THE GEOENGINEERING GAMBLE: WHEN SKY IS NO LONGER THE LIMIT
28 April 2025
In this new “2050 Investors” podcast episode, join Kokou Agbo-Bloua and his guest Hans van der Loo to explore the geoengineering.
Clients successes

09 May 2025
Enabling EV adoption with the AESC UK Plant 2
To finance its second battery manufacturing plant in the UK, AESC Group Ltd, one of the world's leading battery...
Enabling EV adoption with the AESC UK Plant 2
To finance its second battery manufacturing plant in the UK, AESC Group Ltd, one of the world's leading battery...
Clients' successes
To finance its second battery manufacturing plant in the UK, AESC Group Ltd, one of the world's leading battery technology companies, benefitted from Societe Generale’s expertise and experience in this sector.
Enabling EV adoption with the AESC UK Plant 2
05 May 2025
Supporting the Growth of Latin America’s Copper Mining Industry
As global copper demand is ever-growing, largely driven by demand for renewable infrastructure, Latin America, and...
Supporting the Growth of Latin America’s Copper Mining Industry
As global copper demand is ever-growing, largely driven by demand for renewable infrastructure, Latin America, and...
Clients' successes
As global copper demand is ever-growing, largely driven by demand for renewable infrastructure, Latin America, and particularly Chile, is in a leading position for copper production. The latest of several copper mining projects in the country, El Espino, will be partly funded with a $375 million financing. Leveraging its decade-long expertise in copper mining...
Supporting the Growth of Latin America’s Copper Mining Industry
28 Apr 2025
Financing a landmark pan-European solar photovoltaic portfolio
In just over fifteen years of existence, Technique Solaire has become an important player in renewable energy. The...
Financing a landmark pan-European solar photovoltaic portfolio
In just over fifteen years of existence, Technique Solaire has become an important player in renewable energy. The...
Clients' successes
In just over fifteen years of existence, Technique Solaire has become an important player in renewable energy. The French company has secured the largest debt raise in its history to finance the construction of a pan-European photovoltaic portfolio and continue its deployment. Societe Generale acted as Mandated Lead Arranger in this ambitious operation.
Financing a landmark pan-European solar photovoltaic portfolio
14 Apr 2025
Supporting one of Italy's largest Biomethane Platforms
Retina Holding secured the financing of one of the largest biomethane portfolios in Italy with strong ESG...
Supporting one of Italy's largest Biomethane Platforms
Retina Holding secured the financing of one of the largest biomethane portfolios in Italy with strong ESG...
Clients' successes
Retina Holding secured the financing of one of the largest biomethane portfolios in Italy with strong ESG characteristics, underpinned by a 15-year CfD subsidy from the Italian government. Societe Generale acted as Mandated Lead Arranger and Hedge Provider in this transaction which will create 9 biomethane plants across Italy for direct injection into the...
Supporting one of Italy's largest Biomethane Platforms
31 Mar 2025
Supporting a hydrogen emerging leader in Germany
Electrolyzers, which use electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, are a critical technology for producing...
Supporting a hydrogen emerging leader in Germany
Electrolyzers, which use electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, are a critical technology for producing...
Clients' successes
Electrolyzers, which use electricity to split water into hydrogen and oxygen, are a critical technology for producing green hydrogen from renewable electricity. Sunfire, one of the world’s leading electrolysis companies, secured a EUR 200 million guarantee financing with the support from Societe Generale.
Supporting a hydrogen emerging leader in Germany
25 Mar 2025
Powering the Data Center Boom in the US
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence is driving an unprecedented need for high-performance computing...
Powering the Data Center Boom in the US
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence is driving an unprecedented need for high-performance computing...
Clients' successes
The rapid evolution of artificial intelligence is driving an unprecedented need for high-performance computing infrastructure. Societe Generale recently led the successful USD 600 million debt financing for a new AI and HPC (high-performance computing) data center project leased to CoreWeave, sponsored by Blue Owl, Chirisa Technology Parks and PowerHouse Data...
