Welcome to the News & Events Archive
Please see below details of previous events we have been involved with the news about Rathbone Greenbank
Environment Agency Awards Update
Released: 7th December 2007
Mark Mansley has been consulting on the environmental strategy for the Environment Agency's £1 billion pension fund for the past six years and, after joining the team in 2004, Rathbone Greenbank Investments was appointed to officially advise in this process. We are delighted to announce that since then the fund has won numberous industry awards for best practice including the IPE/Brooklyn Bridge/TBLI Environmental Social Governance Leaders Award; the LGC Finance Corporate Governance Award; and the Most Innovative Investment Strategy Award at the 2007 Pensions Management Awards. A full report is attached.
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Transition Bristol Big Event
Released: 25th November 2007
Greenbank were delighted to support The Big Event being organised by Transition Bristol on 25th November at the Bristol Council House on College Green. The event included a number of workshops sharing ideas on the practical responses to Peak Oil and Climate Change. For further information please visit http://www.transitionbristol.org.
Oxfam’s 'Climate Change: A Global Injustice' event
Released: 18th October 2007
We had a stall at the 'Climate Change: A Global Injustice' evening on Thursday 18 October, organised by Oxfam Campaigns South West. Among the speakers were George Monbiot (journalist, campaigner and author of 'Heat - How to stop the planet burning') and Kate Raworth, a Senior Researcher with Oxfam. further information, please go to http://www.agoraspace.org or call 0117 9574652.
Schumacher Lectures
Released: 13th October 2007
Rathbone Greenbank Investments has again sponsored the annual lectures in Bristol at the Council House. We are delighted that the Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative was named as this year's winner of the prestigious Schumacher award as we have supported their fundraising on behalf of a number of our clients. For further information on the Schumacher Society go to http://www.schumacher.org.uk or call 0117 9031081. For further information on the Westmill Wind Farm Co-operative go to http://westmill.coop or call 01229 821028.
Landmark Eco Fair
Released: 29th - 30th September
Greenbank had a stall at the Landmark Eco Fair, held at the Landmark Arts Centre in Richmond. For further information please go to www.landmarkartscentre.org or call 020 8977 7558.
The Funding Network
Released: 29th September 2007
Greenbank sponsored the autumn funding day in London at the NCVO offices on Saturday 29th. For further information please go to http://www.thefundingnetwork.org.uk or call 020 7243 0667.
Soil Association Organic Food Festival
Released: 1st – 2nd September 2007
We had a stall in the amphitheatre during the Soil Association Organic Food Festival in Bristol. For further information please go to www.soilassociation.org festival or call 0117 929 9008.
Hay Festival
Released: 25th May - 2nd June 2007
Members of the Greenbank team were involved with the Gaia Partnership exhibition and lectures at the annual literary festival at Hay-on-Wye. Despite the downpours, we had enjoyable time. For further information on Gaia Partnership please contact info@gaiacooperative.com or call 0845 4584718.
Something to Celebrate - The Centenary Birthday Party of Rachel Carson
Released: 23rd May 2007
Greenbank was delighted to support this event at Science Oxford. The day included an extract from “Breaking the Silence” a theatre piece based on “Silent Spring”. The full production will be touring in the Southern England region in Autumn 2007. For further information please go to www.rachelcarson.co.uk.
Rathbone Greenbank Investor Day
Released: 17 May 2007
We held our annual investor day at the Frontline Club in London on 17th May. The day was based around ˜Microfinance and Trading Fairly: Sustainable Investing in the Developing World". We were joined by Jean-Philippe de Schreve from Blue Orchard Finance, Caroline McCarthy-Stout from Kingfisher, and Wolfgang Weinmann from Cafedirect. More details can be found in our latest newsletter.
Resurgence Magazine’s “The Culture of Food” Evening
Released: 7 March 2007
Resurgence Magazine hosted an evening at Bordeaux Quay in Bristol on “The Culture of Food”. Speakers included Satish Kumar, Carl Honoré, Patrick Holden and Miche Fabre-Lewin. For further information please contact biz-rjt@blueyonder.co.uk or call Rosalind Turner on 0117 3779231.
