John Ditchfield, director at Barchester Green Investment, reveals the ethical themes offering the most exciting opportunities to investors.
The world is changing and investments that recognise and react to these shifts can deliver great results. By taking a long-term sustainable approach to investing, retail and institutional investors alike can generate not only positive financial returns but also positive impacts in the world, such as promoting clean energy and better healthcare. The recent growth of green and ethical funds in the UK is evidence of this. There is now more than £11bn invested in UK green and ethical funds, up from £4bn in 2001. Big sustainability challenges like climate change, population growth and energy ...
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