Cresaçor provides economic-financial consulting services with the purpose of sustainability and autonomy, particularly for micro-enterprises. Its mission is to promote solidarity, economy and local/community development in the Azores Region, supporting the values of cooperation, identity and sustainability, with special focus on people, culture and environment. Its general objectives include increasing the access to education, training and jobs; access to microcredit; and supporting the creation of solidarity economy initiatives.

The Social & Sustainable Finance Chair of the Montpellier Business School was created in October 2020 as an extension of the Microfinance in Developed Countries Chair, established two years before with Créa-Sol and the Caisse d’Epargne Languedoc Roussillon. The chairholders, Dr. Anastasia Cozarenco and Dr. Thi Hong Van Hoang, have the objective to promote social finance, in particular microfinance and social banking, and sustainable finance. To serve this objective, the activities of the chair are structured around three main types of activities: teaching, research, and events.