Graham Cooper

Articles by Graham Cooper

  • UK bids to consolidate 'leadership' in green finance

    18 September 2017

    The UK government has announced a taskforce of senior financiers to help accelerate the growth of green finance – a field in which it claims the UK already enjoys global leadership.

  • Insurers count the cost of Harvey and Irma

    13 September 2017

    Insurers and their shareholders are breathing a sigh of relief after Hurricane Irma's change of course over Florida resulted in less damage than had been feared.

  • Food firms need to improve response to climate change, says Ceres

    12 September 2017

    Many food companies are poorly prepared to deal with the likely impacts of climate change, according to Ceres, a US-based industry and investor network.

  • Proposed rule changes boost RGGI carbon price

    11 September 2017

    Prices soared in last week's quarterly auction of emission allowances held by the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), the first to be held since the market proposed a set of rule changes.

  • Green bond comment: Back to work!

    06 September 2017

    The summer holiday is over for the green bond market.

  • French property group uses green bonds to boost CSR effort

    05 September 2017

    French real estate investor Icade has issued a green bond to support its corporate social responsibility (CSR) ambitions.

  • Indian bank 'planning $3bn green bond issue'

    04 September 2017

    State Bank of India, the country's largest commercial bank, is planning to raise up to $3 billion from a green bond issue, according to local press reports.

  • Energy company challenged on TCFD disclosures

    23 August 2017

    Origin Energy, the largest supplier of gas and electricity in Australia, is facing a demand from shareholders that it implements the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD).

  • TCFD recommendations could improve credit rating process, says S&P

    21 August 2017

    Increased corporate reporting of climate related risks – as called for by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) – should help S&P Global improve its credit rating process, the company said.

  • NRG Yield attracting interest from several potential bidders

    16 August 2017

    Private equity groups, infrastructure investors, a power utility and a sovereign wealth fund are said to be among the potential bidders for NRG Yield and other assets to be sold by US energy company NRG.