Blue­Or­chard Finan­ce Ltd

Blue­Or­chard is a lea­ding glo­bal impact invest­ment mana­ger and mem­ber of the Schro­ders Group. As a pio­nee­ring impact inves­tor, the firm is dedi­ca­ted to gene­ra­ting las­ting posi­ti­ve impact for com­mu­ni­ties and the envi­ron­ment, while aiming at pro­vi­ding attrac­ti­ve returns to inves­tors. Blue­Or­chard was foun­ded in 2001, by initia­ti­ve of the UN, as the first com­mer­cial mana­ger of micro­fi­nan­ce debt invest­ments world­wi­de. Today, the firm offers impact invest­ment solu­ti­ons across asset clas­ses, con­nec­ting mil­li­ons of entre­pre­neurs in emer­ging and fron­tier mar­kets with inves­tors with the aim to make impact invest­ment solu­ti­ons acces­si­ble to all and to advan­ce the con­scious use of capi­tal. Being a pro­fes­sio­nal invest­ment mana­ger and expert in inno­va­ti­ve blen­ded finan­ce man­da­tes, Blue­Or­chard has a sophisti­ca­ted inter­na­tio­nal inves­tor base and is a trus­ted part­ner of lea­ding glo­bal deve­lo­p­ment finan­ce insti­tu­ti­ons. To date, Blue­Or­chard has inves­ted USD 9.8bn across more than 90 count­ries. More than 245 mil­li­on poor and vul­nerable peo­p­le in emer­ging and fron­tier mar­kets recei­ved access to finan­cial and rela­ted ser­vices with the sup­port of Blue­Or­chard as of June 2022.

Type of organization

Asset Manager

Asset classes

Private Equity, Private Debt, Publicly Traded Debt, Other

Investment volume (individual investment)

100+ Mio

Investment regions (Worldwide)

Ostasien & Pazifik, Naher Osten / Nordafrika (MENA), Südasien, Sub-Sahara Afrika, Zentralasien

Areas of action

Armutsbekämpfung, soziale / Geschlechter-Gerechtigkeit, saubere Energie, Finanzielle Inklusion, Nachhaltiges Wirtschaften, Arbeitsmarktintegration, Mobilität, Klimaschutz, Schutz von Ökosystemen und Biodiversität

Sustainable Development Goals

1. Keine Armut2. Kein Hunger3. Gesundheit und Wohlergehen4. Hochwertige Bildung5. Geschlechtergleichheit6. Sauberes Wasser und Sanitäreinrichtungen7. Bezahlbare und saubere Energie8. Menschenwürdige Arbeit und Wirtschaftswachstum9. Industrie, Innovation und Infrastruktur10. Weniger Ungleichheiten11. Nachhaltige Städte und Gemeinden12. Verantwortungsvolle/r Konsum und Produktion13. Maßnahmen zum Klimaschutz14. Leben unter Wasser17. Partnerschaften zur Erreichung der Ziele

Kontakt

Eva Schmithausen
Seefeldstrasse 233
CH - 8008 Zürich

eva.schmithausen@blueorchard.com
+41 44 44 15 549 "

Sitz der Organisation

Zürich, Schweiz