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The Green Sheet

FCA drops mandatory climate proposal and extends comply-or-explain to ISSB-aligned UK standards

Final rules cover climate and general sustainability for accounting periods starting January 1, 2027, with initial reports due in 2028.
The Green Sheet

Reverion raises $175m for a fuel-cell factory and Italy sells €8bn green bond

Most of the Munich spin-off's round funds a plant that lifts annual capacity tenfold to 250 MW, alongside a $3.3bn UK fusion package and a £4bn grid body due to be announced.
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.

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 30Seth Bernstein — AllianceBernstein L.P. → AllianceBernstein L.P.
Dec 31Zar Toolan — to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.
Dec 31Drew McMorrow — to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.
Dec 31Evelyn Zohlen — to Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards Inc.
Transition FinanceAll Transition Finance →

NYK agrees to buy 30% stake in Norway's Trudvang CCS project

The Japanese shipping group would hold the interest through a planned Norwegian subsidiary, extending its carbon capture exposure beyond liquefied CO₂ shipping.

CIF endorses $250 million package for Türkiye industrial decarbonization

CIF expects the package to mobilize $2.8 billion, with $1.93 billion from multilateral development bank partners.

NOX Energy raises €3 million seed for home-device grid flexibility

The Belgian startup says it has connected more than 10,000 devices; the seed capital will fund expansion beyond Belgium and the Netherlands and a push to embed optimization in manufacturers' apps.
Policy & DisclosureAll Policy & Disclosure →

Canada's sustainable finance taxonomy consultation finds two thirds oppose oil and gas abatement category

More than three quarters of respondents backed the draft's Green approach and two thirds backed Transition, while support for Abatement came with demands to exclude fossil fuel expansion.

FCA drops mandatory climate disclosure for UK-listed companies, keeps comply-or-explain

Final rules let companies omit certain disclosures with an explanation after consultation feedback questioned whether mandatory adoption of the UK SRS S2 standard was proportionate.

FCA drops mandatory climate proposal and extends comply-or-explain to ISSB-aligned UK standards

The final rules cover both climate and general sustainability standards for accounting periods starting January 1, 2027, with initial reports due in 2028.
Data
402deals on the tracker this week — every one verified by the newsroomThe RIA Deal Tracker →
322advisor and executive moves on the wire this weekThe Moves Wire →
18,022firms, funds, and people in PWD’s coverageFirm & Fund Lookup →
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