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Rathbone Greenbank Investments has joined 43 new investor signatories in signing up to the Net Zero Asset Managers initiative to support global efforts in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The Net Zero Asset Managers initiative now has a total of 73 signatories representing $32 trillion in assets under management.

This has been a year of unprecedented challenges, touching some more than others. While as a business, we have been fortunate to continue relatively as normal, we would like to offer our sympathy to those of our readers who have been directly or indirectly affected by the pandemic.

Rathbone Greenbank has joined the Partnership for Biodiversity Accounting Financials (PBAF) as we seek to improve understanding of how investments impact biodiversity.

Though uncertainty has long been a factor in assessing the effects of Brexit on UK business and investment, the signing of the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) in December 2020 provides a foundation to begin considering possible outcomes.

We’ve compiled a few examples of recent scams to show you the kind of things you have to watch out for, although this is by no means an exhaustive list.

Due to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, this year’s Durrell Wildlife Conservation Trust Lecture – The Power of One – was broadcast online from the beautiful butterfly and tortoise habitat at Jersey Zoo.

Consumers are increasingly taking action to ensure their buying choices are positively affecting the world we live in. 2020 saw many consumers start to ‘walk the walk’ and take steps to reduce their impact on the environment according to new research from Rathbone Greenbank Investments.

Rathbone Greenbank Investments is pleased to announce it has signed the Finance for Biodiversity Pledge, which was launched by 26 financial institutions from ten countries in September.

Sophie Lawrence, senior ethical, sustainable and impact researcher at Rathbone Greenbank, explains how we integrate biodiversity into our company assessment process, and how Greenbank use their investor influence to encourage companies to look at their environmental impacts both directly and through their supply chains.