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Yann Louvel, BankTrack
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Societe Generale head offices in Paris. Photo: Olivier Passalacqua via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)About Société Générale
Société Générale ("SocGen") is one of the oldest banks in France, dating back to 1864. The original name was Société Générale pour favoriser le développement du commerce et de l'industrie en France. Société Générale offers retail and specialised financial services to 30 million customers in France and in 48 countries worldwide. In addition it provides services to companies, investors and private clients. Its businesses include retail, private, investment and corporate banking; insurance and investment management.
| Website | http://www.societegenerale.com/ |
| Headquarters |
29, boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris
France
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| CEO/chair |
Frédéric Oudéa CEO |
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| Annual reports |
Annual report 2018 CSR report 2018 |
| Ownership |
listed on NYSE Euronext
Société Générale's share holder structure can be accessed here. |
Related Dodgy Deals
Société Générale has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.
Projects - active profiles
Compagnie des Bauxites de Guinée (CBG) Guinea profile
Dakota Access Pipeline United States profile
Line 3 Pipeline Replacement Project (L3RP) United States profile
Mozambique LNG Mozambique profile
Punta Catalina-Hatillo coal power plant Dominican Republic profile
Rio Grande LNG Terminal United States profile
Solwara 1 Deep Sea Mining Project Papua New Guinea profile
Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) - international - profile
Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project (TMEP) Canada profile
There are no active projects for Société Générale now.
Projects - on record profiles
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline Azerbaijan profile
Bauxite mine Niyamgiri Hills India profile
Camisea pipeline project Peru profile
Canadian tar sands Canada profile
Grasberg gold and copper mine Indonesia profile
Great Barrier Reef Coal & Gas Exports Australia profile
Hazelwood coal power plant Australia profile
Jaitapur nuclear power plant India profile
Kashagan oil project Kazakhstan profile
Kusile coal power plant South Africa profile
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project Papua New Guinea profile
Medupi coal power plant South Africa profile
Mining in Goa/ Sesa Goa India profile
Mochovce nuclear power plant (units 3 & 4) Slovakia profile
Mountain top removal coal mining United States profile
Nam Theun 2 dam Laos profile
Offshore Detention Centres Australia profile
Sakhalin II oil and gas project Russian Federation profile
SOCAR Aegean Refinery Turkey profile
TES 6 coal power plant Slovenia profile
Toka Tindung gold mine Indonesia profile
Tufanbeyli coal power plant Turkey profile
Companies - active profiles
Adani India profile
BAE Systems United Kingdom profile
Eskom South Africa profile
Golden Agri-Resources (GAR) Singapore profile
Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL) Liberia profile
Marubeni Japan profile
Polska Grupa Energetyczna (PGE) Poland profile
RWE Germany profile
Vale Brazil profile
Wilmar International Singapore profile
There are no active companies for Société Générale now.
Companies - on record profiles
Alliant Techsystems United States profile
Alpha Natural Resources United States profile
Areva France profile
BHP Billiton Australia profile
EDF France profile
Eletrobras Brazil profile
En+ Group Russian Federation profile
ENGIE France profile
EPH Czech Republic profile
Glencore Switzerland profile
IOI Corporation Malaysia profile
Kinder Morgan United States profile
National Thermal Power Corporation (NTPC) India profile
Rio Tinto Australia profile
Royal Dutch Shell Netherlands profile
Sime Darby Malaysia profile
SUEK Russian Federation profile
Textron United States profile
Trafigura Singapore profile
Vattenfall Sweden profile
Vedanta Resources United Kingdom profile
Vinci France profile
Vitol Switzerland profile
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Photos from Re:Common's Punta Catalina fact-finding mission
International week of action against Société Générale in Kaliningrad, June 2013
Ilisu action against Societe Generale in Paris
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Policies
Voluntary initiatives
Société Générale has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:- Carbon Disclosure Project
- Equator Principles
- Global Reporting Initiative
- Observatoire de la responsabilité sociétale des enterprises (ORSE)
- OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
- Poseidon Principles
- Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)
- Principles for Responsible Investment
- Soft Commodities Compact
- Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
- UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
- UNEP Finance Initiative
- UNESCO World Heritage Convention
- United Nations Global Compact
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights
- Wolfsberg Principles
Investment policies
Société Générale's web page on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.
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Campaigns
Société Générale and the Equator Principles
The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.
The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. Société Générale adopted the Equator Principles in 2007.
Reporting on the Equator Principles
Société Générale must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.
- Société Générale is in compliance with its reporting obligations. The 2017 report can be found here.
Dodgy Deals
Société Générale is involved in financing the following Equator Principles projects that BankTrack considers controversial.
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Dakota Access Pipeline United States
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Punta Catalina-Hatillo coal power plant Dominican Republic
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Rio Grande LNG Terminal United States
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Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) - international -
Active
Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project (TMEP) Canada
On record
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline Azerbaijan
On record
Camisea pipeline project Peru
On record
Kashagan oil project Kazakhstan
On record
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project Papua New Guinea
On record
Nam Theun 2 dam Laos
On record
Sakhalin II oil and gas project Russian Federation
On record
SOCAR Aegean Refinery Turkey
On record
Toka Tindung gold mine Indonesia
On record
Tufanbeyli coal power plant Turkey
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BankTrack has assessed Société Générale on its implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in June 2016. Société Générale is assessed as a Laggard, with a total score of 2.5/12.
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Equator Principles
Implementation and reporting
Société Générale is reporting on the implementation here.
Contact and complaints
Equator Principles Dodgy Deals
Projects
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Dakota Access Pipeline United States
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Punta Catalina-Hatillo coal power plant Dominican Republic
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Rio Grande LNG Terminal United States
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Trans Adriatic Pipeline (TAP) - international -
Active
Trans Mountain Pipeline Expansion project (TMEP) Canada
On record
Baku-Tbilisi-Ceyhan oil pipeline Azerbaijan
On record
Camisea pipeline project Peru
On record
Kashagan oil project Kazakhstan
On record
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG) project Papua New Guinea
On record
Nam Theun 2 dam Laos
On record
Sakhalin II oil and gas project Russian Federation
On record
SOCAR Aegean Refinery Turkey
On record
Toka Tindung gold mine Indonesia
On record
Tufanbeyli coal power plant Turkey
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