Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Navigating net zero

    14 December 2022

    Investors have a key role to play if the economy is to transition to net zero emissions by 2050. But how can they assess the credibility of transition strategies, asks Peter Cripps

  • MSCI upgrades Generali, after insurer links ESG with remuneration

    08 December 2022

    Generali has said it has received an upgrade to its ESG rating from MSCI, to the highest available score of AAA.

  • Railpen to vote against chair if companies' transition plans unsatisfactory

    05 December 2022

    UK Railway pensions manager Railpen has warned companies it will consider voting against the re-election of their chair, if it deems their transition plans unsatisfactory.

  • Impax CEO: the best is yet to come despite volatile 2022

    30 November 2022

    Impax Asset Management's CEO has shrugged off a fall in assets in its full year results, arguing that "the best is yet to come" as the shift to a net-zero economy gathers pace.

  • First-of-its-kind voluntary carbon credit fund to launch in 2023

    23 November 2022

    A fund dedicated to trading in credits issued as part of the booming voluntary carbon market aims to reach a first close in the first quarter of 2023, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • COP27: Regulators march on ... and on

    14 November 2022

    Are regulators suffering mission creep at COP27, asks Peter Cripps

  • COP27: UK's guidance on gold standard transition plans 'to have global significance'

    08 November 2022

    Proposed guidance for producing 'gold standard' transition plans has been described by EY as "an extremely important step in the right direction towards driving the UK towards a net zero future".

  • Investors urged to vote against Sembcorp coal plant deal

    07 November 2022

    The financial engineering behind Sembcorp's proposed sale of two coal-fired plants means the transaction is a "quick and dirty solution" to decarbonisation, and highlights the weaknesses of some sustainability-linked bond (SLB) structures, a think-tank has argued.

  • Loss and damage: what to look out for at COP27

    04 November 2022

    The climate jamboree will see tensions between developed countries and the Global South come to the fore, writes Peter Cripps

  • Comment: The spectre of Stuart Kirk haunts sustainable finance

    21 October 2022

    Sustainable finance needs bright new ideas. And, for that, we must encourage freedom of expression, argues Peter Cripps