Sustainable finance in action: How Oikocredit selects partners using ESG criteria
November 14 | 2024 Oikocredit’s ESG scorecard goes beyond financials, evaluating partners on environmental, social and governance factors to ensure sustainable community impact. full storyClara’s story: How Oikocredit partner Génesis Empresarial helps Guatemalans launch successful businesses
October 30 | 2024 With EUR 9.6 million in funding from Oikocredit, Génesis Empresarial gives lower-income people in rural Guatemala the financing and tools they need to become entrepreneurs full storyUSD 4 million loan for off-grid fridges to expand vaccine access and food security in Africa
October 24 | 2024 New Oikocredit-Triodos Investment Management credit facility supports SureChill’s innovative cooling technology, helping businesses and healthcare facilities in Africa keep their products cool without the need for constant electricity full storyCooperatives, quality and climate resilience: insights from Oikocredit Journeys’ Peru trip
October 21 | 2024 Over the course of September, we travelled with coffee expert Gerardo Alarcón Cubas from Oikocredit’s Peruvian partner Sol y Café to meet with Oikocredit investors in Europe. It's a good moment to reflect on our recent Oikocredit Journey to Peru. The trip provided us with a new appreciation of how farmers are tackling the complex factors affecting our morning brew. full story
Maanaveeya: Two decades of financial inclusion and impactful investment
October 10 | 2024 Oikocredit’s India subsidiary has helped improve millions of lives, creating opportunities where they are needed most. full storyPromoting responsible artisanal fisheries in Guatemala
October 07 | 2024 Oikocredit worked with the international NGO Future of Fish to assess a potential social enterprise partner in Guatemala, Coastal Catch, regarding its fishing practices and controls. The outcome was positive, and Oikocredit has made a five-year loan to Coastal Catch. In this article, Future of Fish takes up the story, featuring interviews with Oikocredit Investment Officer Daniel Amézquita, Future of Fish Executive Director Peter Battisti, and Coastal Catch Founder and General Manager José Miguel Quezada. full storyChange to Oikocredit’s Managing Board
October 07 | 2024 Gwen van Berne, Director of Finance & Risk, will be leaving Oikocredit to pursue a new career opportunity. full storyBridging gaps, creating change: Interview with Owais Shafiq of Aqua for All
October 01 | 2024 As Oikocredit’s partnership with international foundation Aqua for All enters its third year, Owais Shafiq, Aqua for All’s Senior Impact Finance Officer, talks about our partnership, its achievements and the outlook for the coming years. full storyImpact Report 2024: Oikocredit partners support financial inclusion for 53 million people
September 17 | 2024 The report reveals the work of Oikocredit’s partners: 89% of agriculture partners offer environmental awareness training, our renewable energy portfolio offset 422,564 tonnes of CO2 emissions. full storyOikocredit completes sale of shares in Paraguay’s Aseguradora Tajy
September 03 | 2024 Oikocredit has sold its equity stake in Aseguradora Tajy Propiedad Cooperativa (Tajy), a pioneer in Paraguay’s microinsurance sector full storyQ2 2024 quarterly report: Positives and challenges
August 27 | 2024 Four times a year Oikocredit publishes key facts and figures on the previous quarter. Here we provide our investors and others with additional background context on developments during the second quarter of 2024. full storyAffordable homes and stronger communities for 16,157 families in El Salvador
August 20 | 2024 With small loans to help families build or renovate their houses over time, Oikocredit partner Hábitat para la Humanidad El Salvador is embedding resilience at the community level in Central America. full storyNew agreement aims to expand funds for farmers
August 13 | 2024 Oikocredit and the IDH Farmfit Fund are aligning their approaches to reduce the financing gap for smallholders. full storyUSD 2 million to help Brazilian SMEs scale up
August 08 | 2024 Oikocredit’s new partnership with Ailos will enable two social impact organisations to strengthen their portfolios full storyHow a new tool improved financial opportunities for West Africa’s cashew sector
August 01 | 2024 Oikocredit and the Centre for the Promotion of Imports from developing countries (CBI) have successfully piloted a business monitoring tool to improve financing opportunities for cashew processing companies full storyMore children in class by improving affordable schools
July 31 | 2024 Update: How Oikocredit and Opportunity International are increasing access to capital for schools in underserved regions across Africa, Asia, and Latin America. full storyOikocredit announces new water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) collaboration with Water.org
July 02 | 2024 Strategic partnership will address challenges in WASH service provision at community level, initially in Latin America. full storyNew Oikocredit partner fills SMEs’ capital needs in Indonesia
June 27 | 2024 Loan of EUR 2.4 million to Validus and subsidiary Batumbu expands financial inclusion with affordable, tailored financial services full storySidian Bank, Aqua for All and Oikocredit launch facility to support access to WASH services in Kenya
June 26 | 2024 Partnership invests EUR 7.4 million for water, sanitation and hygiene projects with emphasis on climate resilience and gender inclusivity. full storyOikocredit and NGOs Continue NCP-Mediated Dialogue
June 21 | 2024 On 18-19 June 2024, representatives of social impact investor Oikocredit held a dialogue session with three non-governmental organisations (NGOs) – Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), Equitable Cambodia and FIAN Germany. full storyHow Oikocredit partner PAI cultivates quality and equity in Argentine agriculture
June 19 | 2024 The agricultural consortium PAI, an Oikocredit partner since 2015, promotes sustainable agriculture in Argentina through fair-trade farming, strategic partnerships and innovative investments. full storyOikocredit Holds 48th Annual General Meeting
June 13 | 2024 On 7 June 2024, Oikocredit held its Annual General Meeting (AGM) in San José, Costa Rica, with members and others joining and participating through a web-based conferencing and electronic voting system. full storyOikocredit announces € 9.3 million loan to AfricInvest Private Credit to support SMEs in Africa
June 12 | 2024 Strategic move and new partnership will boost economic empowerment across the continent. full story
Farmerline puts technology to work for African farmers
June 10 | 2024 Oikocredit partner Farmerline provides a comprehensive range of services for African smallholders, from agricultural and pricing inputs to logistical and field support, as well as access to markets. full story