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  • BlueOrchard launches Covid-19 support impact fund

    09 November 2020

    BlueOrchard Finance has launched a $140 million impact fund to help financial institutions provide financing to micro, small and medium-size enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging and frontier markets as they respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

  • Investors turn to engagement, best-in-class firms to counter greenwashing

    30 October 2020

    The majority of institutional investors are turning to active engagement and 'best-in-class' positive selection as key investment approaches to integrate sustainability and counter 'greenwashing,' according to a survey by Schroders Investment Management.

  • Macquarie and BT Pension push TPI support past $20trn

    16 October 2020

    Membership of the Transition Pathway Initiative (TPI) has surged past the $20 trillion milestone, just over three years after it was launched.

  • UK "could spur more sovereign 'green+' bonds" in runup to COP

    08 October 2020

    The UK government has been urged to issue a 'green+ bond' that could be imitated by other sovereigns looking to raise the ambition of their climate goals in the run-up to COP26.

  • BlueOrchard sees strong H1 despite Covid-19

    30 July 2020

    Impact investment manager BlueOrchard has reported a strong first-half performance, despite the Covid-19 pandemic.

  • UK finance sector gets new advice on climate-related risks

    30 June 2020

  • BlueOrchard, Schroders developing microfinance relief fund

    11 May 2020

    Impact investor BlueOrchard and Schroders are developing a blended finance fund that will target Covid-19 relief efforts for micro, small and medium-sized enterprises (MSMEs) in emerging markets.

  • Sustainable investing top priority for insurers

    17 December 2019

    Sustainable investing is a top priority for global insurance companies, Schroders' third annual Institutional Investor Study has revealed.

  • Schroders completes acquisition of impact investor BlueOrchard

    01 November 2019

  • More data providers could help grow sustainable investments, survey suggests

    29 October 2019

    Growing the amount of sustainability data providers in the market has been identified among the best ways to increase sustainability-themed investments, according to institutional investor respondents to a Schroders survey.