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Steel remains a cornerstone of Europe’s industrial fabric. It supports hundreds of thousands of direct jobs and underpins critical sectors, from infrastructure and energy to automotive and defense. In a context of geopolitical tensions and disrupted trade flows, maintaining a resilient domestic steel industry has become a matter of strategic autonomy.

Societe Generale has been named “Global ESG Project Finance House of the Year,” “Africa Project Finance House of the Year,” and “Japan Project Finance House of the Year” at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Finance Awards 2026.

The Structured Retail Products (SRP) Asia Pacific Awards celebrate the top offerings and market participants across Asia’s structured products industry.

The FinanceAsia Awards celebrate leading market participants across Asia that have delivered positive outcomes for their clients through technical expertise and exceptional service.

Societe Generale confirms the strength of its European research franchise, with multiple Top 3 positions in the Extel 2026 rankings, supported by the performance of its analysts and of Bernstein.

Societe Generale has been awarded "Best Commodity Trade Finance Bank".

For decades, the global energy agenda has been framed around transition: decarbonization pathways, renewable deployment and climate targets. That paradigm is shifting. The central question is no longer only how fast we can decarbonize, but who controls the resources, technologies and value chains that enable it.

As the energy transition accelerates, solutions such as Carbon Capture, Utilization and Storage (CCUS), hydrogen and e-fuels are moving from ambition to deployment across global markets. Technologies are maturing and industrial activity is increasing, but scaling these solutions now depends on something more complex: the ability to structure, finance and...

As climate pressures intensify, environmental infrastructure and mitigation banking emerge as important enablers to protect and preserve biodiversity. Societe Generale’s participation in Naturion’s financing highlights how mitigation banking can help channel capital toward nature-based solutions with measurable environmental impact.

At the 2026 Treasury & Cash Management Awards, Global Finance praised Societe Generale’s excellence, awarding the bank six major distinctions in transaction banking and cash management.

Listen to why adaptation and resilience are becoming essential in the face of intensifying climate shocks.

Societe Generale acted as Sole Mandated Lead Arranger, Facility Agent and Security Trustee in structuring a financing solution to support MSC Air Cargo’s acquisition of two Boeing 777 freighter aircraft (B777F).

On June 4, 2026, XTransfer, the world’s leading B2B cross-border trade payment platform, and Societe Generale announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) during Money20/20 Europe 2026 in Amsterdam to enhance cross-border payment infrastructure and develop integrated financial solutions supporting international trade flows.

Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is playing an increasingly important role in supporting industrial transformation, enabling hard-to-abate sectors to reduce emissions while maintaining operational output.

Our Shipping expertise received eight prizes, across several categories.

Societe Generale wins multiple accolades at The Asset Triple A Treasurise Awards 2026 in Hong Kong, including the following house awards:

Societe Generale acted as Mandated Lead Arranger in InstaVolt’s £250 million debt facility, supporting one of the largest owner‑operators of rapid public chargers in the UK in the continued rollout of its EV charging platform.

The growing adoption of instant payments across Europe marks a significant shift, driven by SEPA harmonization and the introduction of the Instant Payments Regulation (IPR). For corporates (companies), however, instant payments are not an end in themselves: true transformation comes from combining speed with 24/7 availability, real time information and fully...

Zelestra is an EQT-backed renewable energy company delivering power solutions for hyperscalers in the US. Societe Generale, alongside HSBC, has led a USD 600m low-carbon project financing credit facility to support the development of Zelestra’s new 440 MW Texas solar portfolio. The project is part of a broader partnership between Zelestra and Meta, which...

This year, Universwiftnet becomes UniversFinance. We are once again delighted to take part, as an official sponsor, in the 22nd edition of UniversFinance, organized by AGEFI, which will take place on May 19 at the Palais Brongniart.