Edentree Appoints Head of Corporate Responsibility & Charity partnerships
EdenTree Investment Management, has appointed Leonora Rae as Head of Corporate Responsibility & Charity Partnerships.
17 April 2023
Press Release
EdenTree Investment Management, the specialist responsible and sustainable asset manager, has appointed Leonora Rae as Head of Corporate Responsibility & Charity Partnerships to align the business's activity with EdenTree’s ethos as a responsible and sustainable investment manager.
To mark six years of its employee-led Corporate Responsibility Committee and the launch of the Community Investment Fund, EdenTree recently refreshed and formalised its Corporate Responsibility strategy into three focus areas: People, Community and Environment.
Leonora, who joined EdenTree’s Charity Team in 2019, will work closely with EdenTree’s Corporate Responsibility Committee to continue driving positive social and environmental change.
Prior to joining EdenTree, Leonora worked in the Business Development Team at Cambridge Associates, partnering with Endowments and Foundations, and has been involved with charities for some years, as Trustee at three UK charities and as a proud Champion of the Young Trustees Movement.
Commenting on her role, Leonora said: “It’s a hugely exciting time to oversee EdenTree’s corporate responsibility initiatives and working with colleagues across the business to continue to drive positive change in each of our focus areas of People, Community and Environment.
“Our corporate responsibility initiatives are at the heart of who we are as a responsible business and I look forward to continued collaboration with colleagues, clients, beneficiaries and charity partners to continue to drive positive change.”
Daniel Barber, Chief Commercial Officer at EdenTree said: “Our charitable ownership and commitment to our customers and communities means we have a unique opportunity to create a positive impact in the world. Since 2016 our parent company, Benefact Group, has surpassed its giving target of £150m in grants and donations to good causes. Earlier this year, The Directory of Social Change published its Guide to UK Company Giving 2023/4, and Benefact Group has been named as the third largest corporate charity giver in the UK, an accolade that we as a group are extremely proud of.
“The internal team, led by Leonora, have an important role in holding us accountable to the same high standards we expect from our investee companies, and the work they have in the pipeline is something we are excited about.”
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EdenTree are pioneers in responsible and sustainable investing, having launched one of the first ethical equity funds in the UK, in March 1988. We are proud of our 30 year track record in delivering exceptional, long-term results for our clients. Based in the heart of the City of London, our investment team also has some of the longest continuous track records of any in the UK investment community. Today, we have £3.7bn of assets under management across our range of funds.
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