LDC wins Special Recognition Award at the BVCA Excellence in Sustainability Awards 2025

LDC has received a Special Recognition Award in the GP (above £1bn AUM) category at the BVCA’s Excellence in Sustainability Awards 2025.

The Awards took place yesterday in London, as part of the BVCA’s annual Main Summit Conference, and were presented by Harriet Assem, Head of Sustainability at the BVCA.

The awards, now in their sixth year, celebrate firms from across the private capital ecosystem that have made an outstanding commitment to responsible investment principles. The judges were particularly impressed by LDC’s progress in advancing its responsible investment and sustainability strategy, as well as its commitment to value creation, over the course of the judging period.

In 2024, LDC continued to invest in businesses enabling the transition to a resilient, just and low carbon economy, investing a total of £50m across three investments: Waterscan – a sustainable water management consultancy; Power Saving Solutions – a hybrid battery power specialist and Pagabo Group – whose subsidiary, Loop, provides social value measurement software.

Last year, LDC also launched the LDC ESG Academy, a new skills development programme to support our management teams as they integrate ESG into their growth strategies. Believed to be the first programme of its kind in the private equity industry, it equips participants with the skills, knowledge and capabilities to manage ESG both now and into the future to ensure a lasting impact on the business.

Throughout 2024, LDC also supported its portfolio companies to reduce emissions, with multiple positive outcomes achieved, including increases in both the proportion of companies calculating their Scope 1-3 footprint (rising from 48% in 2023 to 65% in 2024) and those setting a science-aligned net zero target (rising from 13% to 31%).

LDC is also committed to achieving net zero in its own operations by 2030. By the end of 2024, it had reduced its Scope 1-2 emissions significantly, tracking ahead of its 2030 target, with all nine offices using 100% renewable electricity.