Post by Societe Generale Corporate and Investment Banking - SGCIB

Our Sustainable Finance team has been on the move, connecting with industry leaders across key forums in North America. In New York, discussions at the Carbon Unbound conference focused on a critical challenge: how to scale carbon removal into a credible, investable asset class. Marie Clara Buellingen advanced the conversation on financing negative emissions, emphasizing the increasing rigor of capital markets and due diligence expectations as the market matures alongside panelists from JPMorgan, Wild Assets and Marsh. At the Making Carbon Projects Investable panel at Societe Generale, Lucile Caron highlighted that while demand is accelerating, many projects remain unfinanceable due to structural issues and risk allocation. Panelists from Isometric, Chestnut Carbon, Mombak and JPMorgan echoed a clear message: capital is available, but only for projects that demonstrate integrity, manage risk effectively and are built to scale. Building on this momentum, our team was in Montreal for the 6th Sustainable Finance Summit 2026 hosted by Finance Montréal, where leaders from finance, business and the public sector explored how capital can drive real, system-wide transformation. At a time when execution matters most, the conferences provided key platforms to discuss market forces, regulation and the future of sustainable finance.