Bridges Fund Management Ltd.

“At times like these, I like to return to basics - the definition of impact. Everything we do causes a change in people’s wellbeing or the condition of the natural environment. That is impact. So really we’re all in the business of impact. And we should try to understand this impact, not only because our decisions have consequences, but also because - as we have learned at Bridges - this information helps us identify risks and uncover long-term opportunities.” This was one of the contributions by Bridges’ Olivia Prentice at the CapLink Group European Private Capital Summit yesterday. 📣 The panel discussed the global backlash to ESG, and talked about how sustainability and impact information gives us critical commercial insights, making us better investors and business owners. Thank you to Daniel D'Ambrosio for moderating, and fellow panellists Aga Siemiginowska, Eva Vogt and Shami Nissan for an insightful conversation (and, apparently, for an even more insightful post-panel conversation 😊).

We’re delighted to be supporting this great new research project by Conscious Coliving on how co-living can benefit residents and the broader community 🙌 Last year, Bridges and our partner HUB received planning permission for the first ever co-living development in the City of London – a transformation of an under-occupied office building on the edge of the Barbican Estate. We think co-living can be a more sustainable solution to the housing crisis facing many big cities: retrofitting inefficient old buildings means less embodied carbon than new-builds, while the focus on shared spaces and shared resources can reduce operational carbon too. The Conscious team are only part-way through their #whycoliving project, but what has really caught our eye so far is the potential impact of these developments in combating social isolation – which can lead to better mental and physical wellbeing. For instance, 76% of the co-living residents they surveyed said they didn’t feel lonely (vs. the EU average of 53%), while 70% said that people in their co-living community played an important role in their social lives. In the article below, Conscious explains how co-living can be specifically designed to enhance this social interaction, through events, ‘collision points’, and well-trained staff. Have a read and see what you think! (and big thanks to the team for all their great work so far 👏 ) #coliving #urbanregeneration #placemaking #realestate #housing

Great to start construction on these highly sustainable logistics units at Harrogate 47 in Yorkshire, alongside our partners Opus North - the first part of a scheme that could support 1,000+ jobs 🏗️ 🙌 https://lnkd.in/ebfHX5iw #property #sustainable #logistics

We’re delighted to welcome Tom S. as our new Investment Director for Bridges Inclusive Growth 👋 Inclusive Growth is our specialist private equity strategy dedicated to backing UK businesses that deliver better social outcomes for underserved groups in the U.K. Tom’s experience of helping purpose-driven founders and management teams to accelerate their business growth will hugely benefit our mission to achieve better outcomes in areas like healthcare, education and economic inclusion.  #impact #inclusion #sustainability

Thank you to the Environment Agency Pension Fund for supporting our investments in low-carbon logistics - like this award-winning development in Havant (with our partner Kingsbridge), where our commitment to environmental leadership helped secure a strong pre-sale to a global corporate. #decarbonisation

Season's Greetings from Bridges ✨✨✨ This year, we're making our Christmas donation to Killed Women (KW). For more info about their incredible campaigning work, please visit: https://lnkd.in/g4krqnFW

We're delighted to present our 2023/24 Annual Report! 💫 This year's edition covers all the key highlights across our specialist platform of sustainable and impact investments, including: - A number of strong private equity exits - New investments and case studies from our real estate portfolio, across all three of our key sectors: living, healthcare and low-carbon logistics - An overview of the pioneering projects managed by our specialist Outcomes Partnerships team, with case studies from the UK, Kenya and Sierra Leone - An update on the work of the Bridges Impact Foundation Click here to download ▶️ https://lnkd.in/eG4M_Npn #sustainable #impactinvesting

Thank you to Impact-Investor.com for a great conversation about our Inclusive Growth strategy – a doubling-down on our longstanding commitment to UK social impact businesses. Bridges partner Emma Thorne, who will be leading Inclusive Growth, spoke to Paula Garrido about the need for dedicated #socialimpact capital, and about our three areas of focus: physical health, mental health and economic inclusion. Have a read 👉 https://lnkd.in/eqcPSN7C #inclusivegrowth #impactinvesting

📢 New job opportunity alert! 📢 Do you want a rewarding career creating positive social impact globally? We're looking for a **Senior Impact Analyst (international projects)** who will support our team to deliver better #education #outcomes in multiple geographies – including in Sierra Leone and Ghana. This role involves data analysis, process improvement, impact monitoring and evaluation, and collaborative working with stakeholders including Government partners, among other responsibilities. It also includes some international travel to visit projects on the ground. Interested? For more info, follow this link 👇 https://lnkd.in/eZfEr3tf Applications close 9th December 2024. #job #opportunity #career #impact #socialimpact P.S. Did we mention we’re also #hiring for a **Social Investment Associate**? 👉 https://lnkd.in/eZfEr3tf (image: Unsplash/ Annie Spratt)

🏆 Huge congratulations to the team at Waymap – winner of this year’s *Bridges Positive Impact Award* at the Growing Business Awards 2024. 👏👏👏 Waymap uses world-leading, step-based location technology to provide the world’s most precise indoor, outdoor and underground navigation app. Waymap was founded by Dr Tom Pey PHD MA FCMA FRSA DBS, whose lived-experience of sight loss fuelled his idea to create a navigation app which truly works for everyone. Based on decades of research, Waymap’s cutting edge product (which doesn't require signal) is transforming the lives of blind and disabled users – and making everyone else’s easier to navigate too! Already improving accessibility in 11+ cities in 130+ locations, with 32m+ square feet mapped, we can’t wait to see Waymap continue to scale… Congratulations! #GrowingBusinessAwards #positiveimpact #accessibility #inclusive #growthbusiness