The NATUREFIN project, officially titled “Align Nature Impacts of Regional Development with Sustainable Finance Regulation”, was launched in May under the European Union’s Interreg Europe programme. Corvinus University of Budapest is leading the international consortium as the project’s coordinator. The initiative is headed by Helena Naffa, Associate Professor at the Institute of Finance, also the founding director of the Sustainable Finance Research Centre (SFRC) at Corvinus. The project will run for four years, from May 2025 to July 2029, with a total budget of €1,399,434.  

The official kick-off event is held from 3–5 June 2025 in Budapest and in Kaposvár, Hungary. Highlights of the event include a visit to Corvinus University’s FinLab, presentations on sustainable finance and study visits specifically focusing on the food processing and manufacturing industries with a sustainability commitment and green bond issuance, and operational units within Somogy county.  

NATUREFIN combines consortium partners representing regional policy authorities from Hungary, Albania, Greece, Spain, Finland, and Portugal.  

As part of Interreg Europe’s ‘Green’ priority, the project reflects the EU’s objective to reduce regional disparities and promote sustainable growth. By facilitating knowledge exchange and capacity-building in the field of sustainable finance, NATUREFIN aims to empower municipalities to integrate nature-positive outcomes into regional policy planning.  

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