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
David Coombs
Head Of Multi-Asset Investments
Will McIntosh-Whyte
Fund Manager
Bryn Jones
Head Of Fixed Income And Fund Manager
Stuart Chilvers
Fund Manager
Latest insights
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5 mins
From conviction to implementation: key themes from PRI in Person
This year’s Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) flagship event, PRI in Person, brought together over 1,700 responsible investment practitioners and leaders in Amsterdam to discuss the major themes shaping our industry and the wider economy. In this responsible investment insight, we share our reflections from the event, looking at six themes and what they may mean for responsible investment analysis.
6 mins
Power, pipes and precision: the exciting next five years of investing in sustainability
Despite a noisy backlash against ESG, Rathbone Greenbank Multi-Asset Portfolios Fund Manager David Coombs argues that the underlying direction of travel hasn't changed – and identifies the themes he believes will drive returns over the next five years.
5 mins
American postcard: SpaceX, stock tips from bellhops, and the AI gold rush
In his latest American postcard, David Harrison looks past the spectacle of one of the largest-ever stock raises to ask what’s really moving markets. Follow the money pouring from AI model owners and hyperscalers to the chipmakers, suppliers and industrial firms standing in front of an enormous wave of spending.
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.