Gianluca Manca has been a pioneer in sustainable finance since the late 1990s, starting as the manager of Italy’s first and largest ethical fund. He represented the Intesa Sanpaolo Banking Group for 15 years at UNEPFI, where he co-chaired the Asset Management Working Group, chaired the Investment Commission, and served as Treasurer.
Currently, he advises the European Banking Federation (EBF) as their Strategic Sustainability Expert, chairs the ESG Reporting Task Force, and is a member of the Ecolabel Board (in the European Commission). Previously, he was Head of Sustainability at Eurizon Capital where he led the sustainability works for a decade.
Since 2017, Gianluca has been an academic fellow, lecturer, and head of the ESG Business Simulation at SDA Bocconi’s Executive Master in Finance program. During a decade, he was also named an honorary fellow in economic sustainability by the Catholic University of Milan.
In 2023, he began collaborating with Bocconi University as a researcher, focusing on financial education and sustainability, while developing practical reporting tools for corporations, with a focus on SMEs.