Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • Leave taxonomies to the private sector, says Impax

    18 October 2018

    The task of writing taxonomies for sustainable finance is best left to the private sector, according to Impax Asset Management.

  • Should the TCFD be mandatory? Not yet, say investors

    17 October 2018

    A panel at Environmental Finance's Green Equities conference was asked whether reporting in line with the recommendations of the Task Force of Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) should be made mandatory.

  • Comment: Regulators are pushing investors on climate

    17 October 2018

    The increasing attention of regulators bodes well for green finance, says Peter Cripps

  • Investors agree with BP - scenario analysis can be confusing!

    17 October 2018

    Climate scenario analysis - as recommended by the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) - can be "infinitely confusing", Environmental Finance's Green Equities conference heard.

  • FCA mulls mandatory climate disclosure for financial firms

    15 October 2018

    Financial services firms could be required to report how they manage climate risks, the UK's Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) suggested in a discussion paper.

  • PRA 'expects' banks and insurers to report climate risks

    15 October 2018

    Insurers and banks are to be expected to manage and report their climate-related risks, according to a draft supervisory statement from the UK's Prudential Regulation Authority (PRA).

  • BP CEO sparks row as he attacks scenario planning and divestment

    12 October 2018

    BP chief executive Bob Dudley attacked scenario analysis as "increasingly unhelpful" and "confusing for investors", while also criticising the fossil fuel divestment movement.

  • Insurers 'will not be allowed to walk away' from areas hit by climate change

    11 October 2018

    Politicians "will eat insurers' lunch" if they try to walk away from insuring areas that suffer the adverse impacts of climate change, a regulator has warned.

  • Ireland hopes to raise up to €4bn via its maiden green bond

    10 October 2018

    Ireland is hoping to raise between €3 billion and €4 billion in its inaugural green bond issuance, which began to be marketed to investors today, Environmental Finance understands.

  • Energy storage yieldco plans to raise £200m

    05 October 2018

    The first yieldco focused exclusively on energy storage plans to raise £200 million ($260 million) by floating on the London market.