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Swampy the eco warrior had a valid business case just not the right advisors - Blog 10.11.09
I am not suggesting that had Daniel Hooper popped to see us at Wingrave Yeats, rather than getting side tracked and signing up to a variety to protest groups – opting to become a nationally known figure for spending a week in a complex series of tunnels, dug in the path of a new extension to the A30 road in order to oppose its proposed expansion - he may well have been the next Bill Gates.
However this is a path that some have been taking with careful aplomb and navigating very successfully out of it, with a few billion dollars to show for their foresight.
It seems that green fingers are now no longer simply an asset to the most ardent gardener or eco warrior.
In the past decade or two, environmentalists have turned from eccentric eco warriors like the infamous Swampy to quite literally the richest people on this planet. Something very few people saw coming. Warren Buffet appeared to have seen the green shoots but that will be no surprise to anybody.
According to the annual Chinese rich list compiled by Hurun; a Shanghai-based consultancy: The two richest people in China are now from companies that have an important green element.
Wang Chuanfu , the founder and chairman of BYD, jumped from 103rd to 1st with a net worth of $5.1bn, due to the prospects of the electric cars it is developing, prospects so impressive that Warren Buffet has made a sizable investment.
Zhang Yin, the first woman to take top spot back in 2006 is in 2nd place this year with an estimated net wealth of $4.9bn. Her family controls Nine Dragons Paper, a recycling and packaging company.
Turn off the light when you leave the room, set your printer to print double sided, choose your business advisors wisely and anything is possible.
Dan Smith
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