How a climate change fund really works

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Green investment funds seem to be being launched on a daily basis, but how do they decide which companies are really green? Rick Stathers, environmental analyst for investment giant Schroders, gives us an insight

BusinessGreen: What does an environmental analyst do? Rick Stathers: I look at environmental opportunities at companies and the potential risk that might have to our shareholdings. We analyse and feed...

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