Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Why telco green bonds fail to connect with Jupiter's Ecology fund

    11 March 2019

    The recent benchmark-sized green bonds from telecommunications giants Verizon and Telefonica have been criticised by a fund manager as lacking 'additionality'.

  • Norway's oil fund to divest upstream oil and gas companies

    08 March 2019

    Norway's giant 'oil fund' is set to divest from NOK70 billion ($8 billion) of oil & gas exploration and production companies, in "a significant landmark" in the energy transition.

  • Boston Common withdraws climate resolutions with Verizon and Home Depot

    08 March 2019

    Boston Common Asset Management has withdrawn its climate-related shareholder resolutions with Verizon Communications and The Home Depot after reaching agreements with the companies.

  • ING issues first sustainability loan in Spanish real estate sector

    08 March 2019

    ING has issued the first sustainability loan in the Spanish real estate sector.

  • Green bond comment, March 2019: What role should green bonds play in the energy transition?

    06 March 2019

    Italian oil and gas distribution firm Snam recently issued a 'climate action bond' that divided opinion.

  • Draft EU green bond standard published

    06 March 2019

    Proposals for an EU green bond standard (EU GBS) have been published, which endorse regulating second opinion providers and requiring post-issuance impact reporting.

  • Snam's bond should trigger a discussion about 'transition bonds', says BNP

    01 March 2019

    An underwriter of Snam's 'climate action bond' has launched an impassioned defence of the issue, arguing that issues such as this are needed to help companies from high-emitting sectors to transition to lower-carbon business models.

  • Energy-efficient mortgage pilot scheme gains new member

    27 February 2019

    A European initiative to explore the benefits of offering favourable mortgage conditions for energy efficient homes has signed up another bank.

  • Green bond round-up: Spain, Access Bank, San Francisco, Renewable Japan, Hitachi Capital, Queensland Treasury Corporation, LeasePlan, ASICS

    27 February 2019

  • Kenya's green bond guidelines will be 'credit positive for banks', says Moody's

    25 February 2019

    The launch of Kenya's green bond guidelines will boost green finance in the country and be "credit positive for banks", Moody's believes.