Success Stories

A novel arrangement for containership lessor Seaspan sets a template for long-term, cross-border financing that will help modernise the shipping industry.

Alternative asset manager Morrison & Co has mobilised sustainable finance to create long-term value for the environment, community and investors as it invests in environmental and social improvements at two of the schools in New Zealand.

A key player in the Asia Pacific renewable energy sector has accessed essential working capital through a pioneering green working capital loan. Societe Generale’s teams worked closely together to provide the advice and funding that made it all happen.

Hyundai Card combined its securitisation experience and ESG ambition in a pioneering offering of sustainability asset-backed securities (ABS), aligning with both social and environmental objectives.

"Gas Vitality" is owned by Emerald Blue Maritime S.A.S. (100% subsidiary of Japan-based company Mitsui OSK Lines Ltd (MOL)) and will be chartered on a long-term basis to an affiliate of France-headquartered energy company TotalEnergies in the port of Marseille-Fos.

An innovative financing package for Japan’s Azuma Kofuji solar facility could provide a template for renewables projects that meet the country’s unique requirements.

Green financing enables infrastructure developers to fund projects that contribute to countries’ and industries’ net-zero pathways. Societe Generale has helped to refinance Australia’s electric rail project in Queensland, which will further the state government’s economic development plans while also saving on greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions.

Asset-Backed Securitisation (ABS) can raise innovative financing for lower-income individuals and open up a new ESG asset class for issuers and investors.

A first-of-its-kind green loan for the shipping industry will help New Zealand’s KiwiRail to commission and progressively upgrade two hybrid electric/diesel ferries that will carry the country towards its ambitious sustainability goals.