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'''Oikocredit''' (in full '''Oikocredit, Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society U.A.'''<ref>Prospectus of Oikocredit, 19 June 2009; Cooperative Society U.A. Dutch: ''coöperatie met uitsluiting van aansprakelijkheid'' = co-operative society with excluded liability</ref>) is a cooperative society that offers loans or investment capital for [[microfinance]] institutions, [[cooperative]]s and [[small and medium-sized enterprises]] in developing countries. It is one of the world's largest private financiers of the microfinance sector. The idea |
'''Oikocredit''' (in full '''Oikocredit, Ecumenical Development [[Cooperative]] Society U.A.'''<ref>Prospectus of Oikocredit, 19 June 2009; Cooperative Society U.A. Dutch: ''coöperatie met uitsluiting van aansprakelijkheid'' = co-operative society with excluded liability</ref>) is a cooperative society that offers loans or investment capital for [[microfinance]] institutions, [[cooperative]]s and [[small and medium-sized enterprises]] in developing countries. It is one of the world's largest private financiers of the microfinance sector. The idea for Oikocredit came from a 1968 meeting of the [[World Council of Churches]]. Following this, Oikocredit was established in 1975 in the [[Netherlands]].<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|url=https://www.oikocredit.org.uk/l/library/download/urn:uuid:7e487fb1-ec35-4c40-b15f-fe267b72f2ff/oikocredit+ar+2016+def+secured.pdf?format=save_to_disk&ext=.pdf|title=Annual report 2016|date=4 April 2017|website=Oikocredit|access-date=19 April 2017}}</ref> |
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As a co-operative, Oikocredit finances and invests in [[fair trade]] organisations, co-operatives, microfinance institutions, and small to medium-sized enterprises in |
As a co-operative, Oikocredit finances and invests in [[fair trade]] organisations, co-operatives, microfinance institutions, and small to medium-sized enterprises in many developing countries. In 2016 Oikocredit had offices in 31 countries.<ref name=":0" /> |
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| ⚫ | On 25 March 2010, Oikocredit announced that it had reached €1 billion in cumulative committed loans and investments since the organisation began its operations. In 2009, a year when financial institutions encountered difficult market conditions, Oikocredit achieved record high inflows: Oikocredit's capital inflow reached €62.9 million and its total assets grew by 13% to €537 million at the year end.<ref>[http://www.oikocredit.org/site/en/doc.phtml?p=news-events&index=555&title=Oikocredit-1-billion-cumulative-investments-with-social-impact Press Release on € 1 billion cumulative investments with social impact]</ref> |
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In turn, Oikocredit’s 800+ partners provide entrepreneurs, small businesses, agricultural co-operatives, and other productive enterprises with the long-term capital and other support they need to build their businesses, support their families, sustain their communities, and help protect the planet. |
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| ⚫ | Oikocredit’s financial resources primarily derive from investments (£150 minimum, no maximum) contributed by 54,000 individuals,<ref name=":0" /> institutions and faith-based organisations worldwide. In return, investors have received stable gross dividends paid (or re-invested) annually since 2000 with no fixed notice period, together with annual social performance reports that monitor the impact of Oikocredit and their partner organisations in developing countries. |
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| ⚫ | On 25 March 2010, Oikocredit announced that it had reached |
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| ⚫ | As of 2014, Oikocredit channeled €40.3m (£31.7m) of its investment capital into 85 fair trade partner organisations, many in coffee and cocoa enterprises in Latin America and Africa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Middleton|first1=Monica|title=Social investment: a powerful tool to affect positive change|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/fairtrade-partner-zone/2014/dec/05/social-investment-a-powerful-tool-to-affect-positive-change|website=The Guardian|accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref> In the same year Oikocredit launched an agriculture unit led from Lima, Peru. The cooperative also diversified into renewable energy, recruiting a renewable energy financing expert, to source deals in low-income countries. |
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| ⚫ | Oikocredit’s financial resources primarily derive from investments (£150 minimum, no maximum) contributed by |
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| ⚫ | As of 2014, Oikocredit channeled €40.3m (£31.7m) of its investment capital into 85 fair trade partner organisations, many in coffee and cocoa enterprises in Latin America and Africa.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Middleton|first1=Monica|title=Social investment: a powerful tool to affect positive change|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sustainable-business/fairtrade-partner-zone/2014/dec/05/social-investment-a-powerful-tool-to-affect-positive-change|website=The Guardian|accessdate=5 December 2014}}</ref> |
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In 2014 Oikocredit launches an agriculture unit headed from Lima, Peru. The cooperative also diversifies into renewable energy, recruiting a renewable energy financing expert, to source deals across low-income countries. |
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On 16 November 2016, [[Alternative Bank Schweiz]] (ABS) launched a banking partnership with Oikocredit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oikocredit launches banking partnership with social bank ABS in Switzerland|url=http://www.oikocredit.coop/k/n171/news/view/166668/8951/oikocredit-launches-banking-partnership-with-social-bank-abs-in-switzerland.html|accessdate=16 November 2016}}</ref> |
On 16 November 2016, [[Alternative Bank Schweiz]] (ABS) launched a banking partnership with Oikocredit.<ref>{{cite web|title=Oikocredit launches banking partnership with social bank ABS in Switzerland|url=http://www.oikocredit.coop/k/n171/news/view/166668/8951/oikocredit-launches-banking-partnership-with-social-bank-abs-in-switzerland.html|accessdate=16 November 2016}}</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
==Etymology== |
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"Oiko" is derived from the Greek word ''oikos'', which means "the house, the place where the people live together". |
"Oiko" is derived from the Greek word ''oikos'', which means "the house, the place where the people live together".{{cn|date=March 2021}} |
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== Criticism == |
