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Richard Ravelin
General ManagerAfter more than twenty years working in and for a wide range of industries ranging from music to charity to publishing to governance, Richard joined Path because of his personal commitment to environmental and social causes. When he’s not looking after everything from the website and accounts to HR and compliance as Path’s General Manager, in his spare time he is a green-fingered gardener and allotmenter and enjoys hiking, cycling, reading, nature, photography, architecture, and sustainable travel.
Email:richard.ravelin@thepath.co.uk
Telephone:03330 503 300, ext. 802
Articles by Richard Ravelin
More than half of under 30s haven’t heard of green investing
A majority of young people have not heard of the term ‘green investing’ or the possibility of moving your investments out of polluting industries.
3 in 5 UK grandparents don’t know what their money is invested in
Most UK grandparents are worried about the world their grandchildren will inherit, yet most don’t know what they are invested in.
Path’s founder David Macdonald meets HRH Queen Camilla at WOW’s 15th anniversary celebration
Our founder, David Macdonald, was honoured to meet HRH Queen Camilla on Tuesday at a reception celebrating the 15th anniversary of Jude Kelly’s WOW – Women of the World Foundation.
Our B Corp re-certification
In 2022, we proudly became a certified B Corp with an Impact Score of 99.1. Since then, we’ve made significant strides, boosting our score by more than 20%, now reaching an impressive 120.4. We’re thrilled to continue growing and making an even greater impact.
Path Financial awarded the Best Buy Label from Ethical Consumer
Path Financial has become the first financial advice firm to be awarded Ethical Consumer’s prestigious Best Buy Label under the organisation’s newly expanded certification scheme.
Path Financial achieves Chartered Status
Path Financial, based in East Sussex, has achieved corporate Chartered status from the Chartered Insurance Institute.
Call for football stars to think green
Following news that England’s Premier League clubs have committed to developing environmental sustainability policies, we are asking footballers to step up and speak out with a green commitment to move their pensions and investments away from the fossil fuel industry.
Path at Ethical Consumer Week 2023
November played host to the annual Ethical Consumer Week 2023, and Path Financial were again more than pleased to be one of the main sponsors of the week.
Rowan’s green pension contribution to Juliet Davenport’s new book ‘The Green Start-Up’
Juliet Davenport’s latest book ‘The Green Start-Up’ is an essential toolkit for eco-conscious entrepreneurs. It explores the many issues someone may have when setting up and operating a successful green business and provides expert advice on how these can be resolved.
Trying being vegan this January… have you thought about where you invest as well as what you eat?
Are you taking part in this year’s Veganuary? Have you thought about looking at your investments as well? Research from Make My Money Matter shows that the single biggest impact most people have on climate change is via their finances. The average UK pension has 21x more impact on an individual’s carbon footprint than other lifestyle or behavioural changes, such as reducing car journeys or even… going vegan.
Introducing the Global Returns Portfolio
We are delighted to introduce a new tool for our clients to regenerate the planet beyond sustainable investing alone. The ‘Global Returns Portfolio’ is the first selection of diverse, effective and scalable not-for-profit organisations tackling climate change. Regular philanthropic giving to the Portfolio helps enforce environmental law, combat deforestation, defend ocean ecosystems and more.
Path joins the Tech Zero taskforce
We are proud to have joined Tech Zero, a climate action group of over 300 companies, committed to fighting the climate crisis. Led by Tech Nation, the idea is for companies to join forces to accelerate progress to net zero. We join others such as Citymapper, the MoneySupermarket Group and Revolut in signing up to this initiative.
We’re one in a thousand and proud to be a B Corp
This week, non-profit network B Lab announced a new milestone – there is now a community of over 1000 B Corps in Europe. That’s 1000 companies who taking collective action to address society’s most critical challenges, working together to create an inclusive, equitable and regenerative economy.
The shocking truth about your money: Path Financial at Ethical Consumer Week
As a business, we want to help to revolutionise savings and help give power to people who care about making a difference – not just for themselves and their loved ones, but for the global community too. That’s why we’re taking part in this week’s Ethical Consumer Week.
We’re a 2022 Best for the World B Corp!
We’re thrilled to say that we’ve been named as a 2022 Best for the World™ B Corp™. B Corp is the sustainability gold standard, so we were extremely proud to be awarded B Corp status earlier this year. Being named as a Best for the World is the icing on the cake.
A COLLECTIVE CALL FOR CHANGE
Our accreditations and memberships
RISK WARNING
As always with investments, your capital is at risk. The value of your investment can go down as well as up, and you may get back less than you invest. This information should not be regarded as financial advice.







