Rathbone Greenbank Investments
| website: | http://www.rathbonegreenbank.com |
Company details
[Login to edit this information]What does it do?
Provides ethical investment management services.How is it social?
Rathbone Greenbank Investments only manages ethical and responsible investments. As part of its work, the company researches into companies' ethical practices, and where necessary, engages with companies in whom it holds equity to encourage improvement. Rathbones Greenbank Investments supports the Carbon Disclosure Project, encouraging global companies to reveal and discuss their impact on the climate. It also supports Schumacher UK in its aims to promote sustainable development through its co-sponsorship of the organisation’s Bristol series of lectures. It has also maintained its sponsorship of The Funding Network, a UK-based organisation which brings people together in a marketplace to help fund charitable projects.
What is its business model?
Rathbone Greenbank Investments is the specialist ethical investment unit of Rathbone Investment Management. It provides investment management services for investors who want to ensure their investments take account of their environmental, social and ethical concerns. It only manages ethical and responsible investments.
Rathbone Greenbank Investments works with about 500 clients, including private individuals, trusts, charities, pension funds and their professional advisers. The company currently manages £300m in funds, a significant amount in the context of ethical investment companies, but a tiny proportion of the £10.3bn in funds managed by Rathbone Investment Management overall.
Its history
Rathbone Greenbank Investment, a department of Rathbone Investment Management, was set up in 1992. Based in Bristol, the aim was to provide dedicated advice on ethical investing. Rathbone Brothers, the parent listed company, was founded in 1742. Its investment management arm is a private limited company, registered with Companies House in 1979 and regulated by the Financial Services Authority.
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| Year of incorporation: | 1979 |
Company snapshot
| Company type: | Ltd |
| Address: | Prince House, Prince Street, Bristol, GB, BS1 4PS |
| Telephone: | +44 (0)1179 303 000 |
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| CEO: | Elizabeth Haigh |
| Industrial sector: | Financial services |
| Social / Environmental benefit: | Ethical finance and investment; Awareness and advocacy; |
| Certifications: | Not Applicable; |
| Social business sector: | Ethical Consumerism; |
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