaces

FaFin enables people, organisations and systems for the necessary socio-ecological transformation.

Shaping together

Creating momentum for sustainability

The monetary and financial system requires a variety of changes for a successful socio-ecological transformation. FaFin makes concrete contributions to this.

Initiating networks

Bringing people together

FaFin has a broad network and is itself an initiator of networks. The aim is to implement projects together and support cooperation between different people and organisations.

Promoting dialogue

Giving space to professional debates

FaFin organises its own events to promote professional exchange on a sustainable monetary and financial system and offers leaders space for open discourse.

Dealing with challenges

Thinking and acting systemically

FaFin pursues a comprehensive approach that goes far beyond traditional sustainable finance topics and combines issues such as climate, monetary and financial policy.

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