Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Green bond comment, June 2019: Three reasons to be cheerful

    05 June 2019

    There has been a flurry of good news from the green, social and sustainability bond market in recent months. Here are three reasons to be cheerful.

  • London Stock Exchange Group buys Beyond Ratings

    03 June 2019

    The London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) has bought Paris-based Beyond Ratings, but will scrap its acquisition's fledgling credit rating agency business to focus on its capabilities in environmental, social and governance (ESG) data and analytics.

  • EXCLUSIVE: EU's TEG broadens taxonomy to include 'transition' activities

    31 May 2019

    The EU's Technical Expert Group on Sustainable Finance (TEG) has broadened the scope of its taxonomy to include activities that help transition to a net-zero economy by 2050, in a move that opens the door to some fossil fuels and internal combustion engines, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • GIIN launches revamped investment impact managing system

    21 May 2019

    A new tool aims to help investors better measure the impact of their activity, representing a "huge leap forward" for the industry.

  • Sovereign green bonds are here to stay, says Ireland's NTMA

    21 May 2019

    Green bonds will become a critical part of the sovereign fixed income market because they will help investors judge a country's strategy to shift to a low-carbon economy, according to Ireland's National Treasury Management Agency (NTMA).

  • Comment: The Taoiseach's speech

    17 May 2019

    Leo Varadkar's appearance at a sustainable finance conference at Dublin this week sent an important signal to the financial community, says Peter Cripps

  • World Bank issues $1.5bn sustainable development bond

    16 May 2019

    The World Bank had issued a $1.5 billion Sustainable Development Bond, its first labelled bond to be listed on the Irish Stock Exchange.

  • It's time for a Marshall Plan for the planet, says Aviva

    13 May 2019

    "A Marshall Plan for the planet" will be needed to help to pay for the trillions needed to build the clean infrastructure needed to combat climate change, Aviva Investors said.

  • UNEP FI and investors release study on climate risk reporting

    10 May 2019

    A major study has been issued looking at the different ways that investors can measure and report climate risks.

  • Blackstone launches impact investment platform

    09 May 2019

    Private equity giant Blackstone has ramped up its impact investing activities with the launch of a platform dedicated to the field.