Powering the Data Center Boom in the USExpert viewpoints

14 May 2025
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: crucial for helping reducing aviation’s carbon emissions
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) can be produced from renewable sources and has the potential to decarbonize aviation...
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: crucial for helping reducing aviation’s carbon emissions
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) can be produced from renewable sources and has the potential to decarbonize aviation...
Expert views
Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF) can be produced from renewable sources and has the potential to decarbonize aviation without major infrastructure changes. However, the market faces challenges. Societe Generale is actively supporting the emergence of the SAF ecosystem by advising developers on funding and participating in initiatives aimed at promoting...
Sustainable Aviation Fuel: crucial for helping reducing aviation’s carbon emissions
13 May 2025
EBAday 2025
We are proud to be an official sponsor of the 20th edition of EBAday, the annual summit for the leading payments and...
EBAday 2025
We are proud to be an official sponsor of the 20th edition of EBAday, the annual summit for the leading payments and...
Expert views
We are proud to be an official sponsor of the 20th edition of EBAday, the annual summit for the leading payments and transaction banking executives, which will take place on 27 and 28 May, at the Carrousel du Louvre in Paris.
EBAday 2025
13 May 2025
Trade Tensions: What Are the Consequences for Trade Finance?
Although expected and anticipated, the trade war that began in early 2025 has struck minds with its magnitude and...
Trade Tensions: What Are the Consequences for Trade Finance?
Although expected and anticipated, the trade war that began in early 2025 has struck minds with its magnitude and...
Expert views
Although expected and anticipated, the trade war that began in early 2025 has struck minds with its magnitude and numerous twists. As this uncertain context weighs on international trade, Emmanuelle Petelle, Deputy Head of Trade Services, assesses the stakes and challenges of Trade Finance for the coming months.
Trade Tensions: What Are the Consequences for Trade Finance?
06 May 2025
The ECB can cut its rates further
An analysis from Michel Martinez, Chief Economist Europe, Societe Generale Cross Asset Research, published in Option...
The ECB can cut its rates further
An analysis from Michel Martinez, Chief Economist Europe, Societe Generale Cross Asset Research, published in Option...
Expert views
An analysis from Michel Martinez, Chief Economist Europe, Societe Generale Cross Asset Research, published in Option Finance on May 2, 2025.
The ECB can cut its rates further
22 Apr 2025
Blue Gold: Tackling Water Challenges through Innovation and Investment
The increasing global demand for water, driven by agricultural and industrial needs, has led to significant pressures on...
Blue Gold: Tackling Water Challenges through Innovation and Investment
The increasing global demand for water, driven by agricultural and industrial needs, has led to significant pressures on...
Expert views
The increasing global demand for water, driven by agricultural and industrial needs, has led to significant pressures on freshwater resources. This pressure is prompting a complex regulatory landscape that compels corporations to adopt effective water management strategies. Notable projects in mining and steel production exemplify how industries are shifting...
Blue Gold: Tackling Water Challenges through Innovation and Investment
10 Apr 2025
Trade finance: Towards a dynamic that accelerates the digital shift
In June 2024, France adopted the provisions of the MLETR. In 2025, a decree will formalize the digitalization of trade,...
Trade finance: Towards a dynamic that accelerates the digital shift
In June 2024, France adopted the provisions of the MLETR. In 2025, a decree will formalize the digitalization of trade,...
Expert views
In June 2024, France adopted the provisions of the MLETR. In 2025, a decree will formalize the digitalization of trade, bringing benefits to international trade. Who are the players in this digital transition? What challenges and stakes arise? Christian Cazenove, Group Head of Trade Oversight & Advocacy, and Alena Malgina, Trade Advocacy Correspondent,...
Trade finance: Towards a dynamic that accelerates the digital shift
Podcast
2050 Investors: Economy, planet, markets and you.
Join Kokou Agbo-Bloua, Head of Economics, Cross-Asset & Quant Research, as he investigates tomorrow’s economic and market mega-trends, ahead of 2050’s global sustainability targets.

28 Apr 2025
The Geoengineering Gamble: When Sky Is No Longer the Limit (ft. Hans van der Loo, Co-founder of the Blue Cooling Initiative)
Every so often, a bold new climate solution emerges - hailed as the answer to humanity's looming environmental crisis....
