Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Big debate: Green bonds - nothing but hot air?

    29 June 2018

    What is the purpose of green bonds? Can they be additional? Stan Dupre and Lars Eibeholm went head-to-head at Environmental Finance's Fixed Income & ESG conference, moderated by Tanguy Claquin

  • The next frontier of responsible investment

    25 June 2018

    The next frontier of responsible investment will see investors become more active in lobbying policymakers to create a regulatory environment that better suits their long-term objectives, according to Jane Ambachtsheer, head of responsible investment at Mercer.

  • Green Finance Institute to be launched in London

    22 June 2018

    The UK will set up a Green Finance Institute (GFI) in London, Chancellor of the Exchequer Philip Hammond announced in his annual Mansion House speech last night.

  • Amundi's early mover

    21 June 2018

    Frédéric Samama has been a key mover in the Portfolio Decarbonisation Coalition, the creation of low-carbon indexes, and now the world's biggest green bond fund. He talks to Peter Cripps

  • Green bond round-up, 20 June, 2018

    20 June 2018

    ESG investors flock to Australian SDG bond National Australia Bank (NAB) has issued its first 'green SDG bond' which it said aligns with the Green Bond Principles while also contributing to the UN's Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Green bond market 'to break $200bn barrier in 2018'

    19 June 2018

    The green bond market is expected to see more than $200 billion of annual issuance in 2018.

  • Actiam New Member of the ICMA Executive Committee

    19 June 2018

    The International Capital Markets Association (ICMA) announced Foppe-Jan van der Meij of Actiam as its new member of the Executive Committee of the Green Bond Principles (GBP) at the annual meeting on 14 June 2018.

  • Why SwissRe stripped two green bonds of their green label

    19 June 2018

    SwissRe last year disrobed two green bonds of their green label because it was unhappy with their sustainability reporting.

  • BlackRock's green bond fund 'has more impact than its renewables fund'

    15 June 2018

    BlackRock's green bond fund has a larger impact than its renewable infrastructure fund, research conducted by the asset manager has found.

  • ICMA calls for 'Chinese walls' in second opinion providers

    14 June 2018

    Green bond external assessment providers should have separate business units to advise on the creation of green bond frameworks and to assess the frameworks, according to the secretariat of the Green Bond Principles (GBPs).