Geneva, Switzerland, 15 January 2018. Gold Standard has launched a new Gender Equality Framework within its standard ‘Gold Standard for the Global Goals’ to enable developers and funders of climate protection projects to quantify, certify and maximise contributions to empowering women and girls. The Framework, developed with support from the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, helps accelerate and track progress toward the UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5 for Gender Equality.