Population growth, increases in consumption per capita, and shifting consumption trends will put upward pressure on demand, making investing in agriculture an interesting proposition.

Since 2005 China has added the equivalent energy capacity of all power plants in Norway and Sweden. In the next 15 years it is expected to add total installed capacity of the US.

Renewable energy is just one part of the very large and lucrative energy investment area, which covers a diverse spectrum from clean technology to traditional fossil fuels.

Today the newspapers are filled with environmental stories - how the environment is impacting society, business and politics.

In our view 'ethically screened' funds have made a valid and serious contribution to corporate practices since their origin in the 1980s.

All of the world’s population relies on forests in some way, for resources such as wood, medicines and shelter. As a result of this dependence, more than 200 million hectares of forests have been lost in the past 15 years.

World markets are no longer broken up by geographical boundaries and as such managing money by theme rather than geography is a more logical approach to take and should add value to investors.

According to the UN, more than 1.1 billion people in the world lack access to clean drinking water and 4 billion people do not have the sufficient infrastructure to access waste water treatment services.