Australia

There is a fundamental challenge at the heart of sustainable investing: investors are increasingly alert to navigating the risks, but companies are under more pressure than ever to set ambitious sustainability targets.

By Ben Arnott, Head of the Energy + Group for Australia and Nick Hall, Vice President, Energy + Group at Societe Generale

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.

丸紅株式会社（以下「丸紅」）は、日本での洋上風力発電と台湾での浮体式太陽光発電プロジェクトという各分野で初となる2件のプロジェクトをスポンサーとして実施しました。これにより、丸紅は再生可能エネルギー発電事業を拡大させるとともに、アジア太平洋地域のエネルギー転換に貢献しています。