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Unilever's food spin-out raises 'potentially material change in its sustainability profile'

Unilever's plans to spin off most of its food business and merge it with US firm McCormick raises "potentially material change in its sustainability profile", Rathbones has warned.

James Leaton joins Rathbones Greenbank

Rathbones sustainable bond fund switches into 'more defensive' mode

Staying fearful when others are greedy has prompted Rathbones' Bryn Jones to shift down a gear in his sustainable bond strategy as he becomes more cautious on the economic outlook.

SFDR must provide best practice ASAP as reporting fatigue worsens, says Rathbones

The forthcoming overhaul of the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR) must provide "as much guidance and best practice [insight] as early as possible" to investors, Rathbones Asset Management has said.

Why Rathbones sustainable bond fund rejected two labelled sovereigns

Labelled bonds currently account for about a third of the holdings of Rathbones' sustainability-focused bond fund, Bryn Jones tells Rob Langston

Rathbones secures SDR labels for £566m sustainable multi-asset range

Rathbones Asset Management has adopted the Sustainability Focus label for its £566.1 million ($775 million) sustainable multi-asset funds under the UK's Sustainability Disclosure Requirements (SDR).

Rathbones adopts SDR label for two funds days before FCA's deadline

Rathbones Asset Management has adopted the 'Sustainability Focus' label for two of its funds, under the UK Financial Conduct Authority's SDR regime.

Rathbones' 'Votes Against Slavery' backed by £3trn investors

Investors worth £5trn push BP for a 'say on climate', amid concerns it will abandon 2030 target

A group of institutional investors has urged BP to hold a shareholder vote on its climate transition plans, amid "concern" at reports the oil and gas company will abandon a key decarbonisation target.

World Bank issues landmark Amazon reforestation-linked bond

The World Bank has raised $225 million from its biggest ever outcomes-based bond that links its coupon payments to verified carbon removal credits generated by reforestation projects in the Amazon rainforest in Brazil.