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1. DEI Discussion at AGM: Resilience and Diversity, Equity and Inclusion go hand in hand 

   June 17, 2021 - by Julie Scott - 0 comments

   Resilience was a word that cropped up again and again at the 2021 Oikocredit (OI) AGM and Members’ Meeting. While the OI Capacity Building team credited partners for their resilience in adapting to this year’s pandemic by increasing risk management training, the finance team credited clients with increasing digitization and improving communication. Another facet of resilience also got air time when the US and Canada Support Associations hosted a discussion on diversity equity and inclusion (DEI).

   Sara Shoff, Chief Operating Officer of Oikocredit US (OUS), spoke to us about the DEI discussion and how DEI will be central to building resilience for Oikocredit in North America.

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2. Global social impact investor, Oikocredit Canada announces new appointments to board of directors

   June 14, 2021 - by Julie Scott - 0 comments

   New Board members bring expertise in international development, impact investment, partnerships, governance, risk management, marketing and international business diplomacy

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3. Virtual study tour shows how Caravela Coffee improves the lives of small-holder coffee farmers

   May 5, 2021 - by Julie Scott - 0 comments

   On a virtual study tour of Caravela Coffee, the company which sources coffee from Latin American small-holder farmers and in which OI has a $4.7m equity stake,  participants were reminded that the coffee we drink can help improve the lives of people and our planet.

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4. Canada buoyed by virtual conference with international Oikocredit Support Associations

   April 15, 2021 - by Julie Scott - 0 comments

   Oikocredit winter meeting on March 12-13, 2021. Read the key take-aways. 

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5. Canadian investors talk transition to a net zero carbon economy

   March 16, 2021 - by Julie Scott, Ellen Pekilis - 0 comments

   If a transition to a net-zero carbon economy was not top of mind for Canadian investors before the February power outage in Texas,  it appears to be now. Speakers at the Responsible Investment Association’s (RIA) February 25 ESG Symposium repeated a common theme: all investors and all portfolio companies have to get started leveraging investment dollars to reduce Canada’s carbon footprint; the cost of inaction is too high.

   Oikocredit Canada Board members Julie Scott and Ellen Pekilis discuss why the message of this Symposium matters to impact investors

   Tags: clean energy, climate change

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