Sustainable & Positive Impact Finance

With its tremendous momentum in recent years, how is sustainable finance faring in the current market environment? Has the pandemic accelerated the integration of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) criteria into investment processes? Have ESG investment solutions been impacted?

Ambitious plans for battery factories and charging points require not only innovative technology but also pioneering finance.

We have built our expertise on our deep historical knowledge in environmental & social risk management, structured finance and capital markets to meet the increasing demand of our clients for financial solutions that match their sustainability agenda.

For corporates and investors who seek to increase their positive impact throughout their value chain, Societe Generale has developed advisory capacities and Positive Impact Financial services across the whole finance spectrum.

With a top-ranked ESG Research team, performing index solutions and a broad Sustainable and Positive Impact product offer – ranging from the most vanilla to the most customised proposal – our aim is to deliver sustainable investment solutions that fit the diverse ESG & SRI strategies of our clients.

Highly supportive of transitioning to a fairer & greener economy, we stand by our corporate & financial institution clients to help them have a Positive Impact on society at large. 

To face the challenges of the energy transition, supporting the development of solutions linked to decarbonated hydrogen is a political priority that requires massive investments. A viewpoint by Olivier Musset, Global Head of the Energy Group and Louis-Aynard de Clermont Tonnerre, Head of Power, Utilities & Infrastructure Industry Group at Societe Generale.

Societe Generale issues a €1 billion green bond under its new Sustainable and Positive Impact Finance framework aligned with the Group’s ESG strategy.

The Spanish contractor Makiber (ACS group) has finished the construction of a new hospital, which marks a major social development for the country.