Private jets may remain, but the super-rich are embracing eco-investment

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Study estimates £812bn will be invested in sustainable markets by "high net worth individuals" by 2012

They may be more closely associated with private jets and countless holiday homes than eco-living, but it seems that when it comes to investment millionaires are fast developing a taste for sustainability....

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