Societe Generale unveils Kleinwort Hambros, the new name of the combined businesses of Kleinwort Benson and Societe Generale Private Banking Hambros.

Through its expertise in environmental financing, Societe Generale is supporting waste-to-energy plants with tangible benefits for local communities. Societe Generale is helping to finance a series of waste-to-energy plants in France and beyond that are not only addressing the waste treatment issue, but also generating energy. They are therefore significantly improving the environment for local communities.

At the heart of its commitment to financing renewable energy, Societe Generale supports major windfarm projects in Europe. Societe Generale will continue to explore opportunities around windfarms and renewable energy following successful involvement in several high-profile projects in the space for the benefit of hundreds of thousands of households

Delivering an average of 10% savings for companies whose fuel budget represents 30% of their costs. This is the promise the compnay Avenir Développement Durable [Future Sustainable Development's] makes to its clients. Its patented technology, Alertgasoil, allows fraud and fuel losses in truck fleets to be detected. The system - which measures, and continuously realys information regarding a truck's fuel tank, fuel consumption and CO2 emissions - has already been installed on over 10,000 vehicles worldwide.

Societe Generale is the first bank and only French brand to have won a #TwitterAward. The Bank received the award for its commitment to replying to enquiries on social media in under 30 minutes. The “Société Générale et vous” Twitter account stands out with a reply average of under 9 minutes compared to 7 hours for most French banks (Colombus study).

An orchestra and choir combining professional musicians and Societe Generale staff members: the third edition of Playing for Philharmonie de Paris took place on 6 and 7 November, 2016 at the Paris Philharmonic. Playing for Philharmonie de Paris is a unique initiative in the corporate world enabling 300 amateur musicians from Societe Generale to play alongside musicians from the Les Siècles orchestra. Radio Classique will broadcast the Playing for Philharmonie de Paris concert on Wednesday 23 November, 2016 at 8 pm Paris time.