SOCIETE GENERALE POSITIVE IMPACT DAY – OCTOBER 3
23 September 2024
Join the online flagship client global ESG conference to dive deep into the ever-changing currents of sustainable transition.
Clients stories
16 Sep 2024
Empowering solar energy production in the US
Solar energy is the fastest-growing form of clean electricity in the US. The government instituted billions in...
Empowering solar energy production in the US
Solar energy is the fastest-growing form of clean electricity in the US. The government instituted billions in...
Powering Energy Transition
Solar energy is the fastest-growing form of clean electricity in the US. The government instituted billions in incentives for US-manufactured solar hardware via the Inflation Reduction Act. Trina Solar, a global leader in solar photovoltaics, developing its first US manufacturing facility in Wilmer, Texas.
Empowering solar energy production in the US
16 Sep 2024
Supporting Australian real estate sustainability goals
How an innovative green loan in Australia is helping a major real estate investor and fund manager meet ambitious...
Supporting Australian real estate sustainability goals
How an innovative green loan in Australia is helping a major real estate investor and fund manager meet ambitious...
Clients' successes
How an innovative green loan in Australia is helping a major real estate investor and fund manager meet ambitious sustainability targets.
Supporting Australian real estate sustainability goals
12 Jul 2024
Bridging the Digital Divide in the US
In an increasingly digital society, limited access to internet has far-reaching consequences, hindering access to...
Bridging the Digital Divide in the US
In an increasingly digital society, limited access to internet has far-reaching consequences, hindering access to...
Infrastructure financing
In an increasingly digital society, limited access to internet has far-reaching consequences, hindering access to quality education and professional opportunities.
Bridging the Digital Divide in the US
04 Jul 2024
Supporting an improved access to health care in Senegal
To address some of Senegal’s health system deficiencies, new infrastructure is needed. Focus on the construction of a...
Supporting an improved access to health care in Senegal
To address some of Senegal’s health system deficiencies, new infrastructure is needed. Focus on the construction of a...
Clients' successes
To address some of Senegal’s health system deficiencies, new infrastructure is needed. Focus on the construction of a new hospital in the region of Tivaouane and on the reconstruction of the Aristide Le Dantec National Hospital Center in Dakar.
Supporting an improved access to health care in Senegal
18 Jun 2024
Leveraging Renewable Energy to Boost Chile’s - And the World’s - Copper Supply
Copper demand is on the rise, driven in large part by the global energy transition and the sustainable urbanization of...
Leveraging Renewable Energy to Boost Chile’s - And the World’s - Copper Supply
Copper demand is on the rise, driven in large part by the global energy transition and the sustainable urbanization of...
Clients' successes
Copper demand is on the rise, driven in large part by the global energy transition and the sustainable urbanization of emerging economies.
Leveraging Renewable Energy to Boost Chile’s - And the World’s - Copper Supply
10 Jun 2024
Enabling SME businesses to prosper in a low-carbon economy
Eurowag provides smart solutions to optimise commercial road transport business and committed to several decarbonisation...
Enabling SME businesses to prosper in a low-carbon economy
Eurowag provides smart solutions to optimise commercial road transport business and committed to several decarbonisation...
Clients' successes
Eurowag provides smart solutions to optimise commercial road transport business and committed to several decarbonisation targets. Komerční banka, the Group’s subsidiary in the Czech Republic, and other banks, supported Eurowag in restructuring multi-currency term and revolving financing as a Sustainability-Linked Loan.
Enabling SME businesses to prosper in a low-carbon economyExperts views
14 Oct 2024
What are the challenges to meet the G20’s goals on cross-border payments?
In 2020, the G20 countries defined goals to improve cross-border payments by 2027. Four years after that first step, the...
What are the challenges to meet the G20’s goals on cross-border payments?
In 2020, the G20 countries defined goals to improve cross-border payments by 2027. Four years after that first step, the...
Expert views
In 2020, the G20 countries defined goals to improve cross-border payments by 2027. Four years after that first step, the priorities have now been clearly established… as have the hurdles that need to be overcome.
What are the challenges to meet the G20’s goals on cross-border payments?
03 Oct 2024
Data: the new Eldorado of international payments?
Banking institutions have huge quantities of data in their hands, and it is in their interest to use this data to...
Data: the new Eldorado of international payments?
Banking institutions have huge quantities of data in their hands, and it is in their interest to use this data to...
Expert views
Banking institutions have huge quantities of data in their hands, and it is in their interest to use this data to improve their efficiency and quality of service – provided they preserve another of their assets: trust. The cross-border payments sector, for which the implementation of the ISO 20022 standard will facilitate the structuring and exchanging of...
Data: the new Eldorado of international payments?
25 Sep 2024
The new narrative of ESG investing
Since the boom in 2020, global Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) investments that embed ESG criteria have gone through some...
The new narrative of ESG investing
Since the boom in 2020, global Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) investments that embed ESG criteria have gone through some...
Expert views
Since the boom in 2020, global Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) investments that embed ESG criteria have gone through some bumpy years – particularly in 2023. Macroeconomic events such as the energy price shock in Europe, interest rate hikes, and even political elections, have had a profound impact on ESG investing.
