Introduction to Sponsorship
Partnering with us as a sponsor is an opportunity to support Sustainable Finance education while gaining meaningful exposure to our growing audience. By sponsoring our content, you’ll help expand access to high-quality insights designed for professionals, students, and curious minds alike.
Your sponsorship message will reach our audience through:
- Narrated Deep-Dives on Spotify and our website.
- Free Content Videos available on YouTube.
- Strategic banner placements across key pages on our website.
By partnering with us, you’re investing in both education and positive impact, while connecting with a diverse audience engaged in the future of Sustainable Finance.
- Targeted Exposure: Reach a specialized audience of finance professionals, journalists, and individuals seeking expert insights on Sustainable Finance.
- Long-Term Value: Sponsorship placements in narrated content and video productions remain available indefinitely for continued visibility.
- Credibility & Integrity: Our focus on independent, objective content ensures your sponsorship is aligned with trusted, high-quality material.
- Flexible Options: Choose between Deep-Dive Narrations, Website Banners, and Free Content Videos — or combine multiple packages for greater reach.
- Positive Impact: Support accessible education in the fast-evolving field of Sustainable Finance.
Exclusive opportunity in 2025
Become a Founding Backer
In 2025, we are offering a unique opportunity to become a Founding Backer of the Sustainable Finance Academy — an exclusive way to support our mission while gaining valuable benefits.
By contributing €10,000, Gold Tier Founding Backers will receive:
- A 15% discount on all premium courses for three years (firm-wide).
- Periodic recognition in our content, including:
- Our narrated podcast episodes.
- Our Free Content Videos.
- Our website, acknowledging your role as a valued supporter.
Becoming a Founding Backer is an opportunity to demonstrate your commitment to advancing Sustainable Finance education while positioning your organization as a forward-thinking leader in the field.
Our business model is built on a strong and capital intensive technological foundation. The support of our Founding Backers enables us to rapidly scale our platform, acquire more advanced hardware, and accelerate content creation — all while delivering unique benefits to those who support our mission.
Tiers
| Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
| Contribution | €10,000 | €5,000 | €2,000 |
| Firm-wide premium course discount (valid for three years) | 15% | 10% | 5% |
| Periodic recognition (valid for three years) | Podcast Free content videos SFA website | Podcast (less frequently than gold) SFA website | SFA website |
Sponsorship opportunities
1
Narrated deep-dives
- Sponsors receive a 20-30 second voiced commercial integrated into our narrated deep-dive episodes, published two to four times per month on Spotify and our website.
- Ads will remain embedded in the content indefinitely, ensuring long-term exposure (subject to conditions such as content becoming outdated).
2
Website banners
- Sponsors can place a 100% width (1280px content width), 400px height banner on key pages across our website, including:
- Free Content
- Premium Content Browser
- Course Details
- Banners will have a consistent design and remain static in specific locations to ensure a uniform look across the website.
3
Free content videos
- Sponsors are featured in a 10 second video mention at the beginning of selected free content videos (5-15 minutes in length).
- The visual will include the sponsor’s logo with a short message, e.g.:
- “This video was made possible thanks to the generous support of [Sponsor Name].”
- Sponsors may suggest topics or select from an existing content pipeline (though suggested topics are not guaranteed).
Option 1: Narrated deep-dives
Our Podcast: The fully narrated “Deep-dives” series
Deep-Dives Sponsorship
Our Narrated Deep-Dives series explores a wide range of topics in Sustainable Finance, including current events, regulatory updates, market trends, and foundational knowledge. Each episode is designed to provide clear, insightful content for listeners at all levels of expertise.
Our deep-dive episodes are always free and accessible to everyone. They are published simultaneously on Spotify and our website, ensuring broad reach.
Your Sponsorship Placement
- Each sponsored episode will include a 20-30 second voiced commercial integrated into the content.
- The placement will appear within the first half of the episode. For example, in a 30-minute podcast, the voiced message would be included within the first 15 minutes to maximize listener engagement.
Content & Delivery
- Sponsors are welcome to provide suggested content for their commercial; however, we reserve the right to decline requests that are unsuitable or misaligned with our content. In such cases, we will notify you and discuss alternative options.
- To ensure a natural listening experience, we may make minor adjustments to the wording of your provided text. These edits are made solely to improve flow, clarity, and ensure the message aligns with the podcast’s natural speaking tone.
Our goal is to deliver meaningful content to our audience while providing sponsors with a professional and effective way to share their message.
Available to everyone on our website (through our blog) and on Spotify.
Pricing
- One month: €2000
- Typically 2-3 episodes
- Two months: €3800
- Typically 4-6 episodes
- Three months: €5000
- Typically 6-9 episodes
Last price adjustment: 2025-03-13 (at launch)
Option 2: Website banners
Our Website: Display your message at key locations
Website Banners Sponsorship
Our Website Banners offer sponsors a clean and prominent way to showcase their brand across key pages on our website. Banners provide consistent visibility to visitors exploring both our free and premium content.
Your banner will appear on the following pages:
These pages are frequently visited by professionals seeking insights into Sustainable Finance, making them ideal spaces for sponsor recognition.
