Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • 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.

  • Cat bond market tested by natural disasters

    06 September 2019

    The growth of the catastrophe (cat) bond market has slowed, after being tested by a spate of cyclones and wildfires.

  • People moves: ING; Danske Bank; Columbia Threadneedle; GIZ; OPIC

    06 September 2019

    Guo steps down as VP of sustainable finance at ING

  • BAML reveals thoughts on transition bonds

    26 August 2019

    Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) has weighed in on the debate about the creation of a new market for transition bonds, suggesting that at least a quarter of the proceeds of bonds bearing this label should be used to finance green assets or projects.

  • French banks 'not satisfactorily prepared for climate risks'

    19 August 2019

    French banks have not demonstrated that they are satisfactorily prepared for the impact of climate change on their loan books, despite many of their asset management arms taking a lead on the issue, an asset manager has warned.

  • What's next for the European Commission's Sustainable Finance Action Plan?

    12 August 2019

    June was a key month for the Action Plan. Emmanuel Buttin, Maarten Vleeschhouwer and Tomas Vaclavicek give their assessment of the state of play and what will be the next steps.