Investment selection
We are committed, long-term investors. Although we consider the short-term factors that inevitably affect our tactical decisions, our main emphasis is on evaluating the trends and themes that will shape the future of our planet and the global economy.
Fundamental to our approach is our belief that those companies providing positive solutions for a changing world, while also demonstrating strong social and environmental management and good corporate governance, are likely to be sound long-term investments.
Greenbank’s investments are required to meet a minimum sustainability threshold, which is linked to our framework of eight sustainable development themes. They are also selected (or excluded) based on a client’s financial objectives and ethical and sustainability preferences.
The role of our in-house ESI Research team
Our ethical, sustainable and impact (ESI) research team is one of Greenbank’s core strengths. The team conducts detailed analysis of investments, reviews how sustainable development themes impact and are impacted by our investments and undertakes engagement activities to stimulate wider dialogue and action across the investment community.
The team works closely with Greenbank’s investment specialists to seek risk-appropriate investments that we believe will deliver benefits for people and planet and be resilient in the long term. The ESI research team maintains a proprietary database covering over 1,000 global companies. It helps them assess not only what these companies do, but also how they operate. Our research experience that spans more than 20 years gives us authenticity in the complex and confusing world of ESI investment.
Our ESI team members bring a wealth of thematic knowledge to our framework of eight sustainable development themes. A combination of academic excellence and strong personal and professional ties to global sustainability issues makes for a unique research team — people with the passion and expertise for making finance a force for good.
Alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
We have devised eight sustainable development themes that guide how we invest and engage at Greenbank. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can be mapped across them. We have defined our own long-term environmental and social goals for each of these themes.
