Peter Cripps

Comment: Trump and Paris - who will have the last laugh?

As he announced that the US was to pull out of the Paris Climate Accord, President Donald Trump claimed that the rest of the world was laughing at the US for signing the agreement, and they won't be laughing any longer.

Breadth of ESG screening at Talanx touches €100bn mark

Talanx Group has expanded its screening of investments by non-financial criteria to cover 90% of its €110 billion ($123.4 billion) own portfolio, but requested stakeholders be patient as it implements the practice fully, which is "not a sprint".

Green bond market growth has slowed, says underwriter

Green bond market growth has slowed, says underwriter.

Could Mission Innovation be next to fall under Trump's environmental axe?

EU must legislate to boost clean energy investment, says IIGCC

Investors managing more than €18 trillion ($20 trillion) called on EU leaders to set a bold long-term decarbonisation plan to secure the continent's low-carbon transition.

KommuneKredit joins Scandi green bond party

Danish institution KommuneKredit has priced its inaugural green bond, making it the last of Scandinavian local government funding agencies to tap the market.

Lombard Odier hails strong start for green bond fund

Lombard Odier says its green bond fund has been among its most successful capital raises. Since its launch in March its assets have swelled to €240 million ($270 million) and it has won a further SFR100 million ($100 million) separate account from an undisclosed Japanese pension fund.

Green bond comment: April was all about innovation and infrastructure

April was a solid month for green bond issuance, raising some $5.6 billion. That figure is up on the $5.3 billion for the same month last year, mainly thanks to a RMB15000 ($2.2 billion) from Bank of Beijing, the biggest Chinese green bond of the year.

ISO to consider green bond standard

The International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) is to consider setting up an international green bond standard, Environmental Finance has learned.

Allianz-led consortium acquires UK's largest water-only supplier

An Allianz-led consortium has agreed to acquire the UK's largest water-only supplier, Affinity Water.