Peter Cripps

Green bond comment: August 2020: Have sustainability-linked bonds killed transition bonds?

The big news at the annual general meeting of the Green Bond Principles was the formation of the Sustainability-linked Bond Principles (SLBPs).

Integrating inequalities: a new challenge for institutional investors

Investors must start to consider their role in tackling inequality, argues Jean-Jacques Barbéris

Despite Covid, climate change is the defining issue of our time, says BoE

Climate change remains "the defining issue of our time", despite the economic damage being wrought by the coronavirus pandemic, the Bank of England has warned.

People Moves 12 June; SEB, Green Bond Principles, Pollination Capital, Bank of America, LSEG, UN Biodiversity Convention, Finance for Tomorrow, Eversheds Sutherland

Green bond comment, June 2020: What use is use of proceeds?

Ahead of the Green Bond Principles AGM, Peter Cripps asks whether the 'use of proceeds' format is under threat

Sustainalytics CEO defends pure-play green bond

Sustainalytics has defended its decision to give a second party opinion to a green bond for general corporate purposes, reigniting the debate about whether so-called pure-play companies should be able to access the market.

S&P Global ESG Scores launched

S&P Global has increased its presence in the increasingly competitive ESG data market, with the launch of its proprietary 'S&P Global ESG Scores'.

Canadian firms must file TCFD reports to get Covid-19 bailout

Canada has made reporting climate risks a condition of receiving its Covid-19 bailout funding.

Green bond comment, May 2020: Coronabonds

The raft of issuance in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic is another demonstration of how the bond market can be used to help tackle environmental and social problems, says Peter Cripps

Could Generali's Green ILS framework kickstart a new market?

Issuing green cat bonds could help the Italian insurer to diversify its investor base, Mirko Sartori tells Peter Cripps