Four out of five advisers find information on green and ethical investments is limited or hard to come by, according to a survey by the Association of Independent Financial Advisers (AIFA).
Landlords could avoid up to £600 of tax by taking advantage of ‘green' tax breaks when upgrading their properties, according to the National Landlords Association (NLA).
The majority of IFAs feel clients will no longer accept underperformance from green and environmental funds, Virgin Money research reveals.
Investments in UK green and ethical retail funds reached £8.9bn last year, an 18% rise on 2006, according to ethical fund research company EIRIS.
Jupiter has backed Shadow Chancellor George Osborne's plan for a Green Individual Savings Account (GISA), which would allow individuals to invest in green strategies tax-free.
Ethical fund managers Rathbone Greenbank are profiting from the mining boom by targeting the metal recycling industry.
Impax Asset Management will boost its Green fund range by launching a new Environmental Leaders offering.
New Virgin Money research suggests more than half of advisers are willing to pour their own money into green funds.
Investment opportunities in the environmental sector will continue to rise as more large corporations accelerate efforts to tackle climate change concerns, Impax Asset Management CEO Ian Simm says.
Many ethical and socially responsible funds are investing in stocks which do little to tackle climate change, according to a new report.