15 May 2009, Financial Times

Look in the bin for environmental treasure

Article by Alice Ross

Environmental investment trusts, which include waste management stocks, are getting the thumbs up from analysts, writes Alice Ross.

"Another option is investing through a venture capital trust. Venture capital managers say that they are well placed to fill the funding gap for smaller waste companies left by banks that are still unwilling to lend.

"We've seen no drop in appetite for our investment," says Steve Read at Climate Change Capital. "Many developers we work with can't raise as much bank finance as they were able to, so have been taking bigger investments from VCT people."

The Ventus VCTs , run by CCC, invest in areas such as landfill gas projects and waste wood biomass generators. They target returns of 15 per cent and aim to pay shareholders an 8p annual dividend. Other VCTs focusing on the sector include those from Foresight and Oxford Capital Partners.

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