Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • CalSTRS plans $300m green bond

    23 October 2019

    A $300 million green bond issue is planned to fund a new office building to be constructed by the California State Teachers' Retirement System (CalSTRS).

  • Can you really make an impact in listed equities?

    21 October 2019

    One of the big debates among impact investors is about whether listed equities investments can really help meet the SDGs. Peter Cripps reports

  • Enel's sustainability bond was greenwashing, says Nuveen

    18 October 2019

    Enel's innovative €2.5 billion sustainability-linked bond has been branded greenwashing by Nuveen, one of the biggest investors in green bonds.

  • ESG in Fixed Income featuring Green bonds Americas conference 2019

    14 October 2019

    The conference attracted 300 delegates this year, as the discussion broadened out to cover sustainability in the overall fixed income market. Michael Hurley and Peter Cripps report

  • Enel's SDG-linked bond strategy 'doesn't mark the demise of the green bond market'

    11 October 2019

    Banks and investors have dismissed claims that the green bond market faces an uncertain future following the issue of Enel's €2.5 billion Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) linked bond.

  • Credit rating agencies have more work to do on climate risk, hears insurance conference

    26 September 2019

    Credit rating agencies have not adequately captured climate risks in their considerations of public sector debt, a panel at the Insurance and climate risk conference heard.

  • Q&A with California State Treasurer Fiona Ma

    25 September 2019

    Ahead of the Green Bonds California conference, the Treasurer explains why green bonds are a key part of her strategy for the state's finances

  • IHS Markit launches 'first global carbon index'

    25 September 2019

    The average price of carbon credits has more than doubled since the start of 2018 to $23.65, according to an index that claims to be the first benchmark for the global price of carbon credits.

  • Carney: EU taxonomy is binary - we need 50 shades of green

    24 September 2019

    The EU's taxonomy on sustainable activities is "a good start", but a "richer" taxonomy that does not take a binary approach is needed, said Bank of England governor Mark Carney.

  • MSCI snaps up Carbon Delta

    09 September 2019

    MSCI has bought Carbon Delta, as the wave of consolidation among climate risk data providers continues.