Elite Radar: Rathbone Global Sustainability fund

Does this latest ethical product pass muster?

The narrative for responsible investing has changed dramatically in the past decade, writes FundCalibre managing director Darius McDermott.

As people have become increasingly aware of the impact the likes of global warming, water scarcity and a rapidly increasing global population are having on the world, mindsets have changed and that has led to an increasing focus on these types of investments. Sustainability and digitalisation: Speeding the transition to a low carbon world Gone are the days when it was simply an exclusionary focus - with managers avoiding stock X, Y or Z for one reason or another. Today, factors like having a good carbon footprint and treating employees fairly have risen to prominence. Naturally,...