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Businesses, politicians and investors are realising that economic growth needs a green makeover and attentions have turned towards SRI funds, which no longer simply banish sin stocks but actively invest in the key trends shaping the global economy, providing growth opportunities

With supermarkets competing to introduce the greenest retail experience and the main political parties vying to offer the most environmentally-friendly policies, it is clear that something significant is going on. After 20 years of talk, businesses and politicians have woken up to the fact that current patterns of economic growth will need to be radically reshaped if we are to live within the planet's limited means. Investors have also woken up to the realisation that so-called intangible factors - such as employee engagement, customer satisfaction and climate risk - are increasingly criti...

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