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How Women Invest raises $5m for venture capital fund

The US-based How Women Invest (HWI) has achieved a first close of $5 million in four months for its first venture capital fund.

Bond round-up: Visa, CAF, Yuzhou, Akbank, Reykjavik Energy ... and more

Axa IM launches 'ESG-integrated' emerging market Euro debt fund

Axa Investment Managers (Axa IM) has launched a fund that will invest in euro-denominated emerging market bonds, while screening out companies with low environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores.

$100m raised for oceans and seafood impact fund

S2G Ventures has launched a fund with about $100 million in commitments to invest in alternative food sources from the world's oceans.

Covid-19 will accelerate many sustainability trends, says Impax

The Covid-19 pandemic has accelerated many existing sustainability trends but introduced new risks and changed the trajectory of others, according to Impax Asset Management.

Boralex completes C$805m refinancing of Canadian wind farm

Renewable energy producer Boralex has completed a C$805 million ($600 million) refinancing over 16 years for its 230MW Niagara Region Wind Farm (NRWF) in Ontario, Canada.

Allianz GI attracts €600m for global diversified infrastructure fund

Allianz Global Investors (Allianz GI) has reached €600 million ($707 million) in the first close of its Global Diversified Infrastructure Equity Fund (AGDIEF).

Circularity Capital to invest in recycled PVB specialist

Circular economy-focused private equity firm Circularity Capital is to invest in Denmark-based Shark Solutions, a specialist in advanced recycled polyvinyl butyral (PVB) products.

BankTrack: Banks are failing to follow Equator Principles

Signatory banks to the Equator Principles may be failing to uphold its standards such as grievance mechanisms in current projects being financed, according to a report by NGO BankTrack.

Bloomberg launches its own 'fully transparent' ESG scores

Bloomberg has launched proprietary, company-level environmental, social and governance (ESG) scores, marking a significant expansion of the sustainability data available on its terminals.