http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/12/27/climate-change-investing en-us 40 Science Policy Legislation Action <p><a href="http://www.ceres.org/">Ceres</a> is the dominant organization in climate-related investment, with the mission of &#8220;integrating sustainability into capital markets for the health of the planet and its people.&#8221; Their <a href="http://www.incr.com/">Investor Network on Climate Risk</a> represents corporations and institutions controlling $4 trillion in assets calling for corporate climate disclosure, emissions-reduction legislation, renewable energy investment, and related actions.</p> <p>J. P. Morgan is one of the few investment majors with a dedicated <a href="http://www.jpmorgan.com/pages/jpmorgan/investbk/solutions/research/climatechange">climate change research division</a>.</p> <p>Calvert, one of the main players in the <a href="http://www.socialfunds.com/">&#8220;socially responsible&#8221; investment space</a>, has <a href="http://www.calvert.com/funds_profile.html?fund=971&#38;keepleftnav=Fund%20Profiles">Calvert Global Alternative Energy Fund (CGAEX)</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.gafunds.com/">Guinness Atkinson</a> has the <a href="http://www.gafunds.com/gaaex.asp">Guinness Atkinson Alternative Energy Fund (GAAEX)</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.powershares.com/">PowerShares</a> offers various index funds, including <a href="http://www.powershares.com/products/overview.aspx?ticker=PBD">Global Clean Energy Portfolio (PBD)</a> (<a href="http://www.wildershares.com/">WilderHill</a> New Energy Global Innovation Index (NEX)), <a href="http://www.powershares.com/products/overview.aspx?ticker=PIO">Global Water Portfolio (PIO)</a> (Palisades Global Water Index (PIIWI)), <a href="http://www.powershares.com/products/overview.aspx?ticker=PZD">Cleantech Portfolio</a> (Cleantech Index (<a href="http://www.amex.com/othProd/prodInf/OpPiIndMain.jsp?Product_Symbol=CTIUS"><span class="caps">CTIUS</span></a>)), <a href="http://www.powershares.com/products/overview.aspx?ticker=PHO">Water Resources Portfolio</a> (Palisades Water Index (<a href="http://www.amex.com/othProd/prodInf/OpPiIndMain.jsp?Product_Symbol=ZWI"><span class="caps">ZWI</span></a>)), <a href="http://www.powershares.com/products/overview.aspx?ticker=PBW">WilderHill Clean Energy Portfolio</a> (WilderHill Clean Energy Index (ECO)), and the <a href="http://www.powershares.com/products/overview.aspx?ticker=PUW">WilderHill Progressive Energy Portfolio</a> (WilderHill Progressive Energy Index (WHPRO)).</p> <p><a href="http://www.winslowgreen.com/">Winslow Management</a> specializes in &#8220;green&#8221; investment, offering <a href="http://www.winslowgreen.com/fund/default.aspx">Green Growth (WGGFX)</a> and the new <a href="http://www.winslowgreen.com/fund2/default.aspx">Green Solutions mid-cap (WGSLX)</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greencentury.com/">Green Century Funds</a> offers the <a href="http://www.greencentury.com/funds/balanced.aspx">Green Century Balanced Fund (GCBLX)</a> and <a href="http://www.greencentury.com/funds/equity.aspx">Equity Fund (GCEQX)</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.forwardmgmt.com/">Forward Management</a> has the <a href="http://www.sierraclubfunds.com/">Sierra Club Stock Fund (SCFSX)</a>.</p> <p>Innovest recently released the report <a href="http://i-ratings.innovestgroup.com/newsletters/Carbon%20Beta%20Webinar%20Recording.html">Carbon Beta and Equity Performance</a> based on their work on the <a href="http://www.cdproject.net/">Carbon Disclosure Project</a>.</p> <p><a href="http://www.csrwire.com/home/5">CSRWire</a> has a newsfeed of environment-related corporate press releases.</p> <p><a href="http://www.greenchipstocks.com/">Green Chip Stocks</a> is a green penny-stock tip sheet.</p> Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:09:00 -0600 urn:uuid:093199d3-f0fc-4c28-b05e-d663b5d2714b The Cunctator http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/12/27/climate-change-investing Policy Action corporate investment http://www.hillheat.com/articles/trackback/1779 <p>It&#8217;s a timely post&#8212;climate change investing! I have been following green and ethical investing for about forty years and have a website that covers the latest global relevant news at <a href="http://investingforthesoul.com/" rel="nofollow"> <a href="http://www.investingforthesoul.com" rel="nofollow">www.investingforthesoul.com</a> </a></p> <p>Best wishes, Ron Robins</p> Fri, 28 Dec 2007 09:22:55 -0600 urn:uuid:61616fc7-6d78-45f2-9ff2-aa194e82e0b3 http://www.hillheat.com/articles/2007/12/27/climate-change-investing#comment-2003