Peter Cripps

Articles by Peter Cripps

  • KBI's water fund contributes to seven SDGs

    22 March 2018

    KBI Global Investors has measured the impact of its water strategy, and found it contributes to seven of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).

  • First publicly issued C-PACE bond expected 'within weeks'

    21 March 2018

    The first publicly issued Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (C-Pace) bond is expected to be sold in May, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • Figueres: infrastructure bonds should be green bonds

    20 March 2018

    Former UN climate chief Christiana Figueres issued a rallying call for cities, governments and large companies to issue green bonds to finance their infrastructure projects, as she seeks to shift the market's growth into a higher gear.

  • IFC and Amundi close world's largest green bond fund

    16 March 2018

    The world's biggest green bond fund was officially launched today, having raised $1.42 billion to buy paper from banks in emerging markets.

  • People moves: Legal & General Capital, Vigeo Eiris, Lekela and NIB

    16 March 2018

    Legal & General Capital (LGC) has recruited former RBS group treasurer John Cummins as its managing director of urban regeneration and clean energy.

  • First green-certified commercial real estate loan to build Paris towers

    09 March 2018

    A commercial real estate loan that will help build hotel and office space in Paris has become the first to be certified as green and provide an accompanying external second party opinion.

  • Central bankers warn European Commission on green supporting factor

    09 March 2018

    Prominent central bankers have warned the European Commission that plans to lower the capital requirements for green assets would be "dangerous".

  • European Commission launches sustainable finance action plan

    08 March 2018

    The European Commission has launched a sustainable finance action plan, which will see it forge ahead with the creation of a taxonomy for sustainable finance and a green bond standard.

  • California to back green bonds, despite Trump

    05 March 2018

    California should continue to champion green bonds to fund the build-out of low-carbon infrastructure, despite the US having "abdicated its role as a global leader" on climate change, pledged the state's Treasurer.

  • Animal welfare is not only about risk, but opportunities as well

    23 February 2018

    Investors are increasingly looking at the opportunities provided by identifying the leading companies with regards to farm animal welfare practices, as well as the risks of backing the laggards, a report has found.