Fair Finance International

What Fair Finance International does

Fair Finance International (FFI), founded in 2009 and headquartered in The Hague, Netherlands, is a non-profit civil society organization network that coordinates over 150 CSOs across more than 22 countries to benchmark financial institutions' investment policies against social, environmental, and human rights standards. The organization's core deliverable is a rigorous policy assessment methodology, formalized in a published methodology explainer, which evaluates financial institutions in critical areas such as human rights and climate impact. Outputs include policy rankings, case studies, and country-specific Fair Finance Guides (e.g., Belgian Bankwijzer, Dutch Eerlijke Geldwijzer, Norwegian Fair Finance Guide, German, Swedish, and Japanese Fair Finance Guides) that make assessments accessible to consumers, policyholders, and citizens.

FFI operates through a coalition-led go-to-market model rather than a commercial sales motion. Its distribution channel is the network itself: regional coalitions such as Fair Finance Bangladesh, Fair Finance Germany, Fair Finance Asia (a sub-network of 90+ Asian CSOs), ResponsiBank Indonesia, Fair Finance Uganda, and Finanzas Justas Colombia adapt and distribute materials locally. Anchor NGO partners include Oxfam (active across 13+ country coalitions), Amnesty International Netherlands, Friends of the Earth Netherlands, PAX, World Animal Protection, and Idec in Brazil. The organization does not disclose revenue, pricing, or funding sources on its website and operates without traditional pricing models; resources are provided at no cost to coalition members and the public. FFI engages financial institutions through fact-based dialogue and publishes policy rankings and case studies to promote what it terms a 'race to the top' in sustainable lending and investments. The organization maintains 251-500 employees across the network and is classified as a private non-profit entity with no public listing.

Name

Fair Finance International

Legal name

Fair Finance International

Website

https://fairfinanceguide.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2009

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Fair Finance International is a non-profit network of over 150 civil society organizations across 22+ countries that benchmarks financial institutions' investment policies on human rights, climate, and social standards through published assessments and country-specific Fair Finance Guides.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sustainable Finance Advocacy

SIC

International Affairs (9721)

akta.pro primary industry

Private Sector & Blended Finance Arms (IFC-type) (BPADACAJ)

akta.pro secondary industry

Export Credit Agencies (ECAs) & Trade Finance Institutions (BPADACAF)

Keywords

• Sustainable finance advocacy
• Responsible investment benchmarking
• Civil society coalition
• Financial policy assessment
• Human rights financing

Headquarters

HQ city

The Hague

HQ country

Netherlands

HQ region

Europe

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Coalition Membership and Advocacy: FFI operates as a network of civil society organizations working to strengthen financial institutions' commitment to social, environmental, and human rights standards. Revenue appears to come from coalition memberships, partnerships with NGOs like Oxfam, and international development funding.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Fair Finance International is a global civil society network that produces policy assessments, case studies, and policy rankings benchmarking financial institutions' investment policies against social, environmental, and human rights standards. Through its coalition of 150+ CSOs across 22+ countries, it enables fact-based dialogue with financial institutions to promote sustainable lending and empowers consumers to demand responsible investments.

Product overview

Fair Finance International operates as a network organization of civil society organizations rather than a technology product company. It provides policy assessment services, case studies, and a coalition-based platform for benchmarking financial institutions' investment policies against social, environmental, and human rights standards. The organization connects over 150 CSOs worldwide through regional Fair Finance coalitions that engage with financial institutions. No distinct branded products, modules, or technology offerings were identified in the source content.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Policy Assessments

