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WATER

Pictet's Denis Schmidli on how the water industry is likely to continue providing sustainable returns and attracting strong interest from investors

When Pictet launched the world’s first water fund in 2000, most investors had difficulty envisaging its long-term growth opportunities. Ten years later, with climate change the topic on all political agendas, added to the need to protect vital natural resources from unsustainable exploitation, it now seems obvious investing in the water industry is one key area that is likely to continue providing sustainable returns and attracting strong interest from investors. According to the UN, more than 1.1 billion in the world lack access to clean drinking water and four billion do not have the s...