Summary of key objectives and achievements

Achievements in 2006-2008 2009/2010-2012 targets
Community
Partnership with the Nicolas Hulot Foundation for Nature and Humanity based around the theme of Water (€ 450,000 from 2006-2008)
€ 382,000 allocated to environmental sponsorship in 2008
Reinforce the Group's environmental sponsorship
Generate stronger support for environmental projects
€ 8.8 million in 2008 Société Générale Foundation for Solidarity (2006): 125 projects supported since it was set up
Creation of: Social Responsibility Institute in Brazil (2007); Jistota Foundation (Czech Republic); Tsiskari Foundation (Georgia) Partnership with CARE 2008: € 1 million over 3 years for 3 projects in Mali, Bangladesh and Peru Launch of the Citizenship Program by SG CIB (skills sponsorship with Ashoka, support for fair trade via Agrofine and local associations); Citizenship Week 2008: € 100,000 raised by staff (77 events in over 20 countries) Renewal of main partnerships (ADIE – Habitat et Humanisme Solidarités nouvelles face au Chômage – Nos quartiers ont des Talents)
Pursue sponsorship of charity projects and initiatives
Use existing structures to strengthen partnerships at a local level, across France and abroad
Employees 40% of executive positions held by women within Société Générale France in 2008 Raise the proportion of women executives. Target in 2011: 42% of executive positions held by women
Bilingual intranet devoted to Sustainable Development since 2006, Theme-based brochures, talks, presentations;
E-learning on non-discrimination (2008)
Setting up of Diversity Committee (2006) Gender equality agreement for Société Générale and SGAM (2006) Numerous diversified recruitment campaigns: operation Phénix (2007, 2008); Nos quartiers ont du talents (2007, 2008); Coup de pouce pour l’insertion (2008); SOGElive (2008)
Raise awareness of CSR
E-learning CSR program in 2009
Continue to manage diversity
Creation of Mission Handicap (2007) 1,778 disabled employees in 2008 Increase opportunities for disabled staff
Continued application of Global Employee Share Ownership Attract and improve staff loyalty
Implementation in France of a procedure for the prevention of moral and sexual harassment Campaign / training in stress management Campaign and measures in the prevention of HIV in 11 subsidiaries in Africa (2006-2008) Propose measures to ensure a working environment that respects its workers and their families
Environment Reduction of CO2 emissions by 3.5% in 2008 compared to 2007 Reduce the Group's CO2 emissions by 11% over 5 years
Offsetting of CO2 emissions in 2008 (28,840 tons): buildings in the Paris area and SGBT & EuroVL Luxembourg Achieve Carbon Neutrality 2008/2012
60 GWh in 2008, i.e. 10.1% of total Group consumption Develop the use of green electricity
1,627 tons of recycled paper in 2008, i.e. 21.4% of paper (purchase + consumption) call-for-bids for suppliers of recycled/eco-label paper (November 2008) Increase the use of recycled and/or eco-label paper
1,081 tons declared to Eco-folio in 2008 Promote the recycling and reuse of waste paper
Organisation and management system Regular review and validation of plan of action by the Executive Committee Define a formal Group CSR plan of action
Creation of the ‘Responsibility Performance Survey’ (2008) self-appraisal tool and prototype tests in 2009 Define a method of appraisal for CSR to ensure its coherent structure across all entities Implement the appraisal process in 2010
Extension and improvement of the accuracy of the tool (by 99% for the collection of social data, by 94% for the collection of environmental data in 2008) Make CSR reporting more accurate
Suppliers Implementation of the ESP (2006) Rolling out in 2007-08: integration of CSR criteria in supplier, contractual and call-for-bids questionnaires Enhance the Ethical Sourcing Programme (Phase 2: 2008-2010)
Purchasing volumes of over € 1 million in 2008 Encourage the use of EA/ESAT suppliers: target of € 6 million in 2010
Commitment Signing of PRI (2006) and gradual implementation of criteria in asset management activities € 10 billion in SRI at end 2008 including € 1.7 billion in best-in-class funds Develop responsible investment
Adoption of the Equator Principles (2007) and member of the Steering Committee (2008). Reporting of projects published according to category (A, B or C) in line with Principle 10 (2008) Integrate social and environmental criteria in project financing
Signing of the Carbon Disclosure Project in 2006 Measurement and annual publication of CO2 emissions since 2006 Reduce own impact on the environment with the utmost transparency
- Publication of yearly Progress Report for the Global Compact (since 2005) - Participation in the African Task Force of UNEP-FI (2006-2007) - Joining of EpE (2006) and participation in working groups Support initiatives that promote dialogue and best practices within national and international bodies
Compliance - Evaluation of the staff adhesion to the Code of Conduct (2007) -Business Principles (SG CIB 2008) Integrate ethics in professional life
- Rolling out of IT tool to detect market abuse (2008) - Reinforcement of the procedure for the follow-up of alerts from regulators and companies (2008) Apply rules of good conduct to market activities
Rolling out of new structures (2006-2008) Implement compliance structures that meet the requirements of regulation 97-02 on the internal control of banks
Reinforcement ahead of the transposition of the 3rd European Directive (2008) Reinforce anti-money laundering procedure and processes
Risk Implementation complete, notably as regards RCSA (Risk and Control Self-Assessment) 2005-2007 Incorporation of CSR-specific issues in the RCSA (2007) Implement Basel II recommendations Gradual integration of CSR criteria in risk policy and procedure
Maintenance and testing of BCPs Implement BCPs (Business Continuity Plans)
Implementation of Projethic in project financing (2007-2008) Categorisation of projects (see commitments above) Launch of the Finethic project devoted to the definition and implementation of sector financing policies Evaluate E&S risks in business line projects/transactions
Natethic tool and methodology (2007) used to appraise the counterparties of the commodities financing business line Assess CSR criteria of counterparties when it comes to financing
Customers Implementation of electronic account statements (656,000 subscribers) Offer services and products tailored to disabled customers
600 ATMs adapted to suit the visually-impaired in 2008 Offer services and products tailored to disabled customers Objective for 2009: 1,200 adapted ATMs, i.e. +33%
€ 154 million distributed to 1.5 million micro-entrepreneurs via 38 microfinance institutions (2008) Launch of Advans Ghana (2008) Provide economic support through microfinance
Products adapted to migrant customers since 2006 Implementation of branch networks with a dual trading name for certain migrant communities since 2007 Create an offer for minority communities