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Matching Africa’s natural and human capital with financial capital is vital for its sustainable development. Societe Generale is deploying the know-how and experience of its teams to design innovative financings for the continent’s emerging entrepreneurs and impactful projects.

Two decades after ESG (environmental, social and governance) emerged out of a United Nations report (“Who Cares Wins”, 2004) and went mainstream, the concept is under attack as never before -- both as an investment philosophy and a business practice.

According to the World Economic Forum, 25 per cent of all global greenhouse gas emissions are caused by the supply chains of the food industry.

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Raw commodities are some of the most carbon-intensive products traded. Aware of the risks associated with their supply chain, sustainability-driven commodity merchants have already integrated ESG factors into their business strategies in order to reduce risks, improve financial returns and meet the expectations of their various stakeholders.

Global partnership brings large-scale private capital to investment grade market while giving investors access to high quality real asset credit opportunities.

After a decade or more with yields hovering around zero in many developed markets and falling into negative territory in countries including Germany and Japan, bonds are back.

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The fiber optic operator Adamo, owned by the private investment house Ardian, has recently strengthened the company’s financing to consolidate growth in rural areas of Spain.