Rob Langston

Articles by Rob Langston

  • IIGCC CEO calls for 'ambitious' NCQG ahead of COP29

    04 November 2024

    A more "ambitious" New Collective Quantified Goal (NCQG) on climate finance could help avoid a delay to global climate action and give clear recognition of the private sector's role, the Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change (IIGCC) said.

  • Verra launches nature framework

    31 October 2024

    Standard setter Verra has launched the first version of its Nature Framework, an asset methodology that will enable projects to quantify biodiversity outcomes and generate nature credits.

  • Aviva Investors launches carbon removal fund

    29 October 2024

    Aviva Investors has launched a carbon removal fund for institutional investors investing in nature-based and engineered carbon removal solutions and projects that provide 'high-integrity' carbon removal credits.

  • Verra pledges faster project reviews despite workforce cuts

    24 October 2024

    Standard setter Verra pledged to speed up its project review process, in its first update since it announced plans to cut its workforce by a quarter earlier this week.

  • MSCI appoints Trucost founder Mattison as head of ESG and climate

    24 October 2024

    Richard Mattison will join MSCI as head of ESG and climate at the end of the month, having left rival S&P Global earlier this year.

  • Verra to cut 25% of workforce

    21 October 2024

    Verra is to cut "roughly 25%" of its workforce, new chief executive Mandy Rambharos has announced, saying the move would allow it to focus "more intently on maintaining the rigour and integrity of our standards programmes".

  • UK government releases transition finance report

    18 October 2024

    The UK government has released its Transition Finance Market Review, an independent review into how to scale the high-integrity transition finance market.

  • Trust in forward-looking data 'needs to be earned'

    17 October 2024

    As corporates are encouraged to provide more forward-looking data by investors and regulators, trust in how such data is produced will have to be earned, attendees at an Environmental Finance conference heard.

  • CA100+ benchmark shows progress in high-emitting sectors

    17 October 2024

    The latest assessments from the Climate Action 100+ (CA100+) Net Zero Company Benchmark has shown companies in high-emitting sectors, such as airlines, steel and autos, are making progress in their efforts to decarbonise.

  • Recognising sustainability as a risk biggest challenge for ISSB standards

    17 October 2024

    Convincing businesses of the sustainability risks is one of the biggest challenges for implementing ISSB standards, attendees at the Environmental Finance Sustainability Data EMEA 2024 conference heard.