environment

Harry Kerr, of Avalon Investment Services, discusses the benefits of social, ethical and environmental investing through discretionary fund management.

Renewable sector

Discretionary manager Fund Intelligence is tapping into adviser demand for outsourced solutions post-RDR by offering a range of model portfolios for ethically-focused investors.

Standard & Poor's (S&P) has released an index comprising companies listed on the Egyptian Stock Exchange that are leaders in environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) issues.

Gilliat Financial Solutions has launched the second plan in its 50/50 Deposit series which splits capital equally between two investments.

"Making the step from visiting the bottle bank to investing in ethical funds is a big one..."

Meteor Asset Management has launched its open-ended Clean Energy fund which allows investors to offset their carbon footprint.

Gilliat Financial Solutions has launched a structured deposit which splits money equally between two fixed term investments.

Chancellor Alistair Darling has pledged £400m new funding to boost companies involved in clean technology and home owners using renewable energy.