Supporting communities
Our commitment
Societe Generale aims to be a trusted partner for our stakeholders, engaged in societies where the Bank operates. Through the support of actions that have a positive impact in the communities, whether through sport, the arts, or more directly with local charities, Societe Generale illustrates its core values and desire to act as a responsible institution.
Local charities
Societe Generale believes banks have a role to play to contribute to the positive transformations of societies. In the communities where we operate, charities play a vital role in bringing people together on causes which are making the world a better place.
Among these many great causes, Societe Generale is committed to social inclusion. By focusing efforts on integration – whether through education, employment, training, culture or sport – Societe Generale believes that it is a powerful driver that can help everyone to find their place and simultaneously create a source of social innovation.
We partner with several local charity organisations across the region to run fundraising and staff volunteering activities throughout the year and an annual flagship event.
Learn more about the Group’s foundation.
Our CSR partner in China: Adream
Classical Music and Contemporary Art
Societe Generale’s cultural sponsorship commitment dates back several decades ago.
Since 1987, Societe Generale has gradually established itself as a key advocate in the world of music, offering support to hundreds of young musicians, orchestras and ensembles, and contributing to the expanding reach of classical music beyond its traditional audience.
Since 1995, the Bank has been supporting international artists and its diversified contemporary art collection in the La Defense head office in France – with photography, paintings and sculptures from both well-known and emerging talents – materialising the Group’s goal to forge closer links between the arts and business worlds. Societe Generale engages its employees and charity partners in cultural activities.
While staff are regularly invited to take part in music and art sessions throughout the year, June 21st is the date Societe Generale celebrates its annual World Music Day, transforming offices into concert venues where professional and amateur musicians from the Bank perform and share their passion for music.
Societe Generale has been bringing talented French musicians to China – from cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras, pianist Fanny Azzuro and Clement Lefebvre, soprano Ahlima and Marieke to a cappella group LVA.
Since 2009, the Bank has been supporting the largest international art festival in China – Croisements Festival.
In 2023, as part of its longstanding support for music, Societe Generale got involved in a series of concerts across the region: with world-renowned cellist Gautier Capuçon in Singapore and South Korea, Transcendent Ensemble for the Croisements Festival in mainland China, Keren Ann and the Debussy String Quartet as part of the French May Festival in Hong Kong.