Today is a day of celebration at KOIS – not only because it’s the start of the week-end, but also because it’s official : our impact fund Inclusio has had a successful IPO.
Freshfields advises innovative finance advisory firm KOIS on employment focused Social Impact Bonds
Global law firm Freshfields advised KOIS on three out of a total of four innovative employment focused social impact bonds launched in the last two years. All four social impact bonds are investing in people, supporting them back into work to positively change lives. The social impact bonds are backed and financed by the French Government.
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Supporting Indian primary healthcare networks through innovative finance
Dec 10, 2020 | Health, Innovative Finance
As we pen down our thoughts, India continues to navigate uncharted territories as tens of thousands of COVID-19 cases emerge daily. Primary care centres and workers – particularly those in urban areas – have been stretched to maximum capacity to deal with the crisis. A robust primary healthcare system is crucial to tackling health emergencies such as this one. A more potent, resilient, and inclusive healthcare system must emerge from the current crisis. We must take concrete actions to drive this change forward now.
KOIS initiative Inclusio launches its Initial Public Offering on Euronext Brussels
Nov 26, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Investment management
It’s official: as of today, Inclusio launches its Initial Public Offering on Euronext Brussels, 7 years after KOIS joined forces with co-founders bank Degroof-Petercam and Revive! This IPO serves to put a truly impactful product on the stock market, that anyone can invest in with an Issue Price fixed at €21,4.
KOIS Newsletter – An Impact Finance milestone
Nov 16, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Investment management
Today is a special day for KOIS.
Today, we take a step further in our mission to enable everyone to create a positive impact through their financial choices.
Today, Inclusio, the Social Housing Fund we started 5 years ago, announced its intention to launch an Initial Public Offering on Euronext Brussels.
India needs impact finance to scale innovative mental healthcare models
Oct 28, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Innovative Finance, Press
The prevalence of mental health disorders is increasing steadily in India, yet expenditure does not seem to follow. The low proportionate funding is exacerbated thereafter by the underutilisation of funds and several systemic issues along the patient journey. However, impact finance could play an important role in scaling up mental healthcare models.
What will happen when we are too old to take care of our disabled son?
Oct 22, 2020 | Club deals, Health, Press
At KOIS, the notion of impact runs deeper than business. Today, we share with you the words of our Founder, François de Borchgrave, as he tells us the story of his son, Igor.
Igor is 7 and a half years old and suffers from a disability that makes him dependent on his family. While he is taken care of today, his family, like many others in Belgium, wonder what will happen when they are no longer there to help him. It is crucial to develop new living spaces for disabled adults in Belgium, which is the drive behind our Founder’s personal project: Tous Ensemble Handicap.
The 2nd largest French Bank launches a Social & Environmental Impact loan
Oct 15, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Innovative Finance, Press
Putting impact at the heart of financial strategy is a growing trend. From international commitments such as the Business for Inclusive Growth initiative from the OCDE, to more concrete cases as the one we present in this article. At KOIS, we are happy to see these becoming a real part of how finance is done on a global scale. The latest example to date? A Social and Environmental Impact loan from the 2nd largest French Bank. This new offer aims to valorise the social or environmental engagement of its clients in the real estate and social housing sector.
A Development Impact Bond to lift women entrepreneurs out of poverty
Oct 7, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Club deals, Education & Employment
The Industree Foundation envisions a world in which millions of producers rise out of poverty by building sustainable livelihoods in creative manufacturing. To achieve this, they recently partnered with USAID and with KOIS to define how to sustainably finance their POWER project.
CARE selected to lead a consortium of service providers for the Menstrual Hygiene Management DIB
Oct 1, 2020 | Education & Employment, Innovative Finance
We are happy to announce that the NGO CARE France has been selected by the French Development Agency (Agence Française de Dévelopement, ‘AFD’) to lead a consortium of service providers with the objective to implement Menstrual Hygiene Management (‘MHM’) interventions in Ethiopia.