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    Alice Ross

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    Alice Ross is on book leave from the FT in 2023 and is currently a contributor with a focus on sustainable investment and books. She has held a range of roles across the FT including deputy news editor, editor of Trade Secrets, editor of FT Wealth, Frankfurt bureau chief, currencies correspondent and deputy money editor.

    Her book, Investing to Save the Planet, was published by Penguin in November 2020 and her children's book, The Nowhere Thief, is out in March 2023.

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    • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
      Special ReportManaging Climate Change
      Pressure grows for tighter scrutiny of funds’ green claims

      As regulators focus on sustainable investments, campaigners are calling for greater disclosure and even political action

      An embossed logo and name of the Financial Conduct Authority on a wall
    • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
      ExplainerInvestment trusts
      Yawning ESG trust discounts offer opportunities, say analysts

      Sector is a big investor in renewable energy, where discounts have widened to 25 per cent

      An employee works on a wind turbine tower
    • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
      Advice & Comment
      Sunak’s green U-turn dismays sustainable investors

      Many warn they will look outside the UK for investments

      An offshore wind farm
    • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
      News4 min
      Biodiversity funds are springing up in the investor market | FT Rethink

      Author Alice Ross explains how a number of biodiversity funds in the investor market are addressing the issue

      FT Rethink: Biodiversity funds growing
    • Friday, 15 September, 2023
      Impact investing
      Share divestment isn’t the answer to greener investment

      Selling up means giving up a seat at the table

      A promotional display for the Edinburgh International Book Festival
    • Friday, 28 July, 2023
      ESG investing
      ESG put to the test in a high-inflation world

      Prices have proved volatile as regulators probe claims of greenwashing

    • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
      Wealth management
      ESG investors play the long game

      ‘Green’ funds’ performance has suffered, but clearer labelling should help consumers

      A field of solar energy panels
    • Friday, 16 June, 2023
      Investing in funds
      Carbon trading: a slow burn for investors

      But is this asset class good for the environment or just speculation?

    • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
      Climate change
      Can biodiversity funds help investors protect wildlife?

      The idea sounds good but the reality is complicated and unclear

    • Friday, 21 April, 2023
      Sustainability
      Why fast fashion is still not available in green

      Investors need to push clothing manufacturers to do more

    • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
      Advice & Comment
      Sustainable investors don’t need ‘green bleaching’

      Stricter rules are welcome but let’s not go too far in cutting choice

    • Friday, 17 February, 2023
      Advice & Comment
      Water funds dilute the environmental message

      There may be an investment case for holding them, but it’s not obvious they are saving the planet

      A man baths in water from a broken drinking water pipe in Kolkata, India
    • Friday, 20 January, 2023
      Advice & Comment
      Banks: where the hunt for returns meets the pursuit of sustainability

      Lenders are promising to limit their fossil fuel lending and focus on green financing — if we can trust them

      Greta Thunberg and supporters at Davos this week
    • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
      ReviewFT Books Essay
      Non-fiction for kids: big books for little people

      . . . but getting the messaging correct is not always child’s play

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    • Friday, 9 December, 2022
      Advice & Comment
      How will ESG funds make money in 2023?

      With markets uncertain, picking winning stocks and funds will be tough in 2023

    • Friday, 11 November, 2022
      Investment trusts
      Energy transition powers specialist investment trusts

      Unusually in the current environment, many have actually made money in the past year

    • Friday, 14 October, 2022
      Advice & Comment
      Green gilts are under a shadow

      Options for bond buyers with an ESG twist

      A Scottish wind farm
    • Friday, 16 September, 2022
      Advice & Comment
      Tech is down, but far from out of ESG funds

      Always check a fund’s top 10 holdings to make sure you’re comfortable with it

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    • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
      Advice & Comment
      Extreme heat is a wake-up call for investors on infrastructure

      Time to target companies adapting to climate change

      Houses ablaze on the edge of the London during this month’s heatwave
    • Friday, 22 October, 2021
      Personal Finance
      Getting heard on climate: small investors take on big companies

      Retail shareholders can get organised and can push for change if they band together

    • Friday, 19 February, 2021
      ExplainerPersonal Finance5 min
      How moving your money could help save the planet

      Leading banks are investing billions in fossil fuel expansion every year

    • Monday, 11 January, 2021
      ReviewBusiness books
      A guide to making climate-friendly investment returns

      Useful primer on how to take some personal control over where you put your money

      A man fits solar panels in Wuhan. ‘Investing to Save the Planet’ aims to help retail investors make environmentally sound decisions.
    • Friday, 25 December, 2020
      Working from home
      Year in a word: Doomscrolling

      Stuck at home, we obsessively checked our phones for more bad news

    • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
      News in-depthRetail sector2 min
      Supermarkets’ super struggle to make money from home delivery boom

      New technology and delivery apps could help make online deliveries profitable

    • Monday, 9 November, 2020
      Special ReportMoral Money: Entrepreneurs
      Green entrepreneurs look to make money and a difference

      Many ventures to cut carbon emissions are far from philanthropic endeavours and have generated great wealth

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