Investors are taking a more hands-on approach to satisfy a growing range of financial goals.

(Yicai Global) Dec. 3 -- In May, Cardinal Donald Wuerl, archbishop of Washington, gave an unusual blessing. It was at the dedication of a rainwater garden at the US capital's Mount Olivet Cemetery, a joint venture between the Catholic Church and The Nature Conservancy, the US non-profit organisation. The garden will soak up stormwater that would otherwise run off the cemetery's hard surfaces and end up in local rivers. [Read more here]

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