The Geoengineering Gamble: When Sky Is No Longer the Limit (ft. Hans van der Loo, Co-founder of the Blue Cooling Initiative)
Every so often, a bold new climate solution emerges - hailed as the answer to humanity's looming environmental crisis....
Podcasts
Every so often, a bold new climate solution emerges - hailed as the answer to humanity's looming environmental crisis. From carbon capture and storage (CCS) technologies to nature-based solutions, these innovations offer hope. But one of the most provocative - and polarizing - is geoengineering.
The Geoengineering Gamble: When Sky Is No Longer the Limit (ft. Hans van der Loo, Co-founder of the Blue Cooling Initiative)
02 Apr 2025
The Dual Power of Advertising: From Ad-diction to Good-vertising
Think about the last advert you saw. Was it the first or the 100th time you saw it? Today, the average person sees...
The Dual Power of Advertising: From Ad-diction to Good-vertising
Think about the last advert you saw. Was it the first or the 100th time you saw it? Today, the average person sees...
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Think about the last advert you saw. Was it the first or the 100th time you saw it? Today, the average person sees around 5,000 to 10,000 ads a day - a significant jump from the 500 ads a day in the 1970s.
The Dual Power of Advertising: From Ad-diction to Good-vertising
04 Mar 2025
The Alchemy of Sales: Earning Client Trust Across Cultures (ft. Yann Garnier, Head of Sales, Global Markets at Societe Generale)
What qualities make the best salespeople? And what are the secrets behind their ability to sell anything — from a simple...
The Alchemy of Sales: Earning Client Trust Across Cultures (ft. Yann Garnier, Head of Sales, Global Markets at Societe Generale)
What qualities make the best salespeople? And what are the secrets behind their ability to sell anything — from a simple...
Podcasts
What qualities make the best salespeople? And what are the secrets behind their ability to sell anything — from a simple pen to a car, a house or even an options-based systematic overlay on US equities?
The Alchemy of Sales: Earning Client Trust Across Cultures (ft. Yann Garnier, Head of Sales, Global Markets at Societe Generale)
29 Jan 2025
Financing Tomorrow: Banking Across Generations (ft. Slawomir Krupa, CEO of Societe Generale)
How did the banking system evolve from a simple bench—the very origin of the word “bank”—into the sophisticated...
Financing Tomorrow: Banking Across Generations (ft. Slawomir Krupa, CEO of Societe Generale)
How did the banking system evolve from a simple bench—the very origin of the word “bank”—into the sophisticated...
Podcasts
How did the banking system evolve from a simple bench—the very origin of the word “bank”—into the sophisticated institutions that drive the global economy?
Financing Tomorrow: Banking Across Generations (ft. Slawomir Krupa, CEO of Societe Generale)
15 Oct 2024
The Risk Takers: The Art of Risk Management
Host Kokou sits down with Hatem Mustapha, Co-Head of Global Markets, to discuss the ins and outs of managing risk.
The Risk Takers: The Art of Risk Management
Host Kokou sits down with Hatem Mustapha, Co-Head of Global Markets, to discuss the ins and outs of managing risk.
Podcasts
Host Kokou sits down with Hatem Mustapha, Co-Head of Global Markets, to discuss the ins and outs of managing risk.
The Risk Takers: The Art of Risk Management 
10 Sep 2024
The Original Sin of Sovereign Debt: Budget deficits, Debt Crisis
In this episode of 2050 Investors, Kokou Agbo-Bloua looks at how governments can manage their finances in the face of...
The Original Sin of Sovereign Debt: Budget deficits, Debt Crisis
In this episode of 2050 Investors, Kokou Agbo-Bloua looks at how governments can manage their finances in the face of...
Podcasts
In this episode of 2050 Investors, Kokou Agbo-Bloua looks at how governments can manage their finances in the face of high interest rates and how to avoid the metaphorical “original sin” of endemic sovereign debt and budget deficits.
The Original Sin of Sovereign Debt: Budget deficits, Debt Crisis