Peter Cripps

COP29 to focus on finance - but Trump could poop on the party

Will the climate conference in the petrostate keep 1.5°C alive, or be a forum for oil and gas deals, asks Peter Cripps

First 'transition credits' planned to shut down coal station in Philippines

A ground-breaking deal plans to use 'transition credits' to help fund the early retirement of a coal-fired power plant in the Philippines and replace it with a solar and battery plant.

Impax fund mulls dropping longstanding environmental benchmark

Impax's flagship fund is considering changing its benchmark after a difficult first half of the year in which it struggled amid challenging market conditions.

Natixis CIB: Transition will be a key growth driver

The French bank feels it is ahead of the game on ESG and hopes the transition to a net zero-carbon economy will help fuel its growth plans, Mohamed Kallala tells Peter Cripps

Sustainable lithium producer plans 'first green enabling' transaction

A 'sustainable' lithium producer is planning to issue a green loan that is expected to be the first to allocate proceeds that meet new 'green enabling' guidelines.

Green enabling: opening Pandora's Box?

Guidelines on how to define 'green enabling activities' are pushing the boundaries of sustainable finance, Orith Azoulay tells Peter Cripps

CT responsible strategy to apply for sustainability focus label under UK SDR

CT responsible strategy sells down CrowdStrike following 'embarrassing' outage

Columbia Threadneedle's Responsible Global Equity Strategy trimmed its position in CrowdStrike following the "bluescreen of death" debacle last week but said the investment case has not been eradicated.

'A standard for what good looks like for transition plans would help'

UBS's Judson Berkey has backed the idea of a global standard for transition plans, with the ISSB being a natural home for such a standard.

UK's Modern Slavery Act 'a huge disappointment', claims RepRisk CEO

The UK's Modern Slavery Act (MSA) has been a "huge disappointment", argued the CEO of RepRisk, adding that he expects the EU's incoming Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD) to have more impact.