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Italy's green bond draws $129bn of orders for $9.4bn sale
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EIB and BNP Paribas split a $794m guarantee portfolio for EU grid equipment
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THIS WEEK213 deals announced168 closed351 advisor moves119 executive changes127 fund filings
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The Green Sheet

EU green-claims fines take effect before verification infrastructure exists

The ISO net-zero draft failed its member vote after a 12-week consultation drew nearly 5,000 comments, and ESMA will not supervise ESG rating providers until 2027.
The Green Sheet

Allocators write their own climate rules as regulators retreat

La Caisse's $164 billion self-defined allocation and BlackRock's reporting-based bpfBouw mandate put standard-setting in the hands of institutions.
The Green Sheet

A $5 billion climate pitch three boards must price

The comptroller’s number becomes an allocation only after three separate fiduciary reviews decide whether anchoring a pipeline that Levine says federal inaction has starved is worth underwriting.
MovesThe full wire →

Movement coverage returns with the next weekday edition.

The Wire
Mar 31Onur Erzan — AllianceBernstein L.P. → AllianceBernstein L.P.
Mar 31Onur Erzan — AllianceBernstein → AllianceBernstein
Mar 31Onur Erzan
Mar 30Seth Bernstein — AllianceBernstein L.P. → AllianceBernstein L.P.
Jan 30Jase Auby
Oct 1Hester Peirce
Transition FinanceAll Transition Finance →

UK commits $3.3 billion over five years to build a fusion industry

The five-year package spans research programmes, specialist facilities and the STEP prototype at West Burton, though commercial cost viability remains unproven.

Reverion raises $175 million Series B for 250 MW fuel-cell factory

Most of the round funds a plant that lifts annual manufacturing capacity tenfold, while seven commercial units operate in the field.

Andy Burnham to announce £4bn public finance body for the grid

The money would come out of Great British Energy's existing £8.3bn pot, which already carries a £2.5bn nuclear carve-out.
Policy & DisclosureAll Policy & Disclosure →

European Commission weighs one-year delay to methane rules on imported oil and gas

The rules start in January 2027 and carry fines of up to 20% of annual turnover for noncompliance.

GRI plans food and beverage reporting standard as first test of faster process

It would cover food processing, beverage manufacturing and tobacco products, and extend into agricultural value chains.

ISO's draft net zero standard fails member vote required to advance

The 12-week consultation drew nearly 5,000 comments, and the draft cannot move to final publication in its current form.
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Earlier coverage
Products

Italy completes €8bn green bond sale with €110bn order book

Products

Achmea IM and ILX plan emerging-markets debt impact vehicle for Dutch pension funds

Transition Finance

Reverion raises $175 million Series B led by Kembara for German fuel-cell factory

Transition Finance

ImpactAlpha calls IQM's Nasdaq debut a crowning moment for World Fund

Transition Finance

Germany, Austria and Luxembourg open $2.5bn e-SAF price-gap scheme

Policy & Disclosure

ESMA will begin supervising ESG rating providers in 2027

Policy & Disclosure

Ottawa develops Article 6 framework to widen Canadian access to carbon credit markets

Products

Glass Lewis and Clarity AI announce merger, keeping separate brands until 2027

Mandates

NYC comptroller proposes $5 billion climate allocation for three pension funds

Products

Crédit Agricole launches natural capital unit with $227mn forest fund target

Mandates

British International Investment commits $65m across Zambia and Zimbabwe, anchoring Zanaco's debut sustainability bond

Policy & Disclosure

ISO and UNDP release 53001, a management standard for corporate SDG commitments

Policy & Disclosure

EU's Empowering Consumers directive takes effect, banning unverified green claims

Policy & Disclosure

EU anti-greenwashing directive takes effect with 4 percent revenue fines

The Wrap

Brussels ships the ESRS; the data layer writes the rest

The Wrap

Resilience talk is what a grid bottleneck sounds like

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