Green

Going green with tougher environmental regulation

Regulations forcing companies to improve energy efficiency have created a growing customer base for companies selling products that help save energy. Tim Dieppe, partner and fund manager at sustainability specialists WHEB Group explains why he has bought...

A year hyped as the start of a great rotation from bonds into equities actually saw more of a trickle out of fixed income, but it was not plain sailing for bond funds.

Jupiter's £400m Ecology fund has added a second benchmark, the FTSE Environmental Technology 100 index, as manager Charlie Thomas proclaims environmental investing has "come of age".

Last month's Rio Earth Summit, written off as a disappointment by most, still produced encouraging signs for socially responsible investors, according to Jupiter's Charlie Thomas.

THE BIG QUESTION

Pictet and Impax were jointly named Group of the Year at the third annual IW Climate Change Investment Awards yesterday.

BlackRock's Poppy Allonby believes China is offering the best potential for green energy.

BIOFUELS

The cost of capital for companies with controversial environmental and human rights records should be higher than more ethical companies, says Aviva Investors.