Societe Generale is well aware of its corporate culture with social responsibility in its centre (CSR). As a major driver of wealth creation for the development of economic and social spheres is the bank potential, this places us under increased scrutiny, and means that our responsibility to society is considerably higher than expectations from other businesses. We know it because we listen to our stakeholders – civil society is becoming increasingly demanding over the extent of our responsibilities, both upstream in our purchasing and sourcing procedures, and downstream in the environmental impact of our financing activities and in our relationships with customers.

To this end, the Group undertakes to offer:

• its customers, a relationship with trained and motivated staff, as well as high quality products and services to match their needs and best meet their requirements;
• its shareholders, high returns on equity with the confidence they have placed in the Group since its privatisation in 1987;
• its employees, sustained improvement of their professionalism, which is a guarantee of good results;
• civil society, its support via the numerous charitable associations and the financing of projects.

This policy of active engagement with civil society is deeply embedded in our corporate culture and forms the basis for our corporate values – professionalism, team spirit, innovation – and ethics.
Societe Generale has made corporate social responsibility an integral part of its business, with due regard of the specific geographical, cultural, social and economic characteristics of each country where it operates.

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