Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • S&P swoops on RobecoSAM's ESG ratings business

    21 November 2019

    Financial services giant S&P Global has snapped up RobecoSAM's environmental, social and governance (ESG) ratings business, in the latest example of consolidation in the industry.

  • New climate advisory investment firm 'to help billions to flow'

    18 November 2019

    Renowned climate change lawyer Martijn Wilder has left Baker McKenzie to set up an advisory firm that also plans to raise billions of dollars to invest in climate opportunities.

  • The ESG data files, part six: TCFD and the challenge of looking forward

    18 November 2019

    Requests for strategic information about the risks and opportunities posed by climate change have proved a step too far for many. Joe Walsh and Peter Cripps report

  • Refinitiv plans to launch fund sustainability ratings

    15 November 2019

    Financial data giant Refinitiv, which owns Lipper, is planning to launch fund sustainability ratings, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Saudi Aramco IPO 'will boost oil & gas transparency'

    11 November 2019

    Saudi Aramco's long-awaited flotation is to be welcomed because it will boost transparency in the oil & gas sector, a leading academic has argued.

  • Green bond comment, November 2019: A market in transition

    06 November 2019

    The sustainability bond markets are in a state of creative chaos and are evolving in order to stay relevant, argues Peter Cripps

  • Green bonds California 2019

    06 November 2019

    The conference discussed a range of themes, including the California wildfires and what is the point of a label. Peter Cripps reports

  • World Bank launches sovereign ESG data portal

    30 October 2019

    The World Bank has launched a free online platform that provides users with sovereign-level environmental, social and governance (ESG) data.

  • California wildfires: utilities get to grips with burning issue

    29 October 2019

    As wildfires continue to rage in California, utilities can take action that will stop them being part of the problem. Peter Cripps reports

  • Seafood Stewardship Index launched

    23 October 2019

    An index has been launched that ranks 30 of the most influential seafood companies on their commitments, transparency and performance in relation to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).