Sustainable success: Six months after launch, BNP Paribas’ green-focused EARTH hedge fund is soaring Submitted By Hugh Leask | 11/02/2021 - 2:24pm Since launching last summer, BNP Paribas Asset Management’s Environmental Absolute Return Thematic (EARTH) hedge fund has generated a striking double-digit return, trading long and short positions in energy, materials, agriculture and industrial companies across both developed and emerging markets.