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Société GénéraleFrance

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Société Générale head offices in Paris. Photo: Olivier Passalacqua via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)

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This profile is actively maintained
Last update: 2023-03-23 00:00:00
About
Website http://www.societegenerale.com/
Headquarters
29, boulevard Haussmann
75009 Paris
France
CEO/chair Frédéric Oudéa
CEO
Supervisor
Banque de France
Ownership
listed on NYSE

Société Générale's shareholder structure can be accessed here.

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.

Sustainability
Commitments
Policies
Voluntary standards

Société Générale's most important sustainability commitments can be found at the website sections listed below.

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Corporate social responsibility

Sector policies

2022-11-30 00:00:00

Statement on human rights

(Annex 3 of the document)
Bank policy
2022-11-30 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2022-05-31 00:00:00

Ecological transition

Bank policy
2022-05-31 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2022-05-04 00:00:00

Modern Slavery and Human Trafficking Statement 2022

Bank policy
2022-05-04 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2022-02-28 00:00:00

Industrial agriculture and forestry sector policy

Bank policy
2022-02-28 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2022-01-31 00:00:00

Oil & gas sector policy

Bank policy
2022-01-31 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2021-11-30 00:00:00

Dams & Hydropower sector policy

Bank policy
2021-11-30 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2021-11-30 00:00:00

Thermal power sector policy

Bank policy
2021-11-30 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2021-11-30 00:00:00

Mining sector policy

Bank policy
2021-11-30 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2021-11-30 00:00:00

Shipping sector policy

Bank policy
2021-11-30 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2021-11-02 00:00:00

Societe Generale reinforces its commitments to climate

Bank policy
2021-11-02 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2020-10-28 00:00:00

Climate strategy

Bank policy
2020-10-28 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2020-07-31 00:00:00

Thermal coal sector policy

Bank policy
2020-07-31 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2020-07-01 00:00:00

Press release: sector policy on coal power

Bank policy
2020-07-01 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2020-02-29 00:00:00

Sector policy: Defence and Security

Bank policy
2020-02-29 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2019-02-28 00:00:00

Code of conduct

Bank policy
2019-02-28 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2019-02-04 00:00:00

Global Agreement on Fundamental Rights

Bank policy
2019-02-04 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2018-07-23 00:00:00

Anti-money laundering questionnaire

Bank policy
2018-07-23 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2016-10-31 00:00:00

Sector policy - forestry and forest products

Bank policy
2016-10-31 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2016-10-31 00:00:00

Palm Oil Sector Policy

Bank policy
2016-10-31 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2016-10-31 00:00:00

Sector policy: agriculture, fisheries and food sector

Bank policy
2016-10-31 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2014-09-01 00:00:00

Environmental and social general guidelines for business engagement

Bank policy
2014-09-01 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2014-09-01 00:00:00

Sector policy - civil nuclear power

Bank policy
2014-09-01 00:00:00 | Société Générale
2014-09-01 00:00:00

Cross-sectorial policy - biodiversity

Bank policy
2014-09-01 00:00:00 | Société Générale
Société Générale has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Carbon Disclosure ProjectTags: carbon | climate change | greenhouse gas emissions
Collective Commitment to Climate Action (CCCA)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | United Nations
Equator PrinciplesTags: Equator Principles | project finance | corporate social responsibility | sustainable development
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | energy | energy plants
Observatoire de la responsabilité sociétale des enterprises (ORSE)Tags: corporate social responsibility
OECD Guidelines for Multinational EnterprisesTags: human rights | corporate social responsibility | dams | OECD | consumer safety | corruption | cultural preservation | worker rights | supply chain | taxation | mining and processing
Oil and Gas Climate Initiative (OGCI)Tags: corporate social responsibility | oil and gas
Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment (PACTA)Tags: corporate social responsibility
Poseidon PrinciplesTags: corporate social responsibility | shipping
Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | finance | sustainable development | United Nations | Voluntary Standards
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)Tags: corporate social responsibility | sustainable development | United Nations
Science Based TargetsTags: climate change | corporate social responsibility
Soft Commodities CompactTags: Deforestation | forest
Sustainable Steel PrinciplesTags: corporate social responsibility
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human RightsTags: United Nations | human rights
UNEP Finance InitiativeTags: United Nations | sustainable development
UNESCO World Heritage ConventionTags: cultural preservation | nature conservation | United Nations
United Nations Global CompactTags: United Nations | human rights
Universal Declaration of Human RightsTags: human rights | United Nations
Wolfsberg PrinciplesTags: finance | corruption
Dodgy Deals

Société Générale is linked to a number of companies and projects that BankTrack considers controversial (so called Dodgy Deals), e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. The profiles below provide more details on the nature of Société Générale's link to these deals.