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

25 partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fair Finance AsiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerRegional network of over 90 Asian civil society organizations committed to ensuring financial institutions' funding decisions respect social and environmental well-being. Fair Finance Asia operates as a key regional partner for FFI's network.
• OxfamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOxfam participates in multiple Fair Finance coalitions globally, including Fair Finance Bangladesh, Finanzas Justas Bolivia, Guia dos Bancos Responsáveis (Brazil), Fair Finance Cambodia, Finanzas Justas Colombia, Fair Finance Ghana, ResponsiBank (Indonesia), Fair Finance Laos, Fair Finance Nigeria, Fair Finance Philippines, Fair Finance Southern Africa, Fair Finance Uganda, and Fair Finance Vietnam.
• Fair Finance BangladeshcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Oxfam Bangladesh, Democratic Budget Movement (DBM), and Participatory Research & Action Network (PRAAN).
• Belgian Fair Finance Guide (Bankwijzer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerInitiative of FairFin, 11.11.11., CNCD, and Vrede in Belgium.
• Finanzas Justas y Responsables BoliviacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Oxfam in Bolivia, Centre of Studies for Labour and Agrarian Development (CEDLA), and Bolivian Forum on Environment and Development (FOBOMADE).
• Guia dos Bancos Responsáveis (Brazil)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Idec and supported by Instituto Sou da Paz, Conectas, Oxfam Brasil, and World Animal Protection Brazil.
• Fair Finance CambodiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Oxfam, Silaka, Action Aid, NGO Forum on Cambodia, Transparency International Cambodia, Cooperation Committee for Cambodia, and PACT Cambodia.
• Finanzas Justas ColombiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Oxfam Colombia, Cinep, and Censat Agua Viva.
• Fair Finance Guide GermanycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerLed by Facing Finance and supported by Verbraucherzentrale Bremen and Südwind.
• Dutch Fair Finance Guide (Eerlijke Geldwijzer)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Oxfam Novib, Amnesty International Netherlands, Friends of the Earth Netherlands, World Animal Protection, and PAX.
• Fair Finance GhanacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Oxfam Ghana, Africa Centre for Energy Policy, Media Foundation for West Africa, Ghana Anti-Corruption Coalition, Economic Governance Platform, WACAM, Friends of the Nation, and Centre for Public Interest Law.
• Fair Finance IndiacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Partners in Change, Praxis, Cividep, Open Space, Land Conflict Watch, Traidcraft India, and HRF.
• ResponsiBank (Indonesia)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Oxfam in Indonesia, Perkumpulan Prakarsa, ICW, Infid, Lokataru, KPI, YLKI, Walhi, Pekka, TUK, Indies, Kemitraan, Auriga, and Publish What You Pay Indonesia.
• Fair Finance Guide JapancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMembers include JACSES, APLA, JATAN, and PARC.
• Fair Finance LaoscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Oxfam in Laos, Laos Banker's Association, and National University of Laos.
• Nigerian Fair Finance CoalitioncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Oxfam in Nigeria, Connected Development Initiative (CODE), BudgIT, Civil Society Legislative Advocacy Centre (CISLAC), Policy Alert, and Support for Training and Entrepreneurial Program (STEP).
• Norwegian Fair Finance GuidecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership of the Norwegian Consumer Council and Future in our hands/Framtiden i våre hender.
• Fair Finance PakistancoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Indus Consortium and a further 18 organisations.
• Finanzas con Derechos (Peru)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Oxfam in Peru and CooperAcción.
• Fair Finance PhilippinescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including WWF Philippines, Oxfam Pilipinas, FDC Philippines, Ideals, Angoc, NLC Philippines, and NGO Forum on ADB.
• Fair Finance Southern AfricacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including 350Africa.org, Centre for Environmental Rights, African Climate Reality Project, Centre for Applied Legal Studies (CALS), Oxfam South Africa, Justica Ambiental, and Earthlife Africa.
• Fair Finance Guide SwedencoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Swedish Consumers' Association, Diakonia, Fair Action, World Animal Protection Sweden, and Swedish Society for Nature Conservation.
• Fair Finance ThailandcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Sal Forest Co. Ltd., International Rivers, EnLaw Foundation, Ecological Alert and Recovery (Thailand) (EARTH), and Foundation for Consumers.
• Fair Finance UgandacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including Oxfam in Uganda, Resource Rights Africa, Publish What You Pay (PWYP) Uganda, Seatini, Civic Response on Environment and Development (CRED), Education Advocacy Network, Centre for Budget and Tax Policy (CBTP), Civil Society Budget Advocacy Group (CSBAG), Institute for Social Transformation (IST), Agency For Community Empowerment (AFCE), Uganda National NGO Forum (UNNGOF), and Advocate Coalition for Development and Environment (ACODE).
• Fair Finance VietnamcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition including HaUI (Hanoi University of Industry) and Oxfam.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• BankTrack: BankTrack is a global civil society tracking coalition that campaigns and benchmarks commercial banks on social, environmental, and human rights standards. It is a direct functional peer to FFI, working on the same target (financial institutions) with a similar NGO-coalition advocacy model.
• SOMO (Centre for Research on Multinational Corporations): SOMO is a Netherlands-based independent research organization investigating multinational corporations, including financial institutions, on human rights, labor, and environmental issues. It is a direct peer to FFI in its focus on due diligence, accountability, and policy benchmarking of financial sector actors.
• Positive Money: Positive Money is a UK-based research and campaigning organization working on banking and monetary policy reform. It is a direct peer to FFI in its use of evidence-based advocacy to hold financial institutions accountable for social and environmental impact.
• World Benchmarking Alliance: WBA develops free, publicly available benchmarks of corporate behavior — including a specific financial institutions benchmark — to measure progress on the SDGs. It is a direct peer to FFI given its focus on benchmarking financial institutions on social/environmental dimensions using a transparent methodology.
• Finance Watch: Finance Watch is a European public interest association that advocates for financial regulation and reform in the EU. It is a direct peer to FFI in its civil society-led scrutiny of financial institutions and lobbying for stronger sustainability, human rights, and consumer-protection standards.
• OECD Watch: OECD Watch is an international network of civil society organizations promoting corporate accountability under the OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises, including the financial sector. It is a direct peer to FFI in its civil society network model targeting multinational corporate and financial accountability.

Emerging players

• 350.org: 350.org is a global climate-focused grassroots movement, including campaigns to divest financial institutions from fossil fuels. It is an emerging player peer to FFI in its civil society mobilization targeting financial institutions, though its scope is climate-only and its model is more mass-activist than policy-benchmarking.
• InfluenceMap: InfluenceMap tracks and scores corporate lobbying on climate policy, including that of financial institutions. It is an emerging player peer to FFI in its focus on financial sector climate lobbying accountability, but uses a narrower climate-only lens rather than the broader human rights and environmental scope of FFI's work.

Broad incumbents

• CDP (Carbon Disclosure Project): CDP runs a global disclosure system for environmental impact, including dedicated financial sector questionnaires for banks and investors. It is a broad incumbent peer to FFI in its financial-institution environmental benchmarking, but operates as a larger, established global platform with corporate reporting infrastructure.
• Global Reporting Initiative (GRI): GRI is the most widely used sustainability reporting standard, including sector-specific standards for financial services. It is a broad incumbent peer to FFI in shaping the disclosure standards against which financial institutions are measured, though GRI is a multi-stakeholder standards body rather than a CSO advocacy coalition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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