09:30 | 21 Aug 2008
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Maryrose Fison
Will green laws make SRI companies more attractive – as asset manager Morley claims?
09:30 | 21 Aug 2008
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Michelle McGagh
Advisers must embrace green as a future-proof investment strategy, says Henry Boucher of Sarasin & Partners.
09:30 | 13 Aug 2008
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Sonia Speedy
Despite what some may fear, investing in line with a client’s principles does not have to mean the death of decent returns, particularly if advisers choose funds with care.
08:59 | 08 Aug 2008
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David Campbell
The Braemar Group is to launch an Oeic investing in German solar power plants with a guaranteed yield of above 10% a year over the next 25 years.
13:16 | 05 Aug 2008
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Dylan Lobo
GAM has launched a fund of hedge fund investing across five key areas of the environmental sector.
09:30 | 01 Aug 2008
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Richard Harris
The future of the microfinance industry was in the spotlight this week at the Asia-Pacific Microcredit Summit, where delegates debated whether the commercialisation of lending to entrepreneurs in developing nations will help or hinder the fight against poverty.
09:30 | 01 Aug 2008
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Richard Harris
A new approach to carbon capture and storage from UK-based Vertus Technologies is attracting investors with a business model that eliminates capital expenditure from the equation.
09:30 | 31 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
The common belief that green funds are too volatile to form the basis of an investment portfolio is a misconception that must be challenged, according to UK Social Investment Forum board director Julia Dreblow.
11:05 | 30 Jul 2008
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Sara Smith
Companies rushing to exploit unconventional oil exploration could be risking severe financial and reputational damage in the long run due to stringent environmental legislation, geo-political pressures and depleating resources, according to the Co-Operative Asset Management.
17:31 | 29 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Green fund manager Climate Change Capital is targeting US investment opportunities after acquiring US environmental consultancy MJ Bradley & Associates.
00:01 | 25 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
There is more to climate change investment than alternative energy, according to Hargreaves Lansdown analyst Alexander Davies.
09:30 | 24 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Most ethical funds are all but indistinguishable from many mainstream funds, according to Rod Schwartz, who is on a mission to change what is meant by ‘responsible investment’.
00:01 | 21 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
British waste management company New Earth Solutions has launched a fund to finance its recycling plants, which it says will boost sustainable waste management in the UK.
13:40 | 18 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Research for a new benchmark, launched today, shows managers are better at articulating responsible investment strategies than they are at implementing them.
09:30 | 18 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
The debate over biofuels was raging last week in Toyako Hokkaido, Japan, as leaders of the industrialised world met at the G8 summit to discuss solutions to the food crisis, as well as climate change and oil prices.
00:01 | 18 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Multinationals have been urged to root out weak links in their supply chains by promoting greater disclosure from suppliers in the wake of recent controversies involving companies such as Primark and Toyota.
17:28 | 16 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
The clean energy fund raised £10 million in two months, allowing Triodos Renewables to more than double its green energy production according to managing director James Vaccaro.
14:36 | 14 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Stocks deemed to comply with Islamic law delivered 3.61% globally in the second quarter, while world equity markets dropped 1.49% on a total return basis, according to the Standard & Poor's Global Benchmark Shariah Index.
09:30 | 11 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
The investment community must get its hands dirty and play politics to secure a pro-market climate policy framework at next year’s UN climate conference in Copenhagen.
08:57 | 11 Jul 2008
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Richard Harris
Impax chief executive Ian Simm said there had been an overwhelming increase in investor interest in green companies and products, which offered 'excellent growth prospects'.
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