BFV-SOCIETE GENERALE (FMO-63866)

Countries
  • Madagascar
Geographic location where the impacts of the investment may be experienced.
Financial Institutions
  • Netherlands Development Finance Company (FMO)
International, regional and national development finance institutions. Many of these banks have a public interest mission, such as poverty reduction.
Project Status
Approved
Stage of the project cycle. Stages vary by development bank and can include: pending, approval, implementation, and closed or completed.
Bank Risk Rating
A
Environmental and social categorization assessed by the development bank as a measure of the planned project’s environmental and social impacts. A higher risk rating may require more due diligence to limit or avoid harm to people and the environment. For example, "A" or "B" are risk categories where "A" represents the highest amount of risk. Results will include projects that specifically recorded a rating, all other projects are marked ‘U’ for "Undisclosed."
Borrower
Société Générale Madagascar (SGM)
A public entity (government or state-owned) provided with funds or financial support to manage and/or implement a project.
Sectors
  • Energy
  • Finance
The service or industry focus of the investment. A project can have several sectors.
Investment Type(s)
Loan
The categories of the bank investment: loan, grant, guarantee, technical assistance, advisory services, equity and fund.
Investment Amount (USD)
$ 10.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Project Cost (USD)
$ 35.00 million
Value listed on project documents at time of disclosure. If necessary, this amount is converted to USD ($) on the date of disclosure. Please review updated project documents for more information.
Primary Source

Original disclosure @ FMO website

Updated in EWS Sep 11, 2024

Disclosed by Bank Jul 12, 2024

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Project Description
If provided by the financial institution, the Early Warning System Team writes a short summary describing the purported development objective of the project and project components. Review the complete project documentation for a detailed description.

According to the Bank’s website, FMO is an anchor investor in the sustainability-linked bond issuance of Societe Generale Madagascar ('SGM'), which is aligned with the ICMA Green Bond Principles. FMO's USD 10mln financing is earmarked exclusively for renewable energy use of proceeds, providing essential capital to advance the Green agenda in Madagascar.

Through this funding, FMO is providing SGM with needed long-term funding for renewable energy projects, addressing a scarcity in the country. This transaction is the first sustainability-linked bond issued in Madagascar. It is a local currency-denominated bond of up to USD 35mln overall, also involving local investors. It serves local capital market development and qualifies 100% for both FMO's Reducing Inequalities and Green labels, under the MASSIF banner.

Early Warning System Project Analysis
For a project with severe or irreversible impacts to local community and natural resources, the Early Warning System Team may conduct a thorough analysis regarding its potential impacts to human and environmental rights.

SGM is classified as E&S Category A in accordance with FMO's Sustainability Policy. The E&S risk classification reflects SGM's exposures to the corporate segment.

Investment Description
Here you can find a list of individual development financial institutions that finance the project.

Total FMO financing: USD 10.00 MLN
A local currency-denominated bond of up to USD 35mln overall, also involving local investors
Funding: MASSIF

Financial Intermediary
A financial intermediary is a bank or financial institution that receives funds from a development bank. A financial intermediary then lends these funds to their clients (private actors) in the form of loans, bonds, guarantees and equity shares. Financial intermediaries include insurance, pension and equity funds. The direct financial relationship is between the development bank and the financial intermediary.
Private Actors Description
A Private Actor is a non-governmental body or entity that is the borrower or client of a development project, which can include corporations, private equity and banks. This describes the private actors and their roles in relation to the project, when private actor information is disclosed or has been further researched.

Société Générale Madagascar ('SGM'), a new client to FMO, is the largest bank in Madagascar (an LDC). As a subsidiary of the globally operating Société Générale S.A., SGM started its operations in Madagascar in 1998 after acquiring a formerly state-owned local bank. SGM supports its clients as a universal bank by leveraging the group’s global reach and wide range of products and services to individuals, SMEs, and corporates. SGM has an extensive network of agents, branches, and ATMs spread across Madagascar, enabling access to finance to end-clients.


Contact Information
This section aims to support the local communities and local CSO to get to know which stakeholders are involved in a project with their roles and responsibilities. If available, there may be a complaint office for the respective bank which operates independently to receive and determine violations in policy and practice. Independent Accountability Mechanisms receive and respond to complaints. Most Independent Accountability Mechanisms offer two functions for addressing complaints: dispute resolution and compliance review.

No contacts available at the time of disclosure.

Website customer/investment: https://societegenerale.mg/fr/

ACCESS TO INFORMATION

As part of FMO's ex-ante disclosure (disclosure of transactions before contracting), you can send requests or questions for additional information to: disclosure@fmo.nl

ACCOUNTABILITY MECHANISM OF FMO

Communities who believe they will be negatively affected by a project funded by the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) may be able to file a complaint with the Independent Complaints Mechanism, which is the joint independent accountability mechanism of the Dutch Development Bank (FMO) and the German Investment Corporation (KfW). A complaint can be filed in writing, by email, post, or online. The complaint can be filed in English or any other language of the complainant. The Independent Complaints Mechanism is comprised of a three-member Independent Expert Panel and it can provide either problem-solving, compliance review or both, in either order. Additional information about this accountability mechanism, including a guide and template for filing a complaint, can be found at: https://www.fmo.nl/independent-complaints-mechanism

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