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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, 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • 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

    • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
      News in-depthNews in-depth3 min
      Can we save the world’s climate by investing in food innovation?

      Investment in innovation is rising, but the food industry has been a slow starter

    • Friday, 23 October, 2020
      Next Act
      The confusing investment path to saving the planet

      Many hurdles have to be overcome to turn your portfolio green, but it is worth making the effort

    • Wednesday, 14 October, 2020
      FT Wealth
      Climate concerns reaching ‘tipping point’ for family offices

      Younger members of wealthy families are exerting pressure on their elders to review their investments

    • Friday, 17 July, 2020
      Prime property
      Selling New York’s luxury residences — a supertall order

      But recent activity suggests pent-up demand and discounts are helping the market

    • Wednesday, 15 July, 2020
      Renewable energy
      Investors pull green levers to reshape energy sector

      Selective stockpicking, boycotts and engagement are all methods gaining ground among environmental stakeholders

    • Friday, 3 July, 2020
      House & Home
      After months of virtual socialising, the dinner party is back

      In the Instagram-driven world of competitive ’tablescaping’, it is not really about the food

    • Thursday, 28 May, 2020
      Special ReportTrade Secrets: Supply Chain Disruption
      Businesses get creative to battle Covid-19 drop-off

      Switching from bulk service sector to retail is a steep learning curve for many companies

    • Monday, 25 May, 2020
      ExplainerTrade Secrets7 min
      Brexit, Covid-19 and trade negotiations: what can sheep tell us?

      How leaving the EU will affect farming, trade, tariffs and communities

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