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The word "credit" does not only refer to financial credit, but also to the Latin verb, ''credere'', "to believe". |
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There are aligations, that Oikocredit has failed to conduct adequate [[due diligence]] on its investments in [[Cambodia|Cambodia’s]] microfinance sector since at least 2017, despite evidence of harms directly linked to those investments.<ref>{{Cite web |last=LA |first=Visit us OECD Watch KNSM-laan 17 1019 |last2=page |first2=Amsterdam Netherlands view on google maps Contact us Tel: +3120 639 12 91Email:Visit our twitter page Visit our facebook |title=Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights et al. vs. Oikocredit |url=https://www.oecdwatch.org/complaint/cambodian-league-for-the-promotion-and-defense-of-human-rights-et-al-vs-oikocredit/ |access-date=2023-06-07 |website=OECD Watch |language=en-GB}}</ref> |
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[[Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights]] (LICADHO), Equitable Cambodia (EC) and FIAN Germany filed a complaint against Oikocredit at NCP Netherlands.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2022-12-12|title=Statement: Human Rights NGOs File Complaint against Oikocredit over Cambodian MFI Investments|url=https://www.licadho-cambodia.org/pressrelease.php?perm=506|access-date=2023-06-05|website=LICADHO|language=en}}</ref> In response Oikocredit said, that they had not identified any forced land sales and that customer protection is their top priority.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Complaint raised against Oikocredit with the OECD Guidelines National Contact Point in the Netherlands - Oikocredit International|url=https://www.oikocredit.coop/k/en/n2613/news/view/356013/9049/complaint-raised-against-oikocredit-with-the-oecd-guidelines-national-contact-point-in-the-netherlands.html|access-date=2023-06-05|website=www.oikocredit.coop}}</ref> |
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==References== |
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==External links== |
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* {{Official website}} |
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* [http://www.oikocredit.coop Oikocredit]: official website |
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[[Category:Microfinance organizations]] |
[[Category:Microfinance organizations]] |
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[[Category:Christian ecumenical organizations]] |
[[Category:Christian ecumenical organizations]] |
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[[Category:Financial services companies of the Netherlands]] |
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Latest revision as of 10:01, 7 November 2024
Oikocredit (in full Oikocredit, Ecumenical Development Cooperative Society U.A.[1]) is a cooperative society that offers loans or investment capital for microfinance institutions, cooperatives and small and medium-sized enterprises in developing countries. It is one of the world's largest private financiers of the microfinance sector. The idea for Oikocredit came from a 1968 meeting of the World Council of Churches. Following this, Oikocredit was established in 1975 in the Netherlands.[2]
As a co-operative, Oikocredit finances and invests in fair trade organisations, co-operatives, microfinance institutions, and small to medium-sized enterprises in many developing countries. In 2016 Oikocredit had offices in 31 countries.[2]
On 25 March 2010, Oikocredit announced that it had reached €1 billion in cumulative committed loans and investments since the organisation began its operations. In 2009, a year when financial institutions encountered difficult market conditions, Oikocredit achieved record high inflows: Oikocredit's capital inflow reached €62.9 million and its total assets grew by 13% to €537 million at the year end.[3]
Oikocredit’s financial resources primarily derive from investments (£150 minimum, no maximum) contributed by 54,000 individuals,[2] institutions and faith-based organisations worldwide. In return, investors have received stable gross dividends paid (or re-invested) annually since 2000 with no fixed notice period, together with annual social performance reports that monitor the impact of Oikocredit and their partner organisations in developing countries.
As of 2014, Oikocredit channeled €40.3m (£31.7m) of its investment capital into 85 fair trade partner organisations, many in coffee and cocoa enterprises in Latin America and Africa.[4] In the same year Oikocredit launched an agriculture unit led from Lima, Peru. The cooperative also diversified into renewable energy, recruiting a renewable energy financing expert, to source deals in low-income countries.
On 16 November 2016, Alternative Bank Schweiz (ABS) launched a banking partnership with Oikocredit.[5]
Etymology
[edit]"Oiko" is derived from the Greek word oikos, which means "the house, the place where the people live together".[citation needed]
Criticism
[edit]There are aligations, that Oikocredit has failed to conduct adequate due diligence on its investments in Cambodia’s microfinance sector since at least 2017, despite evidence of harms directly linked to those investments.[6] Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights (LICADHO), Equitable Cambodia (EC) and FIAN Germany filed a complaint against Oikocredit at NCP Netherlands.[7] In response Oikocredit said, that they had not identified any forced land sales and that customer protection is their top priority.[8]
References
[edit]- ^ Prospectus of Oikocredit, 19 June 2009; Cooperative Society U.A. Dutch: coöperatie met uitsluiting van aansprakelijkheid = co-operative society with excluded liability
- ^ a b c "Annual report 2016" (PDF). Oikocredit. 4 April 2017. Retrieved 19 April 2017.
- ^ Press Release on € 1 billion cumulative investments with social impact
- ^ Middleton, Monica. "Social investment: a powerful tool to affect positive change". The Guardian. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
- ^ "Oikocredit launches banking partnership with social bank ABS in Switzerland". Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ LA, Visit us OECD Watch KNSM-laan 17 1019; page, Amsterdam Netherlands view on google maps Contact us Tel: +3120 639 12 91Email:Visit our twitter page Visit our facebook. "Cambodian League for the Promotion and Defense of Human Rights et al. vs. Oikocredit". OECD Watch. Retrieved 2023-06-07.
{{cite web}}:|first2=has generic name (help)CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Statement: Human Rights NGOs File Complaint against Oikocredit over Cambodian MFI Investments". LICADHO. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Complaint raised against Oikocredit with the OECD Guidelines National Contact Point in the Netherlands - Oikocredit International". www.oikocredit.coop. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
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