Clients' successes

CaixaBank, Spain’s leading retail bank, reinforced its position as a bank committed to society, the environment and the fight against climate change with the issuance, last month, of its first Tier2 subordinated green bond for €1 billion.

VERBUND AG, the leading producer of hydropower in Austria, issues the first ever EU-taxonomy aligned “Green and Sustainability-Linked Bond”. Societe Generale is on board as one of VERBUND’s trusted relationship banks.

Located off the Yorkshire Coast of England, the Dogger Bank Wind Farm will produce enough renewable electricity to power six million UK homes each year. It represents a 9£bn investment. Once fully complete in 2026, it will be the world’s largest offshore wind farm.

India aims to generate 275 Gigawatts (GW) of renewable energy capacity by 2027, up from 136 GW today. Societe Generale is supporting this critical energy transition goal, as illustrated by recent financing of SB Energy and ENGIE’s solar projects.

BayernLB has issued its first sustainable benchmark bond and its debut Senior Non-Preferred bond in February with Societe Generale as joint bookrunner. The proceeds will be used to fund solar and wind power projects.

The world’s largest container ship lessor closed the first sustainability-linked loan and sustainability-linked swap in the sector

Leader in renewable energy and sustainable real estate in the Middle East region, Masdar has issued the first Green Trade Finance line in the region.

LafargeHolcim partners with Societe Generale for the first sustainability-linked bond in the building materials sector

Keolis, supported by Societe Generale, is expanding its footprint in Norway and taking a new step in its strategy for sustainable mobility with the operation of its first 100% carbon-free bus network in the city of Bergen.