A wall of money is going into building out the green infrastructure required to facilitate the global energy transition. This starts with electrifying power generation all the way through to transmitting and storing this energy before it is eventually consumed.At the same time, indebted governments are increasingly looking to private companies to help solve the global water challenge.Water is an e

Huge swathes of Europe, North America, Asia and Africa have endured boiling conditions this summer, with the majority of scientists pinning the blame for the planet's exceptional heat and rain, as well as wildfires in countries such as Greece and Canada, on human activity.Data from the EU-funded Copernicus Climate Change Service showed that the first three weeks of July were the warmest three-week

Jupiter Green Investment Trust (JCG) 246.9pLoss to date: -8.2%Original entry point: Buy at 268.85p, 6 May 2021Our Great Idea on ESG-focused Jupiter Green Investment Trust (JGC) is yet to pay off but we remain confident in its long-term prospects after the publication of annual results (6 Jul).These confirmed the change of approach which had sparked our interest in the trust - moving towards an inc

It comes as quite a shock that Liontrust Asset Management (LIO) has scrapped plans to launch an ESG (environmental, social and governance) investment trust.It might have been more understandable if Liontrust was a newbie to the world of sustainable investing, but it has built a rich pedigree in the discipline, managing ESG funds for over 20 years and having more than £10 billion of assets under m

Asset manager Liontrust (LIO) has pulled the flotation of its first ever investment trust, Liontrust ESG Trust after failing to drum up enough investor support.The abandonment of the trust is a blow for Liontrust, which has a reputation as one of the best asset managers in the ethical and environmental investment space, with its Liontrust Sustainable Future Global Growth Fund (3003006) proving a s

Potentially high demand for Liontrust's first investment trust could see it quickly trade at a premium to net asset value once it starts trading in June.Liontrust has a reputation for being one of the best asset managers in the ethical and environmental investment space. Its £1.4 billion Liontrust Sustainable Future Global Growth Fund (3003006) has been a top quartile performer over the past five

Shares believes it is worth paying a moderate premium to access the compelling growth prospects of the Jupiter Green Investment Trust (JGC), a nimble £57.5 million cap fund that invests globally in companies delivering solutions to climate change and other sustainability challenges.Launched in 2006, the trust has lived in the shadow of larger open-ended sister fund Jupiter Ecology (B4KLC26), but

When investors buy shares in quoted companies they know that their capital is at risk and that the companies they own could underperform or in the worst-case scenario go bust.If a stock underperforms the market for a long period of time, sometimes a big activist investor will step in and demand changes in order to raise the value of the business and the shares.Edward Bramson took a stake in Barcla

Engineering outsourcing company Babcock International (BAB) is up 4.6% to 837p on releasing a trading statement. Its content suggests the company is on target to grow its revenues with improving visibility.This seems to have buoyed investors who have had to watch Babcock's decline over the last three years, with Brexit causing more uncertainty for the company recently.The statement suggests that t