Sustainable & Positive Impact Finance

Within the Innovators 2021 named by Global Finance, Societe Generale stood out thanks to its Green Trade Finance initiative.

Last year, marked by the COVID-19 pandemic, was a massive shock for all populations and economies worldwide. Yet it is encouraging to see that despite this critical situation - or maybe because of it - governments, corporates and individuals around the world are putting more focus on building a sustainable planet and setting a clearer path towards reaching a...

Faced with the growing importance of environmental, social and governance (ESG) topics, states and regulators have launched a wave of new regulations to establish a standardized framework and approach to ESG.

Societe Generale has created a range of notes, the Positive Impact support notes, to allow its clients to invest in a note whilst promoting Positive Impact Finance (PIF).

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

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.

Large wind farm project will help wean New Mexico off fossil fuels while helping California, too

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.