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BBVA and Malta Iberia have signed a landmark agreement to develop Spain’s first commercial-scale long-duration energy storage (LDES) demonstration plant, reinforcing efforts to decarbonize Europe’s energy system and improve grid...
BBVA mobilized approximately €29 billion for sustainable business initiatives in Q1 2025, reflecting a 55% year-over-year increase as the bank accelerates its ESG strategy. This surge supports BBVA’s new, more...
BBVA and the EIB Group (comprising the European Investment Bank and the European Investment Fund) have launched a €93 million synthetic securitisation backed by InvestEU, unlocking up to €185 million...
BBVA continues its commitment to sustainability by training 466 SME suppliers in 13 countries, an 11% improvement over last year’s participation. This initiative is part of the Sustainable Suppliers Training...
Key Impact Points: BBVA has teamed up with BloombergNEF (BNEF) to bolster its expertise in clean technology and the energy transition. This partnership gives BBVA access to BNEF’s research and...
BBVA’s New Sustainable Business Goal BBVA will channel €700 billion in sustainable business between 2025 and 2029—more than double its earlier target of €300 billion, which was reached in December...
BBVA reached its €300 billion sustainable business target one year early, exceeding its initial 2018-2025 commitment. The bank had progressively raised its goal, from €100 billion in 2018 to €200...
Follow ESG News on Linkedin BBVA has reached a remarkable milestone in sustainable finance, channeling €71 billion into sustainable business initiatives from January to September 2024. The bank’s significant growth represents...
BBVA Expands to Houston for U.S. Energy Transition Leadership BBVA Group has opened a new office in Houston, positioning itself as a key player in financing the U.S. energy transition....
BBVA achieved a new milestone in sustainable business, channeling €26 billion in the second quarter of 2024. This marks a record for the Group, contributing to a total of €46...
The Iberian Peninsula is spearheading Europe’s cleantech transformation, with a forecasted investment of over €150 billion and the creation of approximately 2.65 million jobs by 2030. These insights come from...
BBVA will issue a total amount of $50 million and the resources will be used to finance projects focusing on reforestation, the regeneration of natural forests on degraded land, mangrove...
Antoni Ballabriga, Global Head of Sustainability Intelligence & Advocacy at BBVA and member of the EU High-Level Expert Group (HLEG) on Scaling Up Sustainable Finance in Low and Middle-income Countries,...
BBVA mobilized €20 billion in sustainable business in the first quarter of 2024, up 41 percent on the same period last year. The bank is now ahead of the curve in achieving...
Once again, BBVA has been busy promoting sustainability training among 418 of its suppliers and SME customers across 13 countries in which it operates. A total of 552 people will...
In 2023, 96 percent of power consumption at BBVA Group facilities came from renewable sources, well above the 70 percent target set for 2025. In Spain, Portugal, Colombia, Uruguay, Mexico,...
BBVA publishes its clients’ progress toward decarbonization for the first time BBVA has published its clients’ progress toward decarbonization in the initial version of its climate transition plan. The bank...
BBVA widens its sustainable business with a global finance unit that will focus on cleantech innovation, announced BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila at the 3rd BBVA Sustainability Forum, held Thursday...
BBVA set a record annual figure for sustainable business in 2023: €70 billion, up 39 percent on the figure reported in 2022, as sustainability now permeates all segments and because...
BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila advocated for “involving the end consumer in the energy transition” in order to step up decarbonization. Speaking on a panel at the Davos meeting hosted...
BBVA in Colombia has reached an agreement with Isagen to convert long-term finance of 368 billion pesos to sustainable loans linked to compliance with an environmental indicator. The index measures carbon emissions...
BBVA is extending its interim emission reduction targets for 2030 to two relevant sectors, aviation and shipping, in order to move its client portfolio toward net zero emissions by 2050....
BBVA reached an agreement with Brookfield Properties to move its New York office from 1345 Avenue of the Americas to the new complex at Two Manhattan West. The bank will move...
The agreement between Hochschild Mining and BBVA is a ‘Club Deal’ facility totaling $200 million in favor of the mining companies Ares and Amarillo Mineraçao do Brasil. The sustainable operation...
BBVA has invested 25 million dollars in a new round of financing from the venture capital fund Lowercarbon, which specializes in decarbonization. This new investment, added to a previous one...
