What is FETS?

FETS – Ethical and Solidarity Financing is an association created in 1999 to promote ethical and solidarity finance. It brings together entities from the social and solidarity economy and cooperative ethical finance, social action, education and international solidarity.

Mission

FETS’ mission is to contribute to a social transformation in line with values of global justice and sustainability. We want to promote the development of an ethical and solidarity-based financing system that drives a just economy that is both socially and environmentally sustainable.

Our vision

FETS’ vision is to serve as a point of reference for both ethical and solidarity-based financing and the community in general. We want to serve as a meeting point that can help to strengthen the sector.

Our values

· transparency
· participatory democracy
· involvement
· consistency
· applied ethics
· global justice
· transformative education

Annual reports and transparency

Each year, as a way of promoting transparency, we publish an annual report on the work done over the last twelve months. It is aimed at our member organizations as well as anyone interested in finding out about our principal activities.

Primary goals of our 2020-2023 Strategic Plan

Each year, as a way of promoting transparency, we publish a report on the work done by FETS to promote ethical financing. It is aimed at our member organizations as well as anyone interested in finding out about our principal activities.

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Raising awareness of ethical and solidarity-based financing

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Critical and transformative training that includes a view of a feminist, green, and solidarity-based economy

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Tools and resources for strengthening ethical financing

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Political and social advocacy campaigns for promoting the ethical financing system and defending a fairer, more transformative economy

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Reinforcing FETS’ role in the ethical financing ecosystem in Catalonia and Spain

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Model for management and participation

How we are organized

The Board of Directors is made up of:
· President Jordi Via (Fundació Roca i Galès)
· Tresorer Jordi Rojas (Opcions)
· Secretari Javier Gómez (Arç cooperativa)
Vocals
· Quima Giménez (Justícia i Pau)
· Nuria Arboles (Setem)

Our team

Gonzalo Candanedo Fernández

Communication

Guillem Subirachs Mancebo

Ethical Finance Observatory

Meritxell Navarro Rodríguez

Education and Project Support

Nina González Fdez-Argüelles

Coordination

Sergi Salavert Fernández

Administration and EthSI Label

Sofía Muñoz Fernández

Education and projects

Member organizations, alliances and networks

As an association that brings together different organizations, FETS sees networking, the generation of alliances and associative participation as fundamental values.

Alliances