Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • World Bank issues $360m cat bond for Mexico

    04 August 2017

    The World Bank has issued a $360 million catastrophe bond to provide Mexico with protection against financial losses from earthquakes and tropical cyclones.

  • Shareholders are increasingly using their muscle on deforestation

    03 August 2017

    Most shareholder resolutions on deforestation led to some form of commitment from the company to address the problem, research has found.

  • Lessons from the Repsol bond

    02 August 2017

    I recently had an interesting chat with a leading green bond underwriter. He wanted to know whether I thought a green bond to finance energy-from-waste would be well received by the market.

  • $5trn at risk: climate change is biggest investment issue of our lifetime

    01 August 2017

    The transition to a low-carbon economy will put $5 trillion of listed assets at risk of disruption, according to the manager of a sustainability-themed fund.

  • Water utility ends dry patch for UK green bonds

    31 July 2017

    A water utility has priced a £250 million ($330 million) green bond, in the first issue from the UK for a year.

  • 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).