Bridges’ co-founder, Michele Giddens, was recently invited onto BBC World’s Inside Track programme to talk about impact investing. Michele explains how Bridges and others look to generate market-rate financial returns by making investments that benefit society as a whole, talks about the range of impact investment products available to investors, and highlights the growing influence […]
Read moreBridges is proud to be named ‘Best Social Impact Investor’ at the Investment Week Sustainable Investment Awards 2016. The award is presented to a financial institution that invests (or lends) money based on sustainable values, helping to achieve a positive impact on society. Bridges was named ‘Best Social Impact Investor’ this year in recognition of […]
Read moreGlobal management consultancy firm McKinsey & Co have published a research piece discussing how the impact investment industry can increase its influence. To mature and develop, McKinsey argues that the sector needs to focus on the following four areas: professionalising the practice of impact investing, clarifying impact-measurement standards, supporting social enterprises and impact-oriented businesses, and […]
Read moreBridges Evergreen Holdings is a new kind of investment vehicle, designed to free ambitious mission-led businesses from the constraints of traditional fund structures It will look to back profit-with-purpose companies, public sector spin-outs, social sector organisations and employee-owned businesses It is structured as a holding company rather than a fund so it can provide ongoing […]
Read morePioneers Post looks at our latest investment vehicle, Bridges Evergreen Holdings. Evergreen is a new permanent capital vehicle designed to free ambitious mission-led businesses from the constraints of traditional fund structures. Building on our experience of working with high-impact social businesses, Evergreen is structured as a holding company rather than a fund – so it […]
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