Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Figueres steps down as UN's climate chief

    22 February 2016

    Christiana Figueres has announced plans to step down as UN climate chief, following the "historical" Paris agreement in December, firing the starting gun on a race to become her successor.

  • Apple takes $1.5bn bite out of green bond market

    17 February 2016

    Corporate giant Apple has priced a benchmark-sized green bond, in a "tremendous boost" to the fledgling market's prospects for attracting corporate issuers.

  • Bloomberg to ramp up green bond data

    12 February 2016

    Bloomberg is ramping up the information it collects about green bonds as part of its bid to help boost transparency in the fledgling market.

  • 93% of US-listed companies 'affected by climate risk'

    10 February 2016

    Climate risk affects 93% of the US equities market, according to a report.

  • Climate disclosure task force urged to recommend 2°C stress test

    10 February 2016

    Fossil fuel companies should stress test their businesses for a future in which global warming is limited to 2°C and disclose the results to investors.

  • Forestry fund reaches $80m first close

    09 February 2016

    A timberland investment management organisation (TIMO) has reached an $80 million first close on a forestry fund, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • GBPs 'are not evolving into standards'

    08 February 2016

    The body overseeing the Green Bond Principles (GBPs) has denied rumours that signatories are exploring the possibility of developing a set of standards, although it has emerged that five working groups have been set up to help guide their evolution.

  • Euan Stirling to lead Standard Life's ESG work

    05 February 2016

    Standard Life Investments has appointed Euan Stirling to the new role of head of stewardship and environmental, social and governance (ESG) investment.

  • BlackRock renewables fund raised €275m

    03 February 2016

    BlackRock has reached a first close on a €275 million ($300 million) European wind and solar fund.

  • Foresight Solar VCT expands into smart data

    02 February 2016

    A venture capital trust (VCT) managed by Foresight Group aims to raise £20 million ($29 million) to invest in other types of infrastructure, such as smart data firms.