Peter Cripps

Energy-efficient mortgage pilot scheme gains new member

A European initiative to explore the benefits of offering favourable mortgage conditions for energy efficient homes has signed up another bank.

Green bond round-up: Spain, Access Bank, San Francisco, Renewable Japan, Hitachi Capital, Queensland Treasury Corporation, LeasePlan, ASICS

Kenya's green bond guidelines will be 'credit positive for banks', says Moody's

The launch of Kenya's green bond guidelines will boost green finance in the country and be "credit positive for banks", Moody's believes.

Green bond funds struggle in tough 2018

In a tough year for fixed income markets, most green bond funds lagged their benchmarks. Peter Cripps and Elena K. Johansson report

Land remediation impact fund in £100m fundraise

A private equity fund that will invest in regenerating contaminated urban land in the UK has started a £100 million ($130 million) fundraising round, Environmental Finance has learned.

PRI to make TCFD reporting mandatory

The Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) is to make the kind of reporting recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Disclosures (TCFD) mandatory from 2020.

Green bond round-up: Verizon; Advanced Soltech; Klovern; NY Dormitory Authority

US telecommunications giant Verizon has raised $1 billion from its first green bond.

Short-sellers 'to target weak oil & gas firms' in 2019

Short-sellers could start targeting the weakest oil and gas firms in 2019, as their business models come under pressure from increasingly competitive renewables.

AI-driven ESG indexes launched

A family of indexes based on artificial intelligence (AI)-driven environmental, social and governance (ESG) data has been launched.

Moody's and S&P predict another record-breaking year for green bonds

Moody's and S&P have both predicted that the green bond market will hit a new peak in 2019, despite bearish conditions in the broader fixed income market.