Macif to invest at least €300m in sustainability issues and excludes new LNG terminals

Written by Adam Cadle

30/06/2025

French mutual insurance company, Macif, has set itself the objective of financing a minimum of €300m by 2025 in responsible bonds or real economy funds that invest in the transition, whether energy, social, or biodiversity regeneration.

This objective is based on the strict definition put in place by Macif to measure so-called sustainable investments, in compliance with current regulations, and which reports €5.1bn in sustainable investments at the end of 2024.

Macif is to also cease financing the development of new liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminals as of 1 July 2025.

New LNG export terminal projects, which have been multiplying since the start of the war in Ukraine in February 2022, could emit more than 10 billion tonnes of greenhouse gases by 2030, Macif said.

This strengthening of criteria follows the decision at the end of 2024 to completely exclude from its investments companies developing new oil and gas well capacity, in pursuit of the ambition to contribute to the objective of carbon neutrality by 2050.

“This year, Macif is setting itself the objective for the first time of financing a minimum of €300m in responsible bonds or real economy funds that invest in the transition, whether energy, social, or biodiversity regeneration. It is also strengthening its oil and gas policy by excluding new LNG terminals from its investments. Committed to contributing to carbon neutrality by 2050, Macif continues to do everything possible for a proactive SRI strategy,” Macif CIO, Sabine Castellan-Poquet, said.

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