INSIGHTS

Supporting the Positive Impact of your business
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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.


20 Stories to tell 2020
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2020 was an unexpected year. But at the heart of the crisis, our clients and our teams remained committed to a better world.


European gree
n deal – get ready to lift off
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In this special edition of the SG Europe Equity Compass, Societe Generale strategists review the European Green Deal presented by the European Commission, and go through the reasons why investors should pay attention to the European Green Deal.


Embrace the opportunity of China’s Green transition
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The path that is necessary beyond the medium term for China to achieve its net zero goal by 2060 looks highly challenging. To speed up the green transition, China needs to swiftly shift its energy mix toward clean sources. China also needs to significantly boost energy efficiency in transportation, industry and construction.


Water at a crossroads today’s scarcity tommorow’s crisis
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Readily accessible freshwater accounts for less than 1% of the world’s water supply. Yet the realisation of this fact is significantly lacking, so much so that it is no understatement to say that the prospect of water shortages has not earned the attention it deserves given that a water scarcity poses one of the world’s biggest environmental risks.


Global economic outlook a shot in the arm for the recovery
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The development of not just one, but several, promising COVID-19 vaccines that could be deployed by the end of the year is a gamechanger in our view. We reflect this in our base-case scenario and in the probabilities we ascribe to different outcomes. However, at the same time, the near-term outlook has deteriorated markedly following dramatic infection spikes in Europe and the US.

Air pollution – reclaiming the right to clean air 
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In the study, our ESG analysts focus on the available data on air pollutant emissions. From this work, they arrive at meaningful conclusions that investors can use in their portfolio decision making processes. They aim to provide investors with an up-to-date and succinct overview of the current state of air pollution management in the seven most polluting industry sectors.