you build electric cars, packaging made of recycled paper, wind turbines and solar power systems: Ten billionaires have amassed with eco-friendly products, a joint assets of more than $ 55 billion.
in order To lie fully in the Trend: in 2018, invested stock market traders a total of more than 30 trillion Dollar world of money, assets allocated to the so-called ESG area. That stands for “Environment, Social and Governance” and includes corporations, particularly for the protection of the environment or social issues such as human rights and good working conditions.
a new Generation of billionaires comes out on top: it was 100 years ago, the oil barons and industrial magnates, have dominated the field, and at the end of the century, from Tech Visionaries such as Bill Gates and Jeff Bezos were replaced, are now “green finances” on the upswing. In the list at the bottom of the “Beyond Meat”-founder, Ethan Brown, of the meat substitutes on the stock exchange for the Furore is missing for example, so far, but “only” a few hundred million dollars, owns.
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Zeng Yuqun (China, CATL) – 16.7 billion dollars
Zeng Yuqun, the founder of CATL, which is currently the second-largest manufacturer of batteries for electric cars in the world. In October, the Chinese group has started construction of a plant in Thuringia. It is considered to be only a matter of time until CATL, has overtaken the previous market leader Panasonic.
Yuqun brought the company until 2018 at the stock exchange. Since then, their value has nearly tripled. In just the past two months, it went to 105 percent.
Elon Musk (USA, Tesla) – 14.6 billion dollars
Musks, total assets stands at 27.6 billion dollars, but also not-so-green companies such as SpaceX and TheBoringCompany belong. Its share in Tesla, where he also holds the CEO Post, but enough for the silver rank in this list.
Tesla wrote though 2019 back losses, the turnover in just four years, more than six-fold, besides, there were the last the first two profit quarters in a row, which means good prospects for 2020.
Aloys Wobben (Germany, Enercon) – 7.3 billion dollars
Yes, also a German. Wobben founded in 1984 in the home of lower Saxony, the wind power plant manufacturer Enercon. The is now market leader in Germany and worldwide, in the Top 4. In 2018, 54 percent of all wind turbines in Germany by Enercon. By creating new conditions, this number is 2019, a broke but.
Wobben self-retired in 2012 for health reasons from the company. The 67-Year-old still has a large share in the system Builder, which makes him continue to be the richest of lower Saxony.
Anthony Pratt (Australia, Visy Industries) – 6.8 billion dollars
Anthony’s father, Richard, founded in Melbourne in 1948, the packaging manufacturer, Visy Industries, whose American offshoot is named after the family of Pratt Industries. Anthony made it as CEO for the US business as a green company. Today, all the packaging from Visy and Pratt Industries are made from 100 percent recycled paper.
in addition, he is also involved in many other areas, for the protection of the environment: The 59-Year-old organized, for example, the Global Food Forum, which promotes efficient agriculture, and higher food safety, and donated more than a billion dollars for an Initiative of former US President Bill Clinton, who is campaigning for better Recycling infrastructure in the United States.
Li Zhenguo (China, Longi) – 3,4 billion dollars
Along with Li Chunan and Li XIyan founded Zhenguo 2000 the solar cell manufacturer Longi. Today the world’s largest supplier of silicon semiconductors for the solar industry and with over 16 billion dollars in stock market value the most valuable solar company in the world.
The share price of Longi has risen since the IPO in Shanghai in 2012 to more than 1,000 percent.
José Manuel entre canales (Spain, Acciona) – 2.9 billion dollars
entre canales took over in 2004 from his grandfather founded a construction company Acciona and converted to a mixed group, who has earned his money today, mainly with wind turbines, solar farms, hydroelectric power plants and biomass power plants. Since 2016, the company is fully Co2-neutral, must buy but on a Co2-certificates from developing countries.
entre canales‘ total wealth is estimated at $ 4.9 billion. Because Acciona earned around 60 percent of its profits to renewable energy, is estimated by Bloomberg to be “green assets” to $ 2.9 milliard.
Lin Jianhua (China, Hangzhou First Applied Material) – 2.9 billion dollars
just As rich as the Spaniards, the Chinese Jianhua is. He founded in 2003, is a company that manufactures thin films for advanced solar cells. Meanwhile, the global market share of HFAM is over 50 percent.
Hangzhou First Applied Material is traded for 2015, the stock market, where the founder of Jianhua owns the lion’s share. Overall, the share price today, 63 percent about your issue, since a Low in October, but it went to 135 percent.
Wang Chuanfu (China, BYD) – 2.4 billion dollars
While all the world about Tesla talks China develops another electric car giant. BYD came in 2018, with a turnover of 18 billion dollars, only 6 less than the major competitor from the USA. Currently BYD is to equip the entire Bus, truck and Taxi fleet of the Tech metropolis of Shenzhen on electric drives.
Chaunfu founded in 1995 with only $ 300,000 in start-up capital for a battery manufacturer. In 2003, he had earned enough money to take over the ailing car maker BYD. His share today is $ 2.4 billion value.
Somphote Ahunai (Thailand, Energy Absolute) – 2.4 billion dollars
Actually, Ahunai in 2006, started as an environmental sinner. His company, Energy Absolute produced palm oil. But quickly, the Thai moved from there to Biodiesel and finally, in 2011 on renewable energy and electric cars. The Standard model by the name of Mine Mobility there is for the equivalent of 34,000 Euro. It is the only one that is fully developed in Thailand and built.
The share price of Energy Absolute, rose from IPO of 2015 to 2018, to almost 1000 percent. Since then, he has fallen significantly, the price is still around 550 per cent, over the output.
Trevor Milton (USA, Nikola Motor) – $ 1.3 billion
electric drives are for private people, be worthwhile for trucks so far, but barely. That’s why Trevor Milton has developed Trucks that are operated with hydrogen. This is for the Trucker alone for up to 30 percent cheaper than Diesel and for the environment is especially good, therefore, because of the 38-Year-old recycling the hydrogen in a climate-neutral with Solar energy. The largest customer of the brewery giant Anheuser-Busch is just: He ordered two years ago, 800 hydrogen Trucks in Milton. Price manipulating Central banks in the gold? Expert explains what is behind the rumor FOCUS Online price Manipulating Central banks in the gold? Expert explains what is behind the rumor “In Frankfurt, he buys Coca”: Christoph Daum of Fans in the ICE mocked FOCUS Online/Wochit “In Frankfurt, he buys Coca”: Christoph Daum of Fans in the ICE mocked
