Rob Langston

Articles by Rob Langston

  • LifeSight makes £450m commitment to Schroders Greencoat renewables fund

    14 August 2025

    UK pension scheme LifeSight has committed to investing £450 million ($611 million) in the Schroders Greencoat Global Renewables+ Long-Term Asset Fund (LTAF) with the potential for additional commitments in the future.

  • ICE expands climate risk data to five million companies after D&B tie-up

    13 August 2025

    Intercontinental Exchange (ICE) has expanded its climate risk data and analytics to five million companies globally after incorporating Dun & Bradstreet's private companies data.

  • Largest real estate managers' climate performance varies greatly, finds ShareAction

    13 August 2025

    Some of the largest real estate investment managers in the world are failing to achieve key standards on climate action, according to ShareAction, but some have hit back at its research.

  • NZBA departures show need for government intervention, says ShareAction

    11 August 2025

    Departures from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) show the need for more government action on banks, says pressure group ShareAction.

  • Why Rathbones sustainable bond fund rejected two labelled sovereigns

    08 August 2025

    Labelled bonds currently account for about a third of the holdings of Rathbones' sustainability-focused bond fund, Bryn Jones tells Rob Langston

  • UBS withdraws from NZBA

    07 August 2025

    Swiss bank UBS has withdrawn from the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) following an annual assessment of its sustainability- and climate-related memberships.

  • Columbia Threadneedle adds conventional weapons to Article 8 range

    05 August 2025

    Columbia Threadneedle has lifted exemptions on conventional weapons across its 20-strong range of funds classified as Article 8 funds under the EU Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

  • Barclays becomes the latest to exit NZBA

    01 August 2025

    Barclays has left the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) after claiming the exit of "most of the global banks" means it "no longer has the membership to support our transition".

  • M&G's $3bn EMD fund bolsters ESG credentials with Norges Bank Exclusions

    31 July 2025

    The $3.1 billion M&G Emerging Markets Bond fund will introduce an additional layer of ESG oversight with the addition of the Norges Bank Exclusions from August.

  • M&G adds alignment targets in climate transition plan update

    29 July 2025

    M&G has added several new targets and metrics to its climate transition plan following a review, including an 'asset alignment' target for its public market assets exposure.