Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Green bond funds poised to break through $2bn mark

    28 July 2017

    The value of green bond funds is fast approaching the $2 billion mark after a spate of launches in the past two years, analysis by Environmental Finance has revealed.

  • Manager of new green bond fund to be announced next month

    28 July 2017

    A French pension scheme is expected to announce a €350 million ($400 million) green bond fund in mid-August, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Macpherson promoted at S&P Global

    26 July 2017

    Martina Macpherson has been promoted to head S&P Global Ratings' new environmental, social and governance (ESG) research and analysis unit.

  • Financial regulators already have powers to oversee climate risk, says ex-Bank of England director

    21 July 2017

    Financial regulators in Europe can oversee the way companies are dealing with climate risk without changing any laws, Paul Fisher, a former member of the Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee said.

  • PRI launches guidelines for ESG in private equity documentation

    19 July 2017

    Guidelines for the incorporation of environmental, social and governance (ESG) provisions in the terms of private equity funds has been released by the Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI).

  • Climate change is not priced-in, warns Schroders

    17 July 2017

    The impacts of climate change are not adequately 'priced in' to companies' valuations, creating enormous financial risks and opportunities, Schroders has warned.

  • Comment: There is no 'Trump dump' for environmental finance

    10 July 2017

    President Donald Trump reaffirmed his decision to pull the US out of the Paris climate agreement at this weekend's G20 meeting in Hamburg.

  • Mirova to buy Althelia Ecosphere

    29 June 2017

    Sustainable investment specialist Mirova has agreed to buy conservation finance specialist Althelia Ecosphere as it looks to gain a leadership position in natural capital, which it describes as "the next frontier of impact investment".

  • Mark Carney: It doesn't matter whether the G20 supports the TCFD

    29 June 2017

    The recommendations of the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) will gain traction even if they are not officially backed by the G20, Mark Carney has claimed.

  • Nordea roadshows green bond at Environmental Finance conference

    21 June 2017

    Scandinavian financial services group Nordea is this week roadshowing its inaugural green bond, including meeting investors on the sidelines of Environmental Finance's Green Bonds Europe 2017 conference.