Since 1983 and its formation, Peter has been the CEO of EIRIS, the ESG ratings agency, and the EIRIS Foundation. EIRIS became Vigeo Eiris in 2015 and Peter remained involved with the senior management team at Vigeo Eiris until the business was sold to Moody’s in 2019. He stayed as a consultant to Moody’s ESG for the following 12 months, providing him with experience of a credit rating agency and a large US information service provider.
Since 2019, Peter has focused increasingly on the work of the EIRIS Foundation in pioneering the next steps in sustainable finance through research, advocacy and advice. His involvement in Vigeo Eiris and Moody’s came to an end in 2020, five years after the original merger.
Peter is a regular speaker on topics ranging from fiduciary duty to individual ESG areas and their global evolution as well as how responsible investment can contribute to a more sustainable and robust financial system. He was treasurer of the UK Sustainable Investment and Finance Association for 20 years until the end of 2011 and from October 2013 to October 2019 was a member of the PRI Advisory Council.
