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The first large-scale floating solar installation in Indonesia will set a template for a growing number of similar projects planned in Southeast Asia and beyond. As well as helping Asia reduce its reliance on coal-fired power, this technology offers some compelling advantages over other clean energy solutions.

X-Elio, a global leader in photovoltaic energy development, has recently closed a 400 € million financing agreement that will allow the company to secure the execution of its business plan and reinforce its commitment to greenhouse gas reduction and the fight against climate change.

To tackle global environmental and social priorities, combined efforts from everyone are needed. Many companies rethink their business modelsto contribute to a sustainable future for all while creating long-term value for their stakeholders. Yet, the scale and pace of transformation are too slow: disruptive business and financing solutions are urgently needed...

Societe Generale is working with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance a wind power project in Vietnam that helps accelerate the energy transition in Southeast Asia.

The Enel Group, a multinational energy group based in Italy and a global leader in the energy sector, placed the world’s largest ever Sustainability-Linked Bond (SLB) in all currencies, a multi-tranche 4 billion US dollar instrument in the United States and international markets, overtaking its previous record with the EUR 3.25bn SLB priced last in June.

Repsol, a Spanish global multi-energy provider, successfully launched its inaugural Sustainability-Linked Bonds in June, becoming the first company in Spain to issue this type of debt.

More and more savers in Eastern European countries are investing in structured products with the “Environmental, Social and Governance” (ESG) "Solactive Just transition” index as an underlying. Launched by Societe Generale in partnership with Solactive and Vigeo-Eiris, this index offers exposure to the social dimension of ESG through the theme of "just...

In March of 2021, E.ON, the international leading provider of energy networks and solutions for a decentralized, digital and sustainable energy world, became the first Corporate across Europe to present a Green Bond Framework which is in full compliance with the criteria of EU Taxonomy on sustainable economic activities. Societe Generale helped structure both,...

MAIF Solutions Financières, a subsidiary of the French insurer, is distributing a unique type of structured notes that supports, through the purchase and cancellation of carbon credits, a project contributing to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions in sub-Saharan Africa. This product, which supports a voluntary climate action, is an innovation of Societe...

To facilitate client access to our ESG content, Societe Generale Cross-Asset Research is pleased to introduce the new ESG Hub on SG Markets Research & Insight – the bank’s portal for its research offer.

While less than 10% of German households benefit from fibre, Allianz and Telefónica teamed up to create Unsere Grüne Glasfaser (UGG), a joint venture to deploy fibre optic in Germany’s remote areas.

In light of the acceleration of climate change, the financial services industry has a crucial role to play in addressing the climate crisis and financing the transition to a low-carbon economy.

Sustainability has become a priority for South Korea’s government, financial institutions, companies and society as a whole. That is driving greater demand for ESG-linked investment opportunities and risk management solutions. Societe Generale is leading the way, creating innovative investment and risk management products that meet this need. Two recent...

Societe Generale signed with ENEL its first Sustainability-Linked Guarantee Agreement for a total amount of EUR 440 million.

Societe Generale has been entrusted to act as sole issuing bank of a 75 million euros green guarantee for Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy to be used in the Hollandse Kust Noord offshore wind farm in the Dutch North Sea