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
Kontakt
Eva Schmithausen
Seefeldstrasse 233
CH - 8008 Zürich
eva.schmithausen@blueorchard.com
+41 44 44 15 549 "
Sitz der Organisation
Zürich, Schweiz