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Alice Ross

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Alice Ross is on book leave from the FT in 2023 and is currently a contributor with a focus on sustainable investment and books. She has held a range of roles across the FT including deputy news editor, editor of Trade Secrets, editor of FT Wealth, Frankfurt bureau chief, currencies correspondent and deputy money editor.

Her book, Investing to Save the Planet, was published by Penguin in November 2020 and her children's book, The Nowhere Thief, is out in March 2023.

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  • Friday, 20 January, 2023
    Advice & Comment
    Banks: where the hunt for returns meets the pursuit of sustainability

    Lenders are promising to limit their fossil fuel lending and focus on green financing — if we can trust them

  • Wednesday, 18 January, 2023
    ReviewFT Books Essay
    Non-fiction for kids: big books for little people

    . . . but getting the messaging correct is not always child’s play

  • Friday, 9 December, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    How will ESG funds make money in 2023?

    With markets uncertain, picking winning stocks and funds will be tough in 2023

  • Friday, 11 November, 2022
    Investment trusts
    Energy transition powers specialist investment trusts

    Unusually in the current environment, many have actually made money in the past year

  • Friday, 14 October, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    Green gilts are under a shadow

    Options for bond buyers with an ESG twist

  • Friday, 16 September, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    Tech is down, but far from out of ESG funds

    Always check a fund’s top 10 holdings to make sure you’re comfortable with it

  • Thursday, 28 July, 2022
    Advice & Comment
    Extreme heat is a wake-up call for investors on infrastructure

    Time to target companies adapting to climate change

  • Friday, 22 October, 2021
    Personal Finance
    Getting heard on climate: small investors take on big companies

    Retail shareholders can get organised and can push for change if they band together

  • Friday, 19 February, 2021
    ExplainerPersonal Finance5 min
    How moving your money could help save the planet

    Leading banks are investing billions in fossil fuel expansion every year

  • Monday, 11 January, 2021
    ReviewBusiness books
    A guide to making climate-friendly investment returns

    Useful primer on how to take some personal control over where you put your money

  • Friday, 25 December, 2020
    Working from home
    Year in a word: Doomscrolling

    Stuck at home, we obsessively checked our phones for more bad news

  • Tuesday, 10 November, 2020
    News in-depthRetail sector2 min
    Supermarkets’ super struggle to make money from home delivery boom

    New technology and delivery apps could help make online deliveries profitable

  • Monday, 9 November, 2020
    Special ReportMoral Money: Entrepreneurs
    Green entrepreneurs look to make money and a difference

    Many ventures to cut carbon emissions are far from philanthropic endeavours and have generated great wealth

  • Thursday, 5 November, 2020
    News in-depthNews in-depth3 min
    Can we save the world’s climate by investing in food innovation?

    Investment in innovation is rising, but the food industry has been a slow starter

  • Friday, 23 October, 2020
    Next Act
    The confusing investment path to saving the planet

    Many hurdles have to be overcome to turn your portfolio green, but it is worth making the effort

  • Wednesday, 14 October, 2020
    FT Wealth
    Climate concerns reaching ‘tipping point’ for family offices

    Younger members of wealthy families are exerting pressure on their elders to review their investments

  • Friday, 17 July, 2020
    Prime property
    Selling New York’s luxury residences — a supertall order

    But recent activity suggests pent-up demand and discounts are helping the market

  • Wednesday, 15 July, 2020
    Renewable energy
    Investors pull green levers to reshape energy sector

    Selective stockpicking, boycotts and engagement are all methods gaining ground among environmental stakeholders

  • Friday, 3 July, 2020
    House & Home
    After months of virtual socialising, the dinner party is back

    In the Instagram-driven world of competitive ’tablescaping’, it is not really about the food

  • Thursday, 28 May, 2020
    Special ReportTrade Secrets: Supply Chain Disruption
    Businesses get creative to battle Covid-19 drop-off

    Switching from bulk service sector to retail is a steep learning curve for many companies

  • Monday, 25 May, 2020
    ExplainerTrade Secrets7 min
    Brexit, Covid-19 and trade negotiations: what can sheep tell us?

    How leaving the EU will affect farming, trade, tariffs and communities

  • Tuesday, 7 April, 2020
    Trade Secrets
    Asia trade at risk of suffering long-term hit, warns development bank Premium content

    Developing countries most open to trade or dependent on tourism likely to be hardest hit

  • Thursday, 30 January, 2020
    Special ReportTrade Secrets: Sanctions
    Banks adopt AI to manage sanctions and compliance risk

    Lenders hope technology will help them spot breaches and avoid severe fines

  • Friday, 25 October, 2019
    FT Magazine
    The UK boarding school identity crisis

    What impact are record numbers of overseas students having on these very British institutions?

  • Friday, 18 October, 2019
    FT WealthESG investing
    Super-rich should be leading the way in investing sustainably

    Too often, one hears advisers say ESG is all well and good but needs to form part of a ‘balanced portfolio’

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