Peter Cripps

Environmental Finance launches Blended Finance segment, partners with OECD on conference

Environmental Finance has launched a segment of its website dedicated to 'Blended Finance' and has partnered with the OECD on a conference on the topic, to help drive interest in this vital developmental theme.

Impact awards 2024 - Personality of the year: Amar Inamdar

Amar Inamdar has emerged as a leader in unlocking climate finance for Africa.

Trump second term to put sustainable debt market in 'wait-and-see mode'

The re-election of Donald Trump will put a dampener on sustainable debt issuance, a bank has predicted, but the effect will be short-lived.

Insurance's annual renewal model is 'no longer fit for purpose'

The annual renewal model that is commonplace within the insurance industry "is no longer fit for purpose in a world that's in transition", a conference heard.

NatureAlpha expands team amid 'soaring demand for nature data'

Data tech start-up NatureAlpha has unveiled a new CEO, as the business expands to deal with strong growth in demand for its products.

Proving the case for natural capital investments

As Climate Asset Management celebrates passing $1 billion of assets, its CEO Martin Berg says it hopes to launch a follow-up fund next year. Peter Cripps reports

People Moves, 29 November: Northern Trust, HSBC, European Commission, Finance for Biodiversity ... and more

Guarantco guarantees catfish bond

GuarantCo has provided a guarantee for green bonds issued by a Vietnamese catfish producer.

Emirates becomes first Middle Eastern bank to issue SLLB

Emirates NBD has issued a Sustainability Linked Loan Bond (SLLB) - believed to be only the fifth issuer to adopt the innovative instrument.

The 'finance COP' short-changed the Global South, say investors

Investors have lamented that the agreement thrashed out at COP29 does not go far enough to plug the gap in funding required to help emerging markets transition to a net zero economy.