Frequently asked questions to corekees

Corekees is a sustainable investment platform. We believe that investing in sustainability, and thereby generating a healthy return, should be possible for everyone. That is why we finance scalable sustainability projects together with private and corporate investors. These projects have a positive impact on nature, society and the investors’ assets. Thanks to the money we make available, these projects have an even greater impact. The proceeds from the projects flow back to our investors in the form of returns, so that they too are rewarded for their efforts.

Corekees was founded by cousin and niece Nick and Tamar van Heesewijk. Together with a team of ambitious experts, they make sustainable investing financially attractive. Want to know more about the team? Check out the about us page.

At Corekees, you can start investing with impact in three steps:

1. Open an account and read up
Register with Corekees. After a brief verification process, you will have access to our investment platform. Here you will find all the projects and can read up on their specific characteristics (impact, duration and expected return).

2. Determine your strategy
At Corekees, you can make both one-off and monthly contributions. A monthly contribution is easy to set up; this way, you will never forget an investment and you will build a profitable and impactful portfolio.

3. Invest in a project
Choose from our projects and invest the amount you wish.

After you have invested, it is wise to monitor your portfolio regularly. The Corekees dashboard allows you to see the impact you are making, how much return you can expect, and whether your strategy still suits your current financial situation. In addition, we will keep you informed about the projects through regular updates by email.

You can reach us by sending an email to info@corekees.com, calling us on +31 20 244 03 11 or contacting us via social media. Our team is ready to help you.

Our social impact focuses on SDG 8: decent work and economic growth. We invest in companies in emerging economies that help small farmers to increase their income in a sustainable way and that create fair, stable jobs locally. In this way, investments not only contribute to nature restoration, but also to economic opportunities and livelihoods for local communities.

We use various channels to keep our customers and other stakeholders informed. You can view the status of your investments at any time on your personal investment dashboard. We also send out quarterly updates on specific projects. In addition, we regularly post messages on social media (LinkedIn and Instagram) related to impact investing, our projects and our team.

Yes, companies can invest in one of our projects. Is your company looking for CO2 compensation? Please contact us at info@corekees.com or +31 (0)10 307 1677.

The AFM regulates the Dutch financial markets and protects investors and organisations. A licence is required for certain (financial) products. Stichting Corekees offers bonds, which are considered (financial) securities under Dutch law. An exception applies to the prohibition on offering these (Section 3:5 of the Financial Supervision Act). An investment in securities is exempted https://www.afm.nl/nl-nl/consumenten/themas/advies/voorbereiden/vrijstelling) from the prospectus requirement if the total countervalue of the securities offered is less than €5 million, calculated over a period of 12 months. However, these offers must be reported to the AFM by means of an information document. We have done this and you can read all about it here.

Yes, you can! Parents or grandparents can transfer their bonds to their children or grandchildren free of charge. However, due to AFM regulations, this is only possible once the children have reached the age of 18. We charge a small administrative fee for transferring bonds to persons other than children or grandchildren. The transaction costs for transferring bonds outside the first degree of kinship are currently 2% of the bond amount to be transferred. For investors who have invested €1,000 with Corekees, it therefore costs €20 to transfer the tree bonds to a friend or neighbour.

Yes, this is certainly possible. We have many investors as clients who invest/save for their (grand)children. You can do this by investing in your own name and transferring the bonds to your (grand)child free of charge on their 18th birthday.

Yes, that is possible, but we are not permitted to do this for you. We are not a trading platform and are therefore not permitted by the Financial Markets Authority to actively mediate in the trading of bonds. You will therefore have to find a buyer yourself. 

However, we can put your name on a specific list. When we encounter people who want to buy older bonds, we will contact you. Unfortunately, there is currently quite a long waiting list, so we recommend that you actively search for a buyer yourself.

When you invest with Corekees, your investment is directly linked to you. Upon your passing, inheritance law comes into effect. Your Corekees investment then becomes part of your estate. We cannot and are not permitted to do anything with it on our own initiative.

In practice, your next of kin or your will will designate an executor. This person is responsible for settling your will. It is useful for them – and your next of kin – if you have a note somewhere about your investment with Corekees. When your executor contacts us, we will work with them to settle your Corekees investment.

If your investment and/or returns already paid out are not visible in the Corekees dashboard, please contact us.

All Corekees investors have access to a unique referral code.
The code is worth €50 for both the giver and the recipient.

A new Corekees customer (= account without investments) can use this code for a one-time discount of €50 on their first investment. This can be any project and the following types (one-time and gift purchase). The discount cannot be used for subscriptions.

Once the referral code has been successfully used by the new Corekees customer, the ‘referrer’ will receive an email with a £50 discount code for their next investment. This discount code is non-transferable and can only be used once.

The discount code must be applied manually at checkout and does not apply to existing subscriptions.

Referral codes can be distributed without restriction. Codes can only be used once per new investor.

For the terms and conditions of the promotion, please refer to this document.

When you log in to your Corekees account, you will see a pop-up with your personal referral code.

Your personal referral code can be used by a family member, friend or acquaintance who is investing through Corekees for the first time.

The person in question can use your referral code by clicking on ‘invest’ and going through the purchase process. The referral code can then be entered under the heading ‘Referral code’. The discount will then be applied automatically.

Please note: this should not be entered under the heading ‘gift code’!