Referring to the refusal of many fund managers to adequately research sustainability issues, he said: "Many companies are not doing it because of costs – the more research you do into investments, the more expensive your cost case is, so people skate over the surface and hope to get away with it."
Please note: A panel on eco-friendly cars accompanying a report from the Detroit car show lost a digit on the cost of Tesla's electric Roadster. The correct price is $105,000, not $10,500 as we had it (Our friends electric, 11 January, page 29)