“Smart corporate leaders and savvy investors agree that paying attention to ecological trends and how they affect the bottom line may be an intelligent investment strategy,” said Carsten Henningsen, co-founder of Portfolio 21. “Global warming could have an enormous impact on the world economy in the coming years; companies that are already addressing the risks and opportunities presented by climate change may have a big head start.”

Portfolio 21, a global mutual fund investing in companies with substantial environmental initiatives, announced its Top 10 financial performers for 2006. The fund in aggregate significantly outperformed the S&P over the past year (24% growth vs. 16% growth). More evidence that environmentally sustainable business practices are not only good for the environment, but they are good for the financial bottom line.