Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • ESG data has 'lost the plot when it comes to impact'

    24 May 2018

    The environmental, social and governance (ESG) data industry has lost the plot when it comes to assessing sustainability and impact, a leading sustainability-focused fund manager has claimed.

  • Carbon market sentiment strengthens

    23 May 2018

    Sentiment about carbon prices is becoming increasingly bullish, but "a huge gap remains between current price expectations and what's needed to achieve the 2°C goal" set by the Paris climate agreement.

  • Report your impact on all of the SDGs, not one or two, urges WWF

    21 May 2018

    The trend that sees companies and investors identify which of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) their activities support was criticised by the President of WWF, who said: "You either have to be the champion of [all of] the SDGs or not".

  • TCFD webinar: Banks' response to climate risk is just beginning

    18 May 2018

    Banks are in "the early days" of understanding and addressing the climate risks in their portfolios, a webinar hosted by Environmental Finance heard.

  • Newton makes sustainable fixed income debut with new fund

    16 May 2018

    Newton Investment Management has launched its first sustainable fixed income fund, as it continues to "turn up the volume" on its ESG offering.

  • New UK pension regulations 'will focus on ESG'

    14 May 2018

    A shake-up of UK pension regulations is likely to lead to "a greater focus on trustees at least having to consider" environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors, according to a leading law firm.

  • People moves, 4 May 2018: RobecoSAM, Mercer

    04 May 2018

    RobecoSAM changes CEO as part of restructure

  • Green bond comment, May: It's all about impact!

    02 May 2018

    Is the green bond market evolving into the impact bond market?

  • Lithuania issues first sovereign green bond from Baltics

    30 April 2018

    Lithuania has become the first country in the Baltic region to issue a sovereign green bond. A €20 million ($25 million), 10-year green bond settled today that will be listed on the Nasdaq Baltic Bond List.

  • The beginning of the end for coal investment and underwriting

    30 April 2018

    Insurers have made efforts to disengage themselves from the coal industry on both sides of the balance sheet, but climate activists say they could do more. Cintia Cheong and Nick Roumpis examine the latest developments