Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Green bond comment, December: Investors in Mexico airport bond adopt brace position!

    06 December 2018

    Moody's has downgraded its Green Bond Assessment (GBA) on the $6 billion of bonds from Mexico City Airport Trust, from GB1 (the top score) to GB5 (the bottom score).

  • Insurance market is 'broken' when it comes to climate change, says Aviva

    04 December 2018

    The insurance market is currently "broken", in terms of its incentivisation to address climate change, Aviva has argued.

  • European Commission's TEG to issue first draft of taxonomy, and call for more experts

    28 November 2018

    A first draft of the EU's taxonomy of climate mitigation activities will be unveiled next week, probably on Tuesday.

  • SDCL to raise £150m in energy efficiency float

    23 November 2018

    A fund that will invest in energy infrastructure has launched a bid to raise £150 million by floating on the London market.

  • $10bn of green, social and sustainability bonds issued in a week

    23 November 2018

    A surge of activity has boosted the green, social and sustainability bond market, with $10.1 billion of issuance in the space of week.

  • Want impact? Invest in private debt, says M&G

    21 November 2018

    M&G says its private debt impact fund gives direct exposure to projects or small companies, and provides healthy returns. Peter Cripps reports

  • UBS-backed platform to help HNWIs support the SDGs

    19 November 2018

    A platform has been launched to make it easier for high net worth individuals (HNWIs) and family offices to put their money into impact investments.

  • Unlocking the trillions: the role of financial centres, regulation and leasing

    16 November 2018

    Increased cooperation between financial centres to promote sustainability, changes in regulation, and more securitisations are some of the solutions that can help unlock the trillions of dollars needed to address climate change, a conference heard.

  • Don't use ESG, it's so 1990s, says Hermes

    15 November 2018

    Investors should look at the sustainability of the companies in which they invest, rather than using backwards-looking environmental, social and governance (ESG) data, Hermes Investment Management has argued.

  • The EU 'should define brown investments, as well as green investments'

    09 November 2018

    Defining a brown investment could be as important a task for the EU's sustainable finance action plan as defining a green investment, it was claimed.