Your Sponsorship Placement
- Banners will have a 100% total width, 1280px content width and be 400px in height to ensure strong visual impact.
- Each banner will maintain a clean, professional design, ensuring it integrates seamlessly with our website’s visual style.
- Sponsors may include their logo, a text message of up to 160 characters — ideal for concise messaging that highlights your brand or key initiative – and a link.
Example Message:
“Our experienced Sustainable Finance team is here to support your needs. Ranked #X in APAC for Green & Sustainability-Linked Bonds in 2023 & 2024 by XYZ Ratings.”
Content & Delivery
- Sponsors must provide their logo in .SVG or .PNG format to ensure crisp, high-quality visuals.
- To maintain a consistent look and feel across our platform, we reserve the right to make minor design adjustments (e.g., spacing, font alignment) to ensure visual harmony.
- Banners will remain static in defined locations for the duration of the sponsorship period.
- Our website is cookie and tracking free. Sponsors may not implement any tracking of users on our website through the banner.
Our website banners offer a professional, impactful way to connect with our audience while maintaining the clean, educational focus of our platform.
Above, we illustrate the size of the banner with a screenshot of our own Social Media banner on our landing page. Click here to view it.
Pricing
- One month: €2000
- Two months: €3800
- Three months: €5000
Last price adjustment: 2025-03-13 (at launch)
Option 3: Free content videos
Our Free Content Videos: Available to all through YouTube
Free Content Video Sponsorship
Our Free Content Videos are high-quality, fully narrated productions designed to introduce viewers to the fundamentals of Sustainable Finance. These 5-15 minute videos provide clear, insightful content ideal for:
- Financial professionals
- Journalists
- Anyone interested in Sustainable Finance
Our goal is to make complex concepts accessible, ensuring newcomers to the field gain a strong foundation.
Each video is published on YouTube, where it will remain available indefinitely — unless superseded by updated content or deemed factually outdated.
Your Sponsorship Placement
- Sponsorship is offered per video.
- Sponsors receive a 10 second visual and voiced acknowledgment at the beginning of the video.
- This message will include the sponsor’s logo, a brief statement acknowledging their support, and a concise message.
Example Message:
“This video was made possible thanks to the generous support of [Sponsor Name], dedicated to advancing Sustainable Finance solutions worldwide.”
Content & Delivery
- Sponsors are encouraged to provide a message that is timeless to ensure it remains relevant as the video stays available indefinitely.
- While sponsors may suggest topics, there’s no guarantee that suggested content will be produced. In such cases, sponsors may either select a video from our content pipeline or have one randomly assigned.
- We may make minor adjustments to your provided message to improve flow and ensure the content fits naturally within the video’s narrative.
- Sponsors can supply us with static graphics (e.g. a high resolution logo) or video (FHD/UHD, h265, no audio).
Our Free Content Videos offer sponsors an opportunity to gain long-term visibility while supporting accessible, high-quality Sustainable Finance education.
Click the link above to watch a demonstration of how a sponsorship is included in a Free Content video.
Pricing
- One video: €2000
- Two videos: €3800
- Three videos: €5000
Last price adjustment: 2025-03-13 (at launch)
Sponsorship Terms & Conditions / FAQ
To ensure transparency and alignment with our educational mission, we’ve outlined key details about our sponsorship offerings below.
General Sponsorship Information
- Sponsors can combine multiple sponsorship options or purchase all three for a set period. Combination packages may include a discount for added value.
- All sponsorships are offered with the understanding that sponsors have no control over content creation to maintain the integrity and objectivity of our educational material.
- We reserve the right to decline suggested content if it does not align with our platform’s educational focus or if the suggested topic has already been covered.
Narrated Deep-Dives
- The 20-30 second commercial will be placed within the first half of the episode.
- While sponsors may suggest wording for their message, we may make minor adjustments to improve flow and ensure it fits the podcast’s natural tone.
- Sponsored episodes will remain available indefinitely unless the content becomes factually incorrect or outdated.
Website Banners
- Banners will follow a consistent design to ensure visual harmony across our website.
- Sponsors may include their logo and a message of up to 160 characters.
- Banners must be provided in .SVG or .PNG format for optimal quality. We may make minor adjustments to banner design (e.g., spacing, alignment) to ensure consistent presentation across the website.
Free Content Videos
- Each sponsored video will feature a 10 second video mention with the sponsor’s logo and a voiced acknowledgment at the beginning of the video.
- Sponsors are encouraged to provide a message that is timeless to ensure it remains relevant as the content will remain available indefinitely (unless later removed e.g. for factual inaccuracy or being superseded by newer content).
- Sponsors may suggest video topics; however, there’s no guarantee their suggestion will be produced. If their suggestion is declined, they can select a video from our content pipeline or have one randomly assigned.
Payment & Invoicing
- Sponsorship fees must be paid in full before the sponsored content is published.
Performance & Analytics
- While we are committed to providing value to our sponsors, we currently do not provide detailed analytics or performance data (e.g., view counts, click-through rates) for sponsored content. This may change as our platform grows.
Contact & Custom Solutions
- If you’d like to explore sponsorship opportunities, we’d be happy to connect! Please reach out to us at marketing@sustainablefinance.academy.