Matt Crossman joins board of ECCR
Released: September 2006
Matt Crossman joins board of ECCR We are delighted that Matt Crossman was invited to join the board of directors of the Ecumenical Council for Corporate Responsibility (ECCR), an organisation with representatives of many mainstream Christian denominations whose aim is to raise the profile of corporate responsibility within the churches. We worked closely with the ECCR to bring about a shareholder resolution at the Shell AGM, and we hope to continue to work closely with them in future on other important engagement issues. For more information please visit www.eccr.org.uk
Nicola Day joins the Greenbank team.
Released: 1st August 2006
Nicola Day, investment director, joined Rathbone Greenbank Investments in August 2006 from Gerrard Investment Management Limited, where she worked as a divisional director specialising in ethical investment for six years. Prior to this, she spent 12 years as an investment manager at HSBC Investment Management, formerly James Capel. Nicola has a BSc (Hons) in economics and an MSc in corporate governance and ethics. She is also a Fellow of the Securities Institute. Download the press release here.
Rathbone Greenbank Investor Day
Released: 11th May 2006
On 11th May the Greenbank team held their third annual Investor Day on the subject 'Climate Action Now'. The event was held at the GreenPark Business Centre which is owned by PruPIM and is home to the M4 wind turbine. 50 clients and staff were treated to some interesting and informative talks by Paul MacNamara of PruPIM, Charles Conner of Climate Change Capital and Lorraine Hudson of the Sustainable City Team at Bristol City Council. There was also an opportunity to learn about the development of the business centre and tour the park and wind turbine. For more information click here.
Rathbone Greenbank Investments & Rathbone Pension & Advisory Services launch
Released: 6th April 2006
Rathbone Greenbank Investments & Rathbone Pension & Advisory Services announce the first specialist ethical self-invested personal pension plan (SIPP). The product will bring together the ethical investment management provided by the team at Rathbone Greenbank Investments with the provision of the Rathbone SIPP by Rathbone Pension & Advisory Services. It combines the tax advantages and flexibility that a SIPP offers with the opportunity to manage an individual's pension investments in accordance with their ethical interests and concerns. For more information click here.
Climate Change Seminar - London
Released: 17th March 2005
Rathbone Greenbank held its second investor day on the 17th March at Westbourne Studios in London. It was on the subject of climate change, and the speakers included Andrew Simms of the New Economics Foundation, Mark Mansley of Rathbone Greenbank, Bruce Jenkyn-Jones of Impax Asset Management and Harry Platt, chairman of Workspace Group plc. The event was attended by 45 staff, clients and IFAs and proved very successful. It was clear that climate change is a huge problem, but encouraging to see that investors can play a part in addressing the challenge. After the event we toured Westbourne studios, which is a fascinating development by Workspace, located under the Westway, and used by artists and designers. A fuller report on climate change, including a write up of the event will follow in due course. For more information click here.
Rathbone Greenbank Investor Day
Released: 17th March 2005
Our second annual investor day was held at Westbourne Studios in West London on the subject of Climate Change and Investment. We heard from Andrew Simms of the New Economics Foundation, Robin Batchelor, Fund Manager of the Merrill Lynch New Energy Technology Fund and Harry Platt, Chief Executive of Workspace and our host for the day. For more information please click here.
Awarded Best Provider for Ethical Investing in the United Kingdom in the Euromoney Private Banking Awards
Released: 25th January 2005
Elizabeth Haigh was presented with the award at a ceremony at the National History Museum in London.
Institutional Advisory Service launched
Released: 20-10-2004
Rathbone Greenbank Investments, part of Rathbone Investment Management, announced the launch of a specialist advisory service on socially responsible investment (SRI) for pension funds and charities. The new service has been introduced in response to the increasing demand for advice on ethical investment. Download the full press release here..
Rathbone Greenbank Investor Day
Released: 23rd September 2004
The first Rathbone Greenbank Investor Day was held at the Henry Doubleday Research Association (HDRA) organic gardens at Ryton, near Coventry. We invited speakers from organisations involved in public sector catering and campaigning for better foods and farming. For more information click here.
Rathbone Investment Management Launches
Released: 24th February 2004
Specialist Ethical Investment Unit 'Rathbone Greenbank Investments'. Download the full press release here.