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Alice Ross

Acting international economy news editor

Alice Ross is acting international economy news editor and writes a monthly column for the FT Money section on sustainable investment. 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 Business in 2020 and her children's book, The Nowhere Thief, was published by Nosy Crow in 2023.

Email Alice Ross @aliceemross  on Twitter (link opens in a new browser window)
  • Saturday, 5 July, 2025
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  • Thursday, 3 July, 2025
    Insight & Comment
    Stop telling women they are cautious investors

    As the gender investment gap rises, it’s time to make lazy gender categorisations a thing of the past

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  • Friday, 7 March, 2025
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    New labels highlight the different shades of green funds

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  • Friday, 17 January, 2025
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  • Friday, 6 December, 2024
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  • Thursday, 24 October, 2024
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    ESG funds which track companies’ adherence to climate pledges have been falling from favour

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  • Wednesday, 25 September, 2024
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    The ruthless traders at investment bank Pierpoint show no signs of softening as they flirt with ethical investing

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  • Tuesday, 2 July, 2024
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    The relationship between states and banks that shaped modern finance

    Paolo Zannoni’s history of how today’s monetary system evolved

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  • Friday, 28 June, 2024
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    Renewed optimism despite outflows from greener funds

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  • Friday, 24 May, 2024
    Personal Finance
    Taking the temperature of your green portfolio

    Measuring a company’s carbon footprint proves far from straightforward

  • Friday, 29 March, 2024
    Insight & Comment
    Time for investors to turn up the heat on climate governance

    Good governance is not necessarily a guide to a company’s environmental credentials

  • Friday, 16 February, 2024
    Impact investing
    Active managers’ attacks on sustainable passives miss their mark

    Funds become cheaper, but questions remain about green credentials

  • Friday, 15 December, 2023
    Investing in funds
    ESG gains would be few without the Magnificent Seven

    Are AI stocks the future for sustainable investing?

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  • Thursday, 30 November, 2023
    Greenwashing
    Pressure grows for tighter scrutiny of funds’ green claims

    As regulators focus on sustainable investments, campaigners are calling for greater disclosure and even political action

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  • Thursday, 9 November, 2023
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    Sector is a big investor in renewable energy, where discounts have widened to 25 per cent

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  • Thursday, 12 October, 2023
    Insight & Comment
    Sunak’s green U-turn dismays sustainable investors

    Many warn they will look outside the UK for investments

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  • Thursday, 21 September, 2023
    News4 min
    Biodiversity funds are springing up in the investor market | FT Rethink

    Author Alice Ross explains how a number of biodiversity funds in the investor market are addressing the issue

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  • Friday, 15 September, 2023
    Impact investing
    Best of FT Money 2023: Share divestment isn’t the answer to greener investment

    Selling up means giving up a seat at the table

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  • Friday, 28 July, 2023
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    ESG put to the test in a high-inflation world

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  • Thursday, 22 June, 2023
    Wealth management
    ESG investors play the long game

    ‘Green’ funds’ performance has suffered, but clearer labelling should help consumers

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  • Friday, 16 June, 2023
    Investing in funds
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    But is this asset class good for the environment or just speculation?

  • Thursday, 18 May, 2023
    Climate change
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    The idea sounds good but the reality is complicated and unclear

  • Friday, 21 April, 2023
    Sustainability
    Why fast fashion is still not available in green

    Investors need to push clothing manufacturers to do more

  • Wednesday, 22 March, 2023
    Insight & Comment
    Sustainable investors don’t need ‘green bleaching’

    Stricter rules are welcome but let’s not go too far in cutting choice

  • Friday, 17 February, 2023
    Insight & Comment
    Water funds dilute the environmental message

    There may be an investment case for holding them, but it’s not obvious they are saving the planet

    A man baths in water from a broken drinking water pipe in Kolkata, India
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