Using your money to go green

Protecting the environment has become a top priority, so what are the opportunities available to investors to get their money working for them and the planet?

Environmental investing is no longer the preserve of the ethically-minded few. Investors have woken up to the growth on offer and are increasingly focusing their attention on the sector. Fortunately the opportunities available are not packaged exclusively for institutional investors and through the use of products such as Isas and Sipps, private investors can now benefit from the wealth on offer. Ten years ago there were just a handful of fund managers dedicated to investing in environmental companies and they struggled through hard times when returns were volatile and investors were not ...