BlueOrchard

Where financial returns meet social and environmental impact

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BlueOrchard Study Rethinking Climate Finance 2019

Taking action against climate change - opportunities and challenges for financial players.

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BlueOrchard Impact Report 2019/2020

The way forward

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TEDxZurich: Small Money – Big Impact

Peter Fanconi had the pleasure to participate at the last TEDxZurich Event to talk about how we can "include the excluded".

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Covid-19: What does it mean for investors?

The Covid-19 outbreak has caused turbulence in global markets, but what does this mean for impact investing in private markets?

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BlueOrchard Microfinance Fund

Our flagship fund

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Financial Inclusion

Investing in inclusive growth and shared prosperity

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Education

Bridging the education gap in emerging countries and fostering growth

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Climate

Building the resilience of the poor to the threats of climate change

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Micro-entrepreneurs supported

Every 2 seconds BlueOrchard supports its investees to disburse a loan to a micro-entrepreneur.

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Ending Global Poverty

8% of the world population still lives on less than $1.90 a day, but progress is being made in the fight to end extreme poverty and achieve SDG1. Every 0.8 seconds, a person escapes poverty

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USD 6bn invested
Pioneering impact investing since 2001

among the micro-entrepreneurs served by our institutions

German book

Small Money – Big Impact

Drawing on BlueOrchard’s unique expertise, this book explains how microfinance works and why. It illustrates through the experience of individuals, facts and figures the worldwide impact of microfinance.

English book

German version now available here.

Now also available
in English here.

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Investments in over 80 emerging markets
Over 475 MFIs financed

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Our Global Impact

Founded in 2001, BlueOrchard has invested USD 6 billion in over 80 emerging and frontier markets across Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America and Africa. Our vision is to foster financial inclusion and shared prosperity worldwide.

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Latest News

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27/05/2020 | Blog
Why pension funds should consider impact investing
27/05/2020 | News
BlueOrchard officially certified as a climate neutral company
20/05/2020 | News
Open Society Foundations invests USD 10 million into BlueOrchard-managed InsuResilience Investment Fund
18/05/2020 | Blog
Blended Finance: Today and Tomorrow
15/05/2020 | Media Coverage
BlueOrchard CIO on how to use impact investing effectively
15/05/2020 | Media Coverage
Impact principles: Held to account
14/05/2020 | Blog
#BOFaces – Meet Nino
12/05/2020 | Media Coverage
BlueOrchard, Schroders developing microfinance relief fund
11/05/2020 | Media Coverage
EM Sustainable Bond Issuance Contracts
07/05/2020 | News
BlueOrchard develops initiative to support emerging and frontier MSMEs and combat challenges posed to the UN SDGs by Covid-19
07/05/2020 | Blog
Insights from the investment team: The impact of Covid-19 for microfinance investing
30/04/2020 | Media Coverage
Impact management is hot: Recapping Agents of Impact Call No. 15 (audio)
29/04/2020 | Covid-19
Leading microfinance and impact fund managers have signed a MoU on debt refinancing coordination principles to support the sector during the Covid-19 pandemic
21/04/2020 | News Releases
BlueOrchard’s flagship fund verified for alignment with the IFC-led Operating Principles for Impact Management
09/04/2020 | Media Coverage
Investir dans des obligations sociales pour faire face au COVID-19
07/04/2020 | Media Coverage
Coronavirus, la microfinanza come soluzione anti-panico. Articolo di Philippe Müller
31/03/2020 | Covid-19
BlueOrchard invests in IFC’s Covid-19 social bond issuance
31/03/2020 | Covid-19
What does the Covid-19 pandemic mean for BlueOrchard’s investments?
23/03/2020 | Media Coverage
Impact investment manager names new chief
20/03/2020 | Media Coverage
People Moves: Commerz Real and BlueOrchard

Careers

The environment at BlueOrchard offers unique opportunities to grow professionally and personally.

Our clients

We empower micro-entrepreneurs around the world.

Our Expertise

As a leading impact investor, BlueOrchard has acquired unparalleled and specialized expertise

BlueOrchard Funding

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