Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Labelled bond market sees strong start to 2023, says JP Morgan

    30 January 2023

    The green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond market has enjoyed a strong start to 2023, said JP Morgan,...

  • Don't kill SFDR by adopting strict definition of sustainability, Mirova urges Commission

    30 January 2023

    The CEO of Mirova has warned the European Commission not to become too "strict" in its definition of sustainable investment, or it will risk "killing" its Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

  • SEC reporting proposals 'to boost US corporate GSSS bonds'

    25 January 2023

    The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) proposals on climate reporting will help drive greater uptake of green, social, sustainable and sustainability-linked (GSSS) bond in the US...

  • The top 20 most read articles in 2022 - and the three big themes they reveal

    06 January 2023

    A list of the top 20 most read news stories and features on Environmental Finance in 2022 reveal three key themes that dominated the news agenda during the year.

  • Q&A: Royal London Global Equity Transitions Fund

    27 December 2022

    Bixuan Xu, manager of the newly launched fund, says holdings are picked based on the materiality and credibility of their transition strategies

  • UK financial institutions 'prefer principles to prescriptive EU frameworks'

    23 December 2022

    Financial institutions prefer a principles-based approach to green and transition finance to a prescriptive framework such as the EU taxonomy, according to a survey of market participants by the UK's Climate Financial Risk Forum (CFRF).

  • Green bond comment: If you can't do the time, don't do the crime

    21 December 2022

    When sovereigns issue 'use of proceeds bonds', they really ought to follow up with impact reports, argues Peter Cripps

  • Nepal-focused impact fund reaches $72m final close

    21 December 2022

    An impact fund that invests in private sector companies in Nepal has reached a final close, at $72 million.

  • General Atlantic's climate solutions fund raises $3.5bn

    20 December 2022

  • Swiss propose sustainability labelling rules

    16 December 2022

    The Swiss government has proposed rules to prevent financial greenwashing, including that reducing ESG risks alone will be insufficient to label a product or service as 'sustainable'.