GREEN RANKING FOR 2009
Ranking: 25=
Worth: £1.8bn
Green investment: Bio-diversity

Gordon Moore co-founded the chip-maker Intel in 1968, becoming chairman in 1979. In 2002 the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation gave $261m to Conservation International to prevent species extinction and to expand protection of bio-diversity hotspots, such as the African rainforests. Moore travels twice a year with Conservation International on his crusade to save 25 of the most threatened natural places on earth. These areas cover a mere 1.4% of Earth’s land surface yet they shelter 60% of the world’s animal and plant species. Having given half his fortune away, Moore’s remaining Intel stake has been hit by the credit crunch and he is worth about £1.8 billion.