Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Meeting to thrash out cheaper mortgages for energy efficiency upgrades

    15 February 2017

    European mortgage lenders are this week expected to take further strides towards finalising an initiative that will allow cheaper loans for home renovations that boost energy efficiency.

  • Energy efficiency fund launched

    10 February 2017

    A private equity firm is marketing a fund that will focus on mid-sized energy efficiency assets at commercial and industrial sites in Western Europe.

  • First-of-its kind Sustainable Ocean Fund hits the market

    06 February 2017

    A first-of-its-kind fund that aims to scale up sustainable fishing and other marine protection activities while making a commercial return for investors has begun marketing.

  • Foresight buys biggest solar park, with private wire agreement

    03 February 2017

    Yieldco Foresight Solar Fund has bought a 72MW solar park that has an agreement in place to sell power to a paper mill.

  • Green bond comment January: Vive la France

    01 February 2017

    The green bond market has made a strong start to 2017, with some $10.5 billion of issues having settled in January. This compares with $7.8 billion in January the previous year, according to figures from Environmental Finance's green bond database.

  • Financiers praise 'Positive Impact' Principles

    30 January 2017

    The Principles for Positive Impact Finance were hailed as "an important step in ... overcoming the funding gap for sustainable development" at their launch today in Paris.

  • Buffett's MidAmerican taps green bond market

    27 January 2017

    MidAmerican Energy has issued an $850 million green bond - the first from a company in Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway group.

  • How to grow the US green bond market

    24 January 2017

    California Treasurer John Chiang conducted a 'listening tour' of the green bond market. A new report reveals the feedback on the state of the market, and the barriers that need to be overcome if it is to fulfil its potential. Peter Cripps reports

  • Investment principles to be launched to help meet Sustainable Development Goals

    23 January 2017

    An initiative will be launched next week to help align business and investment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • Obama gives $500m to GCF in final act

    20 January 2017

    Barack Obama has given a further $500 million to the UN Green Climate Fund, in one of his final acts as President.