While advocating for renewable energies, we must face a simple fact: no energy production is exempt of negative externalities. Renewable energies, however, remain an important and needed step forward in powering a more sustainable society. So how can we invest for impact and minimize negative externalities in the field of energy? We share our first ideas in this opinion piece.
Impact Expansion announces that it has reached an agreement to provide €6 million of development capital to Mon Kit Solaire
Impact Expansion announces that it has reached an agreement to provide €6 million of development capital to Mon Kit Solaire
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L’Echo: Inclusio wants to go public and become the Real Estate Triodos
Aug 13, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Investment management, Press
Inclusio, a private real estate company with social ambitions, wants to go public, preferably as early as next autumn.
KOIS Newsletter – Scaling innovative and impactful business models with sustainable financing
Jul 30, 2020 | Health, Innovative Finance
While not-for-profit and social organizations play a crucial role in our society, they often struggle in scaling their operations & impact. More than ever, we need to help these impact-driven organisations to attract new and sustainable sources of funding.
In this newsletter, we present our thoughts and finding on how to help scale innovative & impactful business models.
Scaling innovative and impactful models: Case study #1 – Eyecare clinics in the DRC
Jul 23, 2020 | Health, Innovative Finance
Many impact-driven organizations play significant roles in promoting a fairer and more sustainable world. However, they often face considerate struggles in scaling up their operations & impact, and attracting new sources of funding.
Over the years, KOIS has worked with many organizations to help them in their scale-up process. Today, we present a first case study: assisting Light for the World in the scale-up plan of their ophthalmologic centers in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
L’Echo: KOIS raises $68 millions for Indian Healthcare
Jul 14, 2020 | Health, Investment management, Press
The Belgian impact investing company has just completed an important fund raising in which AvH participated. What is the objective? To boost innovative solutions in Indian health technology.
Economic Times: HealthQuad to hike fund pool to Rs 900 crore
Jul 14, 2020 | Health, Investment management, Press
HealthQuad had raised Rs 75 crore in 2016 under its first fund and invested Rs 250 crore along with its investors in the seven Indian companies like Medika Bazar, Regency Hospital and others. Through the second fund, HealthQuad seeks to invest in disruptive, technology based and innovation driven businesses which transform healthcare in India, generate value and also create deep social impact.
Press release: How India’s healthcare focused fund HealthQuad disrupts health systems without compromising on financial and societal returns
Jul 14, 2020 | Health, Investment management, Press
Today, 3.8 billion people do not have access to quality healthcare. Some venture and private equity funds such as HealthQuad want to bridge the gap where public healthcare investments fail, and the Covid-19 crisis is a painful proof of this urgent need.
De Tijd: Time to opt for sustainable investments
Jul 1, 2020 | Climate & Nature, Education & Employment, Health, Innovative Finance, Press
In this opinion piece, Solifin expresses the need for public authorities to create a framework promoting the financing of investments with a positive impact on the environment and society.
Le Soir: 5 years of financing for coding school BeCode
Jun 26, 2020 | Education & Employment, Innovative Finance, Press
In June 2020, KOIS and Actiris launched their third impact bond together focused on employment. This time, the impact bond will support BeCode, an innovative coding school. In honour of the launch, Le Soir, a Belgian news outlet, interviewed the impact bond parties for this article.