The new narrative of ESG investing
24 Sep 2024
Swapping Vanilla for Green: ESG’s Expanding Role in Trade Finance
Sustainable finance has formed strong roots in the loan and bond markets, but where does it stand in the world of trade?...
Swapping Vanilla for Green: ESG’s Expanding Role in Trade Finance
Sustainable finance has formed strong roots in the loan and bond markets, but where does it stand in the world of trade?...
23 Sep 2024
Strategic insight: Navigating the overlap of export, project and development finance for sustainability
Proximo looks at the way different financial institutions are approaching the crossovers between export, project and...
Strategic insight: Navigating the overlap of export, project and development finance for sustainability
Proximo looks at the way different financial institutions are approaching the crossovers between export, project and...
Expert views
Proximo looks at the way different financial institutions are approaching the crossovers between export, project and development finance in their stated efforts to finance sustainable economic development. Cécile Camilli, global head of development and structured export finance at Societe Generale, shares her approach on the ‘how’ in an interview on Proximo...
Strategic insight: Navigating the overlap of export, project and development finance for sustainability
23 Sep 2024
What's different in the global markets cycle?
Global markets are moving into a new phase, one that will require investors to manage their portfolios more actively as...
What's different in the global markets cycle?
Global markets are moving into a new phase, one that will require investors to manage their portfolios more actively as...
Expert views
Global markets are moving into a new phase, one that will require investors to manage their portfolios more actively as the easy returns of the past couple of years fade while volatility increases. However, this is also a market where intelligent asset allocation and a thoughtfully structured portfolio will be able to generate alpha – a chance for active...
What's different in the global markets cycle?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.
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
17 Jul 2024
The Nuclear Debate: Fears, Facts and “Fission”
In this episode of 2050 Investors, Kokou Agbo-Bloua delves into the controversial topic of nuclear power, exploring its...
The Nuclear Debate: Fears, Facts and “Fission”
In this episode of 2050 Investors, Kokou Agbo-Bloua delves into the controversial topic of nuclear power, exploring its...
Podcasts
In this episode of 2050 Investors, Kokou Agbo-Bloua delves into the controversial topic of nuclear power, exploring its history, potential benefits and risks in the context of the global energy transition.
The Nuclear Debate: Fears, Facts and “Fission”
03 Jun 2024
Climate Volatility: From Green Swans to Antifragility | Managing Climate Stress-tests and Financial Risk
Delving into the world of the unexpected, Kokou draws parallels between the dramatic twists and turns of Tchaikovsky's...
Climate Volatility: From Green Swans to Antifragility | Managing Climate Stress-tests and Financial Risk
Delving into the world of the unexpected, Kokou draws parallels between the dramatic twists and turns of Tchaikovsky's...
Podcasts
Delving into the world of the unexpected, Kokou draws parallels between the dramatic twists and turns of Tchaikovsky's "Swan Lake" and the unpredictability of life and finance, to investigate how sudden, unforeseen events—Black Swans—impact markets and our globalized world.
Climate Volatility: From Green Swans to Antifragility | Managing Climate Stress-tests and Financial Risk
11 Apr 2024
Grey Matters and the Economics of Ageing (ft. Wei Yao, Head of Research & Chief Economist for APAC at Societe Generale)
The Chinese have a saying, 'A peaceful life has nothing to do with the passage of time'.
Grey Matters and the Economics of Ageing (ft. Wei Yao, Head of Research & Chief Economist for APAC at Societe Generale)
The Chinese have a saying, 'A peaceful life has nothing to do with the passage of time'.
Podcasts
The Chinese have a saying, 'A peaceful life has nothing to do with the passage of time'.
Grey Matters and the Economics of Ageing (ft. Wei Yao, Head of Research & Chief Economist for APAC at Societe Generale)
05 Mar 2024
Carbon Bounty Hunting: From Stardust to the Notorious C.O.2 (ft. Eric Schoumsky) | Carbon Taxes, Credits, and Markets
Strap on your boots, don your hats and grab your pitchforks, because we are going carbon hunting!
Carbon Bounty Hunting: From Stardust to the Notorious C.O.2 (ft. Eric Schoumsky) | Carbon Taxes, Credits, and Markets
Strap on your boots, don your hats and grab your pitchforks, because we are going carbon hunting!
Podcasts
Strap on your boots, don your hats and grab your pitchforks, because we are going carbon hunting!
Carbon Bounty Hunting: From Stardust to the Notorious C.O.2 (ft. Eric Schoumsky) | Carbon Taxes, Credits, and Markets
01 Feb 2024
“Fed” Up with Carbon: Central Banks & Climate Change
In this episode, Kokou explores the delicate balancing act that central banks must perform as they seek to be...
“Fed” Up with Carbon: Central Banks & Climate Change
In this episode, Kokou explores the delicate balancing act that central banks must perform as they seek to be...
Podcasts
In this episode, Kokou explores the delicate balancing act that central banks must perform as they seek to be independent in ensuring that inflation remains under control, while at the same time contributing to economic and financial stability and playing a central role in the fight against climate change. There is more to central banking than meets the eye.
“Fed” Up with Carbon: Central Banks & Climate Change