Rob Langston

Articles by Rob Langston

  • Confusion and ambiguity clouding nature risk visibility, says ISS STOXX

    15 May 2026

    New methods for evaluating nature risk are needed to assess the financial resilience of portfolios, as existing tools often don't go deep enough, according to ISS STOXX.

  • Yarra Capital Management prioritises water for nature-focused approach

    15 May 2026

    Australia's Yarra Capital Management will make water a "priority focus area" for assessing nature-related risks and opportunities across its portfolios, Environmental Finance has learned.

  • 'Big appetite' for financing transition and climate risks, says Aon

    14 May 2026

    While physical climate risk keeps many company chiefs up at night, there is a growing appetite among insurers to finance such risks, according to broker Aon.

  • BlackRock drops sustainability from $476m Article 8 fund

    14 May 2026

    BlackRock has removed all ESG commitments for the $476.3 million Sustainable Global Dynamic Equity Fund, which will be renamed and reclassified under the EU's Sustainable Financial Disclosure Regulation (SFDR).

  • GFI CDR initiative secures £1m for UK biochar project

    13 May 2026

    A new initiative from the Green Finance Institute aimed at scaling carbon dioxide removal (CDR) projects has helped to secure £1 million ($1.4 million) for a 'first-of-its-kind' biochar deal.

  • Aberdeen scraps Scottish nature blended finance fund

    12 May 2026

    Aberdeen Investments has halted development of the Aberdeen Climate and Nature Impact Fund (aCANIF), a fund that aimed to expand native woodlands in Scotland, the UK asset manager has confirmed.

  • 'Insurance will play key role in transition after Iran'

    11 May 2026

    The breakdown of the traditional models governing fossil fuel energy markets will create opportunities for renewables, as the transition accelerates following the Iran conflict, according to one market player.

  • Support for HSBC chair slips after 'climate backsliding'

    11 May 2026

    HSBC must take action to halt "further climate backsliding" if it is to rebuild confidence with sustainability-focused investors, after some investors withdrew support for some board members at the bank's AGM.

  • Philippe Zaouati in talks to exit Mirova

    07 May 2026

    Mirova CEO Philippe Zaouati is understood to be in talks to exit the sustainability-focused asset manager he co-founded in 2012.

  • Kate McGrath named head of ESG fixed income at Aberdeen

    05 May 2026

    Kate McGrath has been named as head of ESG, fixed income at Aberdeen, taking over from Marianne Zangerl.