Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Green bond comment, November 2018

    07 November 2018

    The power of green bonds was highlighted to me this week during a trip to Dublin for Climate Innovation Summit run by Climate-KIC.

  • Impact investments 'to hit $30trn within decade'

    05 November 2018

    The value of impact investments could swell to $30 trillion within a decade, one of the founding fathers of the market has predicted.

  • The four characteristics of impact investors

    02 November 2018

    A draft set of four characteristics that define impact investors has been launched, in a bid to help the market continue to "scale up with integrity".

  • Comment from the GIIN conference - will impact investing supplant ESG?

    01 November 2018

    The concept of impact investing is gaining traction. But will it overtake ESG, asks Peter Cripps

  • $120m fund planned to help clean energy firms in emerging markets

    31 October 2018

    The Shell Foundation is to seed a fund that aims to raise $120 million to help young, clean energy-focussed companies in emerging markets.

  • First sovereign blue bond launched

    29 October 2018

    The Republic of Seychelles has issued a first-of-its-kind sovereign 'blue bond' to help conserve its marine environment, sparking hopes that the deal will kickstart a new market for ocean-themed bonds.

  • Miner slams MSCI's ESG rating report

    26 October 2018

    A mining company has launched an extraordinary attack on its most recent environmental, social and governance (ESG) rating report from MSCI, branding it superficial, distorted and misleading.

  • Hurricanes spark 'witches brew of litigation' in US

    26 October 2018

    "A witches' brew of litigation" is being brought in Texas in the wake of the hurricanes Harvey, Irma and Maria, a lawyer has warned, highlighting the growing liability risks that climate change and extreme weather events pose to businesses and insurers.

  • Green bonds round-up - 24 Oct - 17 new deals

    24 October 2018

    Royal Schiphol Group, the owner of Amsterdam's Schiphol airport, has priced a green bond worth €500 million ($576 million), making it the first European airport to issue green-labelled notes.

  • $2.3trn of Asian investors join Climate Action 100+

    23 October 2018

    Asian investors with a combined $2.3 trillion in assets have signed up to engagement initiative Climate Action 100+.