Avocados are new coal for hedge funds chasing sustainable cash


As clients prepare to reward and punish managers on their green credentials, more hedge funds are taking note and taking action-from planting avocado trees to dumping coal assets.

LONDON: Some of the world’s most cynical climate-change investors may finally be coming around.

As clients prepare to reward and punish managers on their green credentials, more hedge funds are taking note and taking action-from planting avocado trees to dumping coal assets. It’s been a rapid change of heart: just over a year ago, fewer than 4 in 10 hedge funds felt environmental, social and governance factors were becoming more important.

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