Although the most recent Gender Equality Report presented at the World Economic Forum recorded that Colombia has closed the gender equality gap by 75.1 percent, it is still a challenge to reach...
BBVA and Wallbox, one of the world’s leading providers of electric vehicle charging and energy management solutions, have signed a €25 million financing agreement, with which the bank intends to...
BBVA Asset Management published its first report on environmental activity, based on the recommendations of the Task Force on Climate Financial Disclosures (TCFD). It is the first Spanish asset manager...
Turkey’s first and only carbon trading platform, Erguvan (erguvan.co), has offset the carbon emissions of airport operator TAV in Ankara, Izmir and Enfidha. TAV supported two Verra-licensed projects, one of the leading...
BBVA and IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, announced the launch of Colombia’s first blue bond at the 2023 Banking Convention in Cartagena. The first tranche is for $50...
BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila concluded the sixth edition of BBVA Open Summit, the annual entrepreneurship event, recalling the bank’s commitment to innovation. “BBVA has 600 million committed to various...
BBVA has invested 20 million dollars in Just Climate’s Climate Assets Fund I whose objective is to invest in the highest impact solutions that can radically reduce or remove emissions, while generating attractive risk-adjusted financial...
BBVA’s Turkish unit has renewed its syndicated loan agreement obtained from international markets within the scope of its foreign borrowing program and in accordance with social sustainability criteria. The syndication...
The European Investment Fund (EIF) and BBVA are set to make it easier for startups with innovative and sustainable value propositions to get access to financing. The two institutions have...
BBVA has channeled 150 billion euros in sustainable business from 2018 to March 2023, half of the €300 billion target set for the 2018-2025 period. Nearly 14 billion euros was mobilized in...
In line with its Net Zero Banking Alliance commitments, Garanti BBVA announced its interim decarbonization targets for 2030. As the first bank in Türkiye to announce that it will no...
BBVA has published its clients’ progress toward decarbonization in the initial version of its climate transition plan. The bank is one of the first in the world to apply the...
BBVA is firmly committed to working towards building a greener and more inclusive society. To this end, for the third consecutive year and on the occasion of the Annual General Meeting (AGM),...
BBVA is to donate €31.89 million for the people affected by the earthquakes in Türkiye. BBVA has also launched a series of campaigns to collect contributions from employees and customers....
Matrix Renewables, the TPG Rise-backed global renewable energy platform, and BBVA have announced the closing of €40 million in sustainable financing to begin the construction of two solar plants, Zaratán and...
The global carbon credit trading platform Carbonplace has raised 45 million dollars in a seed funding round and has been incorporated as its own entity. BBVA, one of the nine founding banks,...
In 2022, BBVA channeled €50 billion into sustainable business, up 41% from the €35.4 billion mobilized in 2021. The bank has now channeled a total of €136 billion since 2018,...
The world’s leading recruiter PageGroup. which operates globally as Michael Page, Page Personnel, Page Executive and Page Outsourcing, has signed an £80 million sustainability Club Deal facility led by BBVA....
Garanti BBVA, the BBVA Group’s Turkish franchise, integrates climate change and inclusive growth within its core strategies. In line with that commitment, Garanti BBVA has launched a program of events called...
Garanti BBVA has renewed a $400 million syndicated loan in separate tranches of $155 million and €238.5 million maturing at 367 days. The syndicate of international lenders comprises 23 banks...
BBVA placed CHF 425 million of a senior preferred bond issue today. The labeled green bond is divided into two tranches with maturities of three and six years. The first...
As a result of its joining Net Zero Asset Managers in 2021, BBVA Asset Management has announced its initial targets for decarbonization of assets under management. This initial commitment affects...
BBVA channeled a total of €124 billion in sustainable business between 2018 and September 2022, of which €13 billion corresponds to the third quarter of 2022, a 60% increase over...
Garanti BBVA has entered a strategic partnership with Erguvan, the country’s first and only digital carbon credit trading platform to accelerate compliance for its export clients and help them meet...
BBVA obtained the highest score among European banks analyzed by S&P in its Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). For the third consecutive year, BBVA is the most sustainable bank in Europe...
This agreement will provide sustainable energy solutions to save on energy bills and improve efficiency. Iberdrola, a world leader in solar and wind energy, has reached an agreement with BBVA to offer...
BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila announced that the bank will increase its sustainable finance target by 50 percent. “Sustainability is a business opportunity,” because the amount of investment required is...
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