Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Green bond funds struggle in tough 2018

    22 February 2019

    In a tough year for fixed income markets, most green bond funds lagged their benchmarks. Peter Cripps and Elena K. Johansson report

  • Land remediation impact fund in £100m fundraise

    21 February 2019

    A private equity fund that will invest in regenerating contaminated urban land in the UK has started a £100 million ($130 million) fundraising round, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • PRI to make TCFD reporting mandatory

    18 February 2019

    The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is to make the kind of reporting recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD) mandatory from 2020.

  • Green bond round-up: Verizon; Advanced Soltech; Klovern; NY Dormitory Authority

    13 February 2019

    US telecommunications giant Verizon has raised $1 billion from its first green bond.

  • Short-sellers 'to target weak oil & gas firms' in 2019

    12 February 2019

    Short-sellers could start targeting the weakest oil and gas firms in 2019, as their business models come under pressure from increasingly competitive renewables.

  • AI-driven ESG indexes launched

    11 February 2019

    A family of indexes based on artificial intelligence (AI)-driven environmental, social and governance (ESG) data has been launched.

  • Moody's and S&P predict another record-breaking year for green bonds

    01 February 2019

    Moody's and S&P have both predicted that the green bond market will hit a new peak in 2019, despite bearish conditions in the broader fixed income market.

  • Morningstar launches low carbon risk indexes

    31 January 2019

    Morningstar has launched the first low-carbon indexes based on Sustainalytics' Carbon Risk Rating.

  • FRC includes ESG in draft Stewardship Code

    30 January 2019

    The UK's Financial Reporting Council (FRC) has issued a draft update to its Stewardship Code, which makes it clear that makes it clear that signatories are expected to take material environmental, social and governance (ESG) into account.

  • Green bond round-up, 30 January

    30 January 2019

    Spanish telecommunications company Telefonica has made its debut in the green bond market, raising €1 billion in a five-year deal. It claims this is the first bond from an issuer in the telecoms sector.