GREEN RANKING FOR 2009
Ranking: 4
Worth: £19bn
Green investment: Natural power

Marcel Brenninkmeijer chairs Good Energies, a £3.6 billion investment fund that targets green energy projects. He is a member of the Dutch family behind the fashion retailer C&A and manages the green investments on behalf of the family’s Swiss-based parent. Good Energies has investments in more than 30 companies in North America, Europe, and Asia involved in wind and solar power. In Canada, Good Energies’ portfolio now includes investments in the wind-power developer Sequoia Energy, wind consultant Eolectric, wind and run-of-river power firm C-Free Power Corp, and solar-grade silicon maker 6N Silicon Inc. C&A, started in 1861 by two brothers, has stores in 16 countries. It has helped the Brenninkmeijer family to a £19 billion fortune, according to the recent Dutch rich list in Quote 500 magazine.