Environment: An Alternative Investment
By
siliconindia | Thursday, November 10, 2011
Bangalore: Investment in real assets is prone to inflation, deflation, banking system, economic collapse and other financial issues. When mixed with nature, investment has benefited a lot of corporation, investors to save the earth and simultaneously earn a return on their investments.
Inflation and other threats have made stakeholders manage natural resources more accurately and help determine economic and social value provided by the world's forests, grasslands, farmlands, freshwater resources, oceans and atmosphere.
Here are a few environmental investment options that make investment more easier -
* Green Investment - Winslow Management Company started the green investment and fund management since 1983, offering a wide range of mutual funds and other services based on an investment policy involving environmental, and social tools into investment decisions. These policies are applied by a lot of green market sectors-clean Energy, water management, resource efficiency, green transportation etc. Also investment in the shares of companies that appreciate environmental methods and practices is considered a good source of investment.
* Investing in Water - Urban planners and farmers use water as investment. Studies reveal that U.S. will need to invest around $1 trillion to maintain and upgrade its water services infrastructure. The Calvert Global Water Fund (CFWAX) is designed this sort of investment. The funds managers allocate capital on water services, including companies active in water capture, storage, delivery, filtration etc.
* Caveat Emptor - These investments have a few pitfalls. These schemes end up degrading land, water and air and have hence created other environmental issues. After having made promises to not harm the environment, the company disappoints the local residents by pushing off their land without any compensation for the land sacrificed by them.

