"The partnership with Société Générale enables us to scale up" (D. Braud, Ardian NbS)

"Société Générale’s investment in the Averrhoa NbS fund marks a key milestone for us", said Damien Braud, Head of Ardian NbS (Nature-based Solutions) and Senior Manager Director at Ardian, to News Tank on 24 June 2026.

"Following an initial closing in December 2025, when we brought together an initial wave of leading investors — including the EIB (European Investment Bank), Proparco, BII and La Française des Jeux — for a total of €100 million, Société Générale’s €100 million commitment now enables our Averrhoa NbS fund to scale up and significantly strengthens our capacity to finance projects,” continues Damien Braud.

“The creation of an NbS fund is a further building block in Ardian’s overall decarbonisation strategy, whilst also incorporating biodiversity protection, which is essential in the fight against climate change. Our Averrhoa NBS fund therefore has, first and foremost, an impact-driven mission (addressing climate, biodiversity, and social dimensions) but it is also designed as an investment fund with clear profitability objectives, primarily generated through the carbon…