How we invest
Over the last 20 years, the Greenbank team has developed a robust investment process. It ensures that any investment within a Greenbank portfolio meets certain thresholds of ESG and sustainability criteria alongside attractive financial attributes.
Our research team, a dedicated in-house resource, constantly monitors the business and ESG performance of companies, helping us determine who is leading the way. We’ll meet with business leaders, to be sure they are true to their word. We’ll ask the difficult questions. And we’ll invest based on a deeper understanding.
It’s not just about excluding companies. Our research keeps us at the forefront of evolving ethical, social and environmental issues, so our investments are a positive choice to support companies whose products and services deliver positive change in the world.
Our trailblazing role of actively engaging with companies and institutions to positively influence their actions is something we’re proud of, and is driven by the belief that the investor voice is a powerful means to influence and direct the ways in which companies are run. This active approach to our share ownership of companies is part of the Greenbank service and a vital expression of our role as stewards of our clients’ assets to advocate for lasting change with the companies in which we invest.
And as we work, we share the knowledge we gather with clients, through regular reporting and communication. We describe in detail the companies we’re including in our portfolios, and most importantly, why.
Find out more about our Stewardship and Engagement work and read our latest Enagagement review below.
Insights
March 2024 market commentary
As Q1 ended and data from major economies suggested increasing overall resilience, equity markets posted solid monthly returns. Europe’s flagship Nature Restoration Law faced mounting pressures, the UK National Standards Body launched a consultation for a framework of overarching principles for UK nature markets, and the Council of the European Union finally voted through an agreed text for the Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive.
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February 2024 market commentary
A good month for most global equity markets. In the UK the mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain measure for developers aims for 10% net gain in biodiversity or habitat on new developments, and there’s good news about the UK net zero economy and the global adoption of TNFD reporting.
6 mins
An interview with the natural navigator, Tristan Gooley
Natural navigators learn to read the sun, moon, stars, weather, land, sea, plant and animals. In his latest book, How to Read a Tree, Tristan explains the simple principles that explain the shapes and patterns you can see in trees and what they mean.
6 mins
Investor Day 2024 — Water under pressure
Greenbank’s 27th annual Investor Day ‘Water under pressure’ will take place on Wednesday 24 April 2024. This year we’ll be focusing on risks and opportunities in a water scarce future.
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