Oikocredit is a cooperative financial institution that offers loans or investment capital to MFIs, cooperatives, fair trade organizations and small-to-medium sized enterprises (SMEs) in the developing world. Today, Oikocredit has over 850 partners in almost 70 countries. Oikocredit offers a dual return to its investors: financial and social. In addition to earning modest financial returns, investors are secure in the knowledge that their money is being used to fight poverty, promote fair trade and respect our planet’s natural resources.
IRIS Metrics are used during the due diligence and monitoring of partners and for reporting to internal and external stakeholders. We assess both social and financial performance metrics.