Environment
Tackling the planet’s environmental and social challenges requires an active defense of nature and the services it provides. Facing with these challenges, the collective approach is imperative between all stakeholders and with all possible forms of commitments.
In this regard, the Societe Generale Corporate Foundation has decided to particulary support nature conservation, in particular biodiversity and the oceans, and develop awareness on these subjects.
Faithful to its approach, the Foundation supports the development of innovative solutions and partnerships to generate more impact. Together with "the largest ocean clean-up operation ever carried out, the Foundation, a major "Mission Partner", contributes to The Ocean Cleanup, an international non-profit organization that supports the development of technologies to rid the world's oceans and rivers of plastic pollution
Our major partner
The Ocean Cleanup is a global nonprofit that develops and scales technologies to rid the world’s oceans of plastic, driving systemic change, and creating a lasting positive impact for people, wildlife, and the planet. Their approach is powered by cutting-edge technology and guided by the latest scientific insights to ensure maximum impact.
They have been extracting legacy plastic from the ocean and working to advance initiatives that prevent new plastic from being discarded at sea. Meanwhile, they are intercepting and recycling ocean-bound plastic in some of the world’s most polluted rivers, working with a range of stakeholders and local communities to restore urban waterways and coastal ecosystems.
Complementary partnerships
In 2025, the Société Générale Corporate Foundation provides complementary support to nature conservation projects that combine on-the-ground action with a strong educational approach:
- The Société Générale Corporate Foundation supports the Fondation pour la Nature et l’Homme in creating a new project, “Learning with Nature”, a digital training program designed for teachers and extracurricular activity leaders, aimed at children aged 3 to 12.
- It is also the first corporate patron of Terres d’Eau, the first foundation dedicated to the protection of rivers, canals, and waterways, created by Voies Navigables de France under the aegis of the Fondation du Patrimoine. The Société Générale Foundation sponsors the waterway reforestation program, with three projects in its first year.
- The Société Générale Foundation is a patron of the development, design, and production of the “environment” module within the educational program “MOTS DU CLIC”, developed by Stimultania, as well as its dissemination to audiences in France and internationally.
- Support for the Environment category of the Inspiring Young Europeans Prize, led by the Hippocrène Foundation.
Supporting the environment across local territories
Each year, the Société Générale Corporate Foundation organizes a regional call for projects in collaboration with two SG retail banking regions. This call aims to identify local initiatives within these territories that combine two of the Group’s key commitments: education and the environment.
In 2024, the Foundation launched regional calls for projects in three Société Générale regions to source initiatives promoting education and professional integration while contributing to environmental preservation across the territories of three regional brands: SG SUD OUEST, SG CREDIT DU NORD, and SG GRAND EST.
In 2025, the regional call for projects focused on the SG SMC and SG GRAND OUEST regions and took place from May 19 to June 22, 2025.