The Sustainable Finance Research Centre is hosted by the Institute of Finance at Corvinus University of Budapest. Our mission is to conduct applied interdisciplinary research on the intersection of financial markets, investment, and sustainability, with a strong focus on nature-positive solutions.
We aim to bridge academic research and industry applications to address the pressing environmental and societal challenges of our time. Our work centers on understanding how finance can serve as a catalyst for sustainable development and biodiversity conservation.
NATUREFIN Project (2025-2029)
We are the lead advisory partner for the Interreg Europe project NATUREFIN, partnering with seven European regional authorities. The project supports aligning regional development regulations with sustainable finance tools to promote positive biodiversity outcomes.
BioSolar Project
We are consortium partners and work package leaders in the BioSolar project funded under the Biodiversa+ 2023/2024 call. The project investigates the impact of solar energy development on biodiversity.
Financial Economics of Climate and Sustainability (FECS) – Doctoral Reading Group
We coordinate participation in the FECS global doctoral program, where leading scholars present cutting-edge research in sustainable finance. Corvinus faculty and doctoral students are invited to join this academic network.
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Funding from Biodiversa+, INTERREG Europe, and the Visegrad Grant will promote interdisciplinary collaboration and policy impact, further enhancing Corvinus’ internationalization process.
Corvinus University of Budapest has been awarded an Interreg Europe grant, taking the lead in a European consortium focused on sustainable finance.
Our international team of 8 countries received a recommendation for funding from Biodiversa+ to investigate grasslands within solar parks in the context of how Nature-based Solutions (NbS) can provide synergies and trade-offs for human well-being and mitigate anthropogenic factors contributing to the loss of biodiversity.
