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.
Krystyna Springer, senior research analyst for financial sector strategies at ShareAction, reflects on their recent report (Point of No Returns), examining the investment community’s understanding of biodiversity loss, and addressing the challenges holding back the investment industry’s progress on biodiversity integration.
