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  • 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.

  • The ESG data files - part four: fixed income data

    21 August 2019

    While the availability of sustainability-related data for fixed income investments is catching up with that for equities, much progress remains to be made, Michael Hurley is told

  • ESG data files - part 3, continued: ESG rating providers

    29 July 2019

    The second instalment of this analysis of ESG rating agencies finds that investors are increasingly drilling down into the data that underlies the ratings. Peter Cripps reports.

  • Schroders acquires majority stake in impact investor

    29 July 2019

    Schroders is set to acquire a majority stake in Swiss-based impact investor BlueOrchard Finance for an undisclosed price.

  • ESG data files - part 3: ESG rating providers

    25 July 2019

    As ESG ratings become embedded in mainstream investment decision making, they are attracting criticism. Is it justified, asks Peter Cripps.

  • Schroders unveils energy transition fund

    23 July 2019

    Schroders has launched a fund it claims will help it tap into a $120 trillion energy transition investment opportunity.

  • The ESG data files - introduction

    26 June 2019

    ESG data has gone 'mainstream'. But how good is it, and in what ways does it need to improve? Environmental Finance is today launching a series of features to answer these questions. Peter Cripps reports