Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Green bond comment: August 2019 - Should a beef producer issue a sustainability bond?

    08 August 2019

    A 'sustainable transition bond' issued by a Brazilian beef giant stuck in the craw of many sustainable investors. Peter Cripps ruminates on the issue

  • The state of sustainable finance

    05 August 2019

    How far have we come, and what more needs to be done? Michael Eckhart shares his reflections based on a career working in sustainable finance.

  • ESG data files - part 3, continued: ESG rating providers

    29 July 2019

    The second instalment of this analysis of ESG rating agencies finds that investors are increasingly drilling down into the data that underlies the ratings. Peter Cripps reports.

  • ESG data files - part 3: ESG rating providers

    25 July 2019

    As ESG ratings become embedded in mainstream investment decision making, they are attracting criticism. Is it justified, asks Peter Cripps.

  • Moody's snaps up climate risk data firm

    24 July 2019

    Credit rating agency Moody's has snapped up a majority stake in climate risk data firm Four Twenty Seven, as the wave of consolidation in the environmental, social and governance (ESG) sector gathers pace.

  • EU carbon market update, 22 July 2019

    22 July 2019

    EU allowances (EUAs) ultimately ended last week little changed at €28.85, a gain of just 3c on the previous week. However, the week remained volatile; following new highs on Monday, the market fell away through much of the week before a Friday rally brought it back into positive territory.

  • People Moves: SEB, Crédit Agricole, Amundi, BNP Paribas, RLAM, SIF

    19 July 2019

    Kaminker departs SEB, Crédit Agricole hires former HSBC head and more

  • ESG data files: part two - non-reported data

    05 July 2019

    What are the uses of, and potential, for non-reported or alternative data sources, asks Peter Cripps

  • ESG in Fixed Income Europe, featuring Green Bonds

    03 July 2019

    Nearly 400 delegates attended the conference, now in its ninth year`

  • The ESG data files - part one, continued: reported data

    03 July 2019

    Investors are demanding an increasing amount of data from companies. What are its strengths and weaknesses, asks Peter Cripps