Impax Environmental Markets plc

Overview

Impax Environmental Markets plc is a UK-based investment trust focusing on environmental companies across North America, Europe, and Asia. The trust is listed on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index. It was established in January 2002 and is managed by Impax Asset Management Limited. The trust's investment objective is to enable investors to benefit from growth in the markets for cleaner or more efficient delivery of basic services of energy, water, and waste. It invests in publicly listed companies that provide, utilize, implement, or advise upon technology-based systems, products, or services in environmental markets, particularly those of alternative energy and energy efficiency, water treatment and pollution control, and waste technology and resource management sectors. Impax Environmental Markets plc seeks to deliver market-beating equity returns by investing in a globally diversified portfolio of companies addressing resource efficiency and environmental risk. The trust holds regular continuation votes to confirm that shareholders wish it to continue in its current form or to wind up. The chairman is Glen Suarez.