Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Crédit Agricole becomes leading green bond underwriter

    29 January 2018

    Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank (CACIB) has seized the title of leading underwriter in the green bond market for 2017, after knocking its American rival Bank of America Merrill Lynch (BAML) off the top spot.

  • New ESG index uses machine learning

    25 January 2018

    Deutsche Bank has launched an index that uses 'machine learning' to help select companies with a strong sustainability performance.

  • Scenario analysis: creating memories of the future

    12 January 2018

    The TCFD suggests companies should use scenario analysis to help them report climate risks. But what should they look like, asks Peter Cripps

  • Hong Kong launches green finance 'certification' scheme

    12 January 2018

    The Hong Kong Quality Assurance Agency (HKQAA) has launched a Green Finance Certification Scheme, which has already been used to certify its first green bond.

  • Green bond round-up, January 10

    10 January 2018

    Italian utility Enel has successfully issued its second green bond, raising €1.25 billion ($1.5 billion).

  • Comment: Assessing Nigeria's sovereign green bond

    10 January 2018

    Issuing its first sovereign green bond was a significant achievement for Africa's biggest economy, but it missed an opportunity to make a much bigger capital markets splash, argues Keith Mullin

  • Environmental Finance Green Bond Awards open for entries

    10 January 2018

    Green bonds saw another year of record growth and Environmental Finance is calling for entries for its annual Green Bond Awards to honour the market leaders.

  • Greensphere IPO expected in coming months

    08 January 2018

    Greensphere Capital Plc said its plans for an IPO are still "alive" after postponing the proposed London listing last month.

  • Academics launch principles to help align investments with climate targets

    05 January 2018

    A set of three simple principles has been proposed to help investors align their portfolios with a low-carbon economy.

  • Could interest rate rises burst the bubble for renewables?

    04 January 2018

    Could clean energy investment trusts help shield renewables against the normalisation of monetary policy, asks Matthew Huxham