Investments
Objective:
- to continue to fulfil our E&S1 responsibilities through solidarity investments
- to strengthen our collaboration with NGOs in the environment sector.
Highlights in 2008 :
- Partnership with French NGO, GERES.
- SRI research and the definition of "no bias" SRI rankings.
- 2 new certificates in the prevention of global warming.
- Ongoing growth of Orbeo on the global carbon markets and Energy Risk Rankings 2009 awards.
2008 was an extremely difficult year for the world's financial markets, particularly the equity markets. Société Générale's has been named as the leading overall pan-European brokerage firm for SRI and sustainability research for the second year running in the 2009 Thomson Reuters Extel Survey. This confirms recognition of the quality of the Group's SRI research and services worldwide. Our ambition is still the same: "To be the best at what we do".
To achieve this, the Group's financial research department, SG Cross Asset Research, is able to draw on the collaboration between a dedicated team and its sector specialists, economists and strategists 100% sustainable development certificates
Société Générale is the first French bank to have developed a dedicated range of stock market products aimed at diversifying investment products in sectors linked to sustainable development (biofuel, solar energy, bioenergy, alternative energy, the waste management sector, the water sector, forestry resources, SRI approach to equity markets, fight against climate change, etc.).
Launched in March 2006, the 100% sustainable development certificates offer investors the opportunity to join forces with companies operating in this universe. The offer was further supplemented by two Lyxor tracker funds (exchange trading funds) in 2007 (based on a concrete approach, these products provide easier access to socially responsible “equity” investments), and then by two new certificates devoted exclusively to the fight against climate change in 2008.
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- Environmental & Social