Asia-Pacific

By Eugene Kim, Head of Securitisation and Fund Finance for Asia Pacific at Societe Generale.

Societe Generale is delighted to have supported the following award-winning deals at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards 2025:

Societe Generale is honoured to have been named “Commodity and Energy Finance House of the Year”.

The Asia Risk Awards is one of the longest-running and most prestigious awards recognising companies for their excellent performance in Asia’s derivative markets and in risk management.

Since the boom in 2020, global Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) investments that embed ESG criteria have gone through some bumpy years – particularly in 2023. Macroeconomic events such as the energy price shock in Europe, interest rate hikes, and even political elections, have had a profound impact on ESG investing.

By Raj Malhotra, Head of Debt Capital Markets for Asia Pacific and Ciprian Ile, Head of Capital Markets Syndicate for Asia Pacific at Societe Generale

Societe Generale is honoured to receive numerous esteemed accolades at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2024, which once again affirms our leading position in project and infrastructure finance, with a particular focus on sustainable infrastructure across Asia Pacific and globally.

The Asset Triple A Sustainable Finance Awards recognises institutions and corporates’ collective efforts in promoting sustainable finance amidst the changing market environment, supporting the region’s green transition and social development.

By Ronald Young, Head of Sustainable Finance for Asia and Tessa Dann, Head of Sustainable Finance for Australia and New Zealand at Societe Generale

A dazzling economic and exporting success story, Korea can maintain its momentum if its companies adopt greener practices.

By Harsh Jain, Director, Infrastructure for Asia Pacific and Yi Meng Gong, Director, Energy for Asia Pacific at Societe Generale

Societe Generale is honoured to receive the “Commodity & Energy Finance House of the Year”.

Societe Generale is greatly honoured to receive these prestigious institution awards at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2023, which recognise our project finance expertise and credentials in Asia Pacific and Europe, as well as our ongoing effort in putting sustainability at the heart of our strategy and client offering across various asset...

Societe Generale is pleased to win the “Export Credit Agency Deal of the Year”: Seaspan Corporation Sinosure-backed $1.17 billion JOLCO financing for 15 dual fuel Containerships

By Tapan Vaishnav, Head of Advisory and Financing Group for Asia Pacific and Eugene Tan, Director, Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) Finance for Asia Pacific at Societe Generale

The masks are off and growth is back on! After three lean years, China’s borders are open, travel is possible again and the economy is starting to rebound, the labour market and real estate prices are starting to recover.

Societe Generale is pleased to receive several accolades from IJGlobal, one of the most respected publications dedicated to the project and infrastructure finance space, both regionally and globally at the IJGlobal Awards 2022:

Societe Generale is pleased to support the following award-winning deals at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Capital Markets Awards 2022:

Although it is becoming increasingly well established in Asia, the potential of renewable energy to help combat climate change remains huge in a region that accounts for 60% of the world’s population and more than 50% of global carbon emissions.

The world is betting on hydrogen. This simplest of elements is increasingly being regarded as a big part of the solution to global climate change. However the world is only at the start of a potential ‘hydrogen economy’ and Asia boasts some of the most interesting potential.

Societe Generale is pleased to support the following winning deals

From virtually zero at the start of the coronavirus pandemic in spring 2020, to 5% a year later (May 2021), and a 40-year high of 8.6% in May, US consumer price inflation has blown through estimates, expectations and economists’ narratives. And America’s experience is being repeated across much of the rest of the world, including Asia Pacific. How can...

The expansion of the sustainable bond market is opening up new funding opportunities for a wider range of companies and connecting investors with projects that support Asia’s transition to a low-carbon future.

Societe Generale is truly honoured to receive several accolades at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Infrastructure Awards 2022, with the spotlight on sustainable infrastructure projects that defined the infrastructure space during 2021.

Societe Generale is pleased to win an Institutional Debt Deal of the Year Award for 2021: Seaspan $750 million Senior Unsecured Blue Transition Notes

Societe Generale won several accolades at The Asset Triple A Sustainable Capital Markets Awards 2021, one of the industry's most prestigious awards for the primary market for best issuers, best deals, and best advisers in equity, debt, loans, M&A, and structured finance.

The shift to cleaner technologies is an opportunity for countries and companies in Southeast Asia to work together to deliver a positive impact for the entire region.

Societe Generale is pleased to support the following winning deal:

Societe Generale is pleased to support the following winning deal:

Societe Generale is pleased to support the following winning deals:

With sustainability taking the global spotlight this year, we are delighted to be named the Best Sustainable Finance House in Asia in the FinanceAsia Achievement Awards 2021. This is a great recognition of our ambitious sustainability strategy and long-standing expertise in the region, as well as our collective sustainable finance push across the countries and...

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.

First non-recourse green loan in China’s distributed solar sector is a landmark financing for commercial and industrial customers

A clear focus on sustainability can help Asia access the trillions of dollars needed for the transition to a cleaner, greener future

Financing one of the world’s first purpose-built LNG Bunkering Vessels to support low-carbon shipping

The first large-scale floating solar installation in Indonesia will set a template for a growing number of similar projects planned in Southeast Asia and beyond. As well as helping Asia reduce its reliance on coal-fired power, this technology offers some compelling advantages over other clean energy solutions.

Asia’s ongoing infrastructure deficit means the region’s transition towards a sustainable future will be very different from that of Europe or the US. Yet it needs not be slow. Innovations in technology and finance – together with a rapidly changing mindset – present big opportunities to accelerate Asia’s journey towards a cleaner, low-carbon future.

Societe Generale is working with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) to finance a wind power project in Vietnam that helps accelerate the energy transition in Southeast Asia.