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Going above and beyond: Oikocredit’s Social and Environmental Performance Report [Interview]
July 17 | 2018 Oikocredit just published its latest Social and Environmental Performance Report (SEPR) showing that the worldwide cooperative surpasses the sector average for outreach to female clients. To learn more about this and other highlights in the report, and to gain a better understanding of why Oikocredit reports on its social and environmental performance, we spoke with Ging Ledesma, Oikocredit’s Investor Relations and Social Performance Director. full storyOikocredit surpasses sector average for outreach to female microfinance clients
July 12 | 2018 Today Oikocredit published its latest Social and Environmental Performance Report (SEPR) which shows that nearly 90% of clients reached by the microfinance organisations Oikocredit invests in are women, compared to the sector average of 70%. full storyOikocredit annual general meeting takes place in India
June 22 | 2018 Last week, Oikocredit’s annual general meeting took place in Chennai, India. full storyOikocredit signs new guidelines on responsible digital financial inclusion
June 20 | 2018 Oikocredit joined over 50 fintech investors and innovators to develop guidelines aimed at spreading the benefits of the digital financial services revolution more widely. full storyJoin us in cities across Europe for a taste of Fapecafes fair trade coffee
June 11 | 2018 Oikocredit’s annual European road show kicks off 18 June in Berlin and will travel to various cities in Germany, the Netherlands, Austria and Switzerland. full storyGetting together for sustainable coffee in June
June 06 | 2018 Anyone for sustainably sourced coffee? You can get a taste of Oikocredit’s collaborative efforts in the sustainable coffee sector by following our coffee-themed updates which we will share with you throughout June. full storyThos Gieskes: why we’ve updated our strategy and how we’re aiming for more impact [interview]
May 24 | 2018 Last month we announced our financial results and introduced Oikocredit’s updated strategy. Our Managing Director Thos Gieskes shares more details on what’s different about the new approach, why focus is so important, and how social impact remains at Oikocredit’s heart. full storyA cool head and a warm heart: how to produce organic and fair trade honey [partner story]
May 11 | 2018 There's lots that we can learn from bees: alternative ways of working, serving the community and sharing. We talked to Luis Enrique Castañón Chavarría, Managing Director of Oikocredit’s fair trade and organic partner Miel Mexicana, about how bees cooperate, the beekeeping industry and its international customers. full storyOikocredit invests € 1 million in renewable energy company Inyenyeri
May 02 | 2018 Today Oikocredit and Inyenyeri announced the € 1 million loan investment at the Sustainable Energy for All Forum in Lisbon, Portugal. full storyE-Hands: solar energy for India’s unbanked
April 26 | 2018 In India, some 270 million people, a fifth of the population, lack access to electricity1. Some 90% of the country’s off-grid communities are based in remote, rural areas, with many households ... full story