17th November 2015

Impact+ report on SIBs wins at Sustainable Investment Awards 2015

We are delighted to announce that our research paper, ‘Choosing Social Impact Bonds: A Practitioner’s Guide’, created in partnership with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, has come in joint first place at the 2015 Sustainable Investment Awards. The report was the first piece of research that looked globally across the first wave of SIBs to […]

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30th November 2015

Bloomberg: Michele Giddens discusses the COP21 Climate Conference and what it means for markets

Michele Giddens, partner and co-founder at Bridges Ventures, and Patrick Armstrong, chief investment officer at Plurimi Investment Managers, discuss the U.N. COP21 summit on climate change and what it means for the markets and investments. They speak to Bloomberg’s Guy Johnson on “Countdown.” Michele on Bloomberg  

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9th December 2015

Bridges Annual Impact Report 2015: The Value of Impact

View the report here:    (Screen Version)   (Print Version) Each year Bridges publishes headline figures on some of the social and environmental impact achieved across its platform of funds, alongside its key commercial highlights The focus of this year’s report is on what Bridges has learned about using an impact-driven approach to create value at […]

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11th December 2015

Bridges’ Spectrum of Capital: mapping the sustainable and impact investment market

‘The Bridges Spectrum of Capital’ is our attempt to map out the broad range of risk/return strategies that exist within sustainable and impact investing – and to explain how that relates to the capital markets more generally. Our thesis is that these categories fit into a broader spectrum of capital, ranging from traditional investment on […]

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17th December 2015

Bloomberg: Michele Giddens talks about the growth of sustainable investment

Michele Giddens, Bridges partner and co-founder, discusses how private capital is becoming increasingly important in the fight against our biggest social and environmental challenges – since government and philanthropic capital alone will not be sufficient. Michele argues that companies will be more valuable in the future if they focus on their impact, using Bridges’ own […]

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16th October 2015

Pioneers Post: Bridges plays prominent role in UK B Corp launch

The B Corp movement, a global community of for-profit companies with an explicitly social or environmental mission, came to the UK in September. Bridges – which had been involved with the preparations for the launch and itself certified as a B Corp this summer – played a prominent role: in addition to publishing a report […]

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4th November 2015

Pioneers Post Op-Ed: What’s the point of becoming a B Corp?

Following the launch of the B Corp movement in the UK earlier this year, James Taylor from Bridges Ventures explores the pros, cons and uncertainties of the most recent certification to make its mark in the world of responsible business and ethical trade. Read the article here.

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9th November 2015

The Gym completes £250m London listing – further proof that commercial growth and social impact can go hand-in-hand

Bridges Ventures co-founded The Gym alongside John Treharne in 2007 after incubating the concept in-house, in line with its ‘health and well-being’ impact focus The Gym pioneered the low-cost gym model in the UK and now has more than 60 sites About a third of its 360,000 members were not previously members of a gym […]

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16th November 2015

IPE Real Estate Op-Ed: Sustainability: Green and gold

Simon Ringer, Partner and Head of the Bridges Property Funds, discusses how refurbishing SME office space to incorporate environmental features can be good for the planet, good for tenants – and good for investor returns. Read the full article here.  

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9th June 2015

Bridges-backed offices win ‘property Oscar’

Bridges Ventures and joint venture partner Evenacre won a prestigious award for their redevelopment of the office building at 158/170 Edmund Street in Birmingham. The scheme was named ‘Best Refurbished/Recycled Workplace’ in the Midlands and East Anglia section of the British Council Offices’ annual awards, which are designed to recognise top-quality design, innovation and functionality […]

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26th June 2015

Final close of new Property Fund with £212m equity commitments

Property Alternatives Fund III closed ahead of target thanks to strong demand from U.S. and European investors Highlights the growing interest in sustainable and impact-driven property investment Bridges’ third property fund, and the largest vehicle the firm has raised for any strategy to date Bridges Ventures (‘Bridges’), the specialist sustainable and impact investor, today announces […]

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17th July 2015

Bridges receives top grade from UN PRI

The PRI’s annual assessment process plays an important role in promoting best practice and transparency around ESG issues. The UN-supported Principles of Responsible Investment were established in 2006, in order to help asset owners and managers encourage the integration of ESG issues into investment decision-making. There are now almost 1,400 signatories globally. An important part […]

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