On 23 September 2025, the ImpactFinanceMultiplier Event was held at the Universidade da Coruña (UDC), marking the culmination of the project. Approximately seventy students of diverse ages and degree programmes gathered to learn about, discuss, and apply the project´s results after three years of joint work with partners from Cyprus, Greece, Lithuania, and Spain.
The project was conceived to bridge sustainability and youth financial literacy. To this end, Work Package 2 took the first step by defining, on the basis of the literature and expert insights, what the concept of Sustainable Personal Finance is and encompasses.
Focus groups were organised with key stakeholders in all four countries. Across the board, participants agreed on the need to teach young people to connect everyday saving, spending, and investment decisions with their ESG impact, using practice-oriented methodologies aligned with classroom realities.
This qualitative approach was complemented by a transnational survey of young people aged 15-24. The results confirmed high levels awareness among youth, while also revealing gaps between what they know and what they do. These efforts culminated in a summative report and the Sustainable Finance for Youth Handbook (handbook) that sets out the framework, findings, and measurement guidelines.
Building on this foundation, Work Package 3catalysed the creation, through hackathons held at UDC, InfinityGreece, VMU, and COMCY, of educational materials ready for use in classrooms and other learning environments. Among the prototypes, notable examples included Master of Investment (Lithuania), a card game for classifying companies according to ESG criteria; Spend It Smart: A Verbal Budget Battle (Greece), a team debate for allocating a limited budget while prioritising different options; Green Gamble Cards (Cyprus), a set of cards for weighing everyday choices and their trade-offs; and Ecoradar (Spain), a platform that integrates technology and sustainability.
UnderWork Package 4, the e-learning platform was presented. It brings together the conceptual framework, research findings, and educational materials with their accompanying user guides. All resources are available in English, Greek, Spanish, and Lithuanian, alongside a multilingual user guide to facilitate uptake.
The A CoruñaMultiplier Event invited participants to learn by doing.A Kahoot quiz raised awareness of Spain´s standing in sustainability, and a closing bingo activity helped consolidate key terms. Participants also had the opportunity to follow ImpactFinance on Instagram and Facebook.
Looking ahead,Work Package 5 ensures that the project´s outputs will be sustained and put to use. The sustainability strategy envisages keeping the platform active and up to date, integrating the Handbook and hackathon materials into training for young people, educators, and NGOs; working with education authorities and teachers ‘associations to secure curricular alignment; and leveraging the results in new initiatives, thereby preserving and amplifying impact.
ImpactFinance has demonstrated that financial education is a collective endeavour and that it can be both practical and engaging. This project has only just begun!
