Why invest in our sustainable and ethical funds?
At Rathbones Asset Management, the sustainable and ethical strategies are managed by experienced investment teams with access to responsible investment expertise across stewardship, engagement, voting, environmental, social, and governance (ESG) integration and ethical, sustainable and impact research.
Our USPs
A robust sustainability framework
Combining ESG integration, negative screening, positive alignment and stewardship.
Specialist research and oversight
Our investment teams are supported by the Responsible Investment Centre of Excellence, bringing together ESG integration, stewardship, and ethical and sustainable research to deliver more informed, sustainable outcomes for our clients.
Active ownership at scale
Driving change through engagement, voting and escalation.
Our range of sustainable and ethical funds
Rathbone Greenbank Multi-Asset Portfolios
Sustainability investment labels help investors find products that have a specific sustainability theme. This product has a ‘Sustainability Focus’ label: it invests mainly in assets that focus on sustainability for people or the planet.
True sustainable investment goes beyond intent. It requires rigorous research, active ownership and a framework built on evidence and accountability, principles we apply every day at Rathbones Asset Management to invest with conviction and care.
Our investment approach
Our investment approach is built on four core principles:
- ESG integration: Integrating ESG considerations into investment analysis to identify risks and opportunities and build resilient portfolios.
- Negative screening: Avoiding investments that are incompatible with sustainable development by applying clearly defined exclusion criteria.
- Positive alignment analysis: Identifying companies that contribute to sustainable development through their operations and activities, aligned with global frameworks such as the UN Sustainable Development Goals.
- Stewardship: Engaging with companies and exercising voting rights to drive positive outcomes and ensure continued alignment with our sustainability criteria.
Meet the team
Bryn Jones
Head Of Fixed Income And Fund Manager
Christie Goncalves
Assistant Portfolio Manager
David Coombs
Head Of Multi-Asset Investments
David Harrison
Head Of Sustainability And Fund Manager
Latest insights
5 mins
Five years and a few black swans: running sustainable multi-asset portfolios through the storm
Five years ago, we launched the Rathbone Greenbank Multi-Asset Portfolios in a turbulent time, yet with real tailwinds for sustainable investments. A series of shocks arrived like London buses, Fund Manager Will McIntosh-Whyte remembers, along with a wave of investment that’s pushed clean-tech and sustainable practices towards critical mass.
6 mins
From cloud to concrete: the data centre boom meets the real world
Data centres are the beating heart of the digital economy – and the engine room behind the AI boom. But as these engines of the cloud multiply, communities are asking a simple question: who pays the price in water, electricity and quality of life? Sustainable investment analyst Neil Smith explores why local pushback is rising, and how some hyperscalers are trying to earn the trust it needs to keep building.
5 mins
The most important company you've never heard of
When Will McIntosh-Whyte and David Coombs launched our Rathbone Greenbank Multi-Asset Portfolios five years ago, the mandate was clear: own companies that didn't just do well, but that also improved the world. ASML was there on day one.
