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                    <title>The impact of wellness initiatives on BBVA’s workforce</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/the-impact-of-wellness-initiatives-on-bbvas-workforce/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 02 Aug 2023 11:10:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Careers]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Employment]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Good Health and Well-Being]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Human capital]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In the last year, the bank has stepped up its efforts to improve the wellness and health of its employees. These initiatives are already proving their worth by helping employees in areas as wide-ranging as sleep quality, early detection of genetic diseases and mental health.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In the last year, the bank has stepped up its efforts to improve the wellness and health of its employees. These initiatives are already proving their worth by helping employees in areas as wide-ranging as sleep quality, early detection of genetic diseases and mental health.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA prioritizes employee wellbeing and emotional health</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-prioritizes-employee-wellbeing-and-emotional-health/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Nov 2022 07:04:49 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Óscar García]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Careers]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Employment]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Good Health and Well-Being]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Following the introduction of new ways of working, the bank is rolling out a range of corporate wellness initiatives aimed at caring for employees' physical and emotional health.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Following the introduction of new ways of working, the bank is rolling out a range of corporate wellness initiatives aimed at caring for employees' physical and emotional health.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA's social bonds issued in 2020 have helped more than 15,100 businesses through ICO loans in Spain</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbvas-social-bonds-issued-in-2020-have-helped-more-than-15100-businesses-through-ico-loans-in-spain/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 02 Jul 2021 13:18:01 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Miguel Rodríguez Canfranc]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Bonds]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Fixed income]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Finance]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=851100</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA placed €1.04 billion through two social bonds in 2020, the funds of which were mainly used to help micro- and small companies through ICO-guaranteed loans, in the case of Spain. In total, 15,175 companies with a total of 207,628 employees have benefited. This is shown in the<a href="https://shareholdersandinvestors.bbva.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210702-BBVA-2020-Green-and-Social-Bond-Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> 'BBVA 2020 green and social bond report'</a>. The report highlights that, since the 2018 publication of the framework for issuing bonds linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the emission of more than 2.3 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere has been avoided, through the projects financed with BBVA's green bonds in 12 countries; a figure that is equivalent to the annual emissions of nearly 913,000 cars.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA placed €1.04 billion through two social bonds in 2020, the funds of which were mainly used to help micro- and small companies through ICO-guaranteed loans, in the case of Spain. In total, 15,175 companies with a total of 207,628 employees have benefited. This is shown in the<a href="https://shareholdersandinvestors.bbva.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/20210702-BBVA-2020-Green-and-Social-Bond-Report.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> 'BBVA 2020 green and social bond report'</a>. The report highlights that, since the 2018 publication of the framework for issuing bonds linked to the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), the emission of more than 2.3 million tons of CO2 into the atmosphere has been avoided, through the projects financed with BBVA's green bonds in 12 countries; a figure that is equivalent to the annual emissions of nearly 913,000 cars.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA’s new fund that invests in clean energy</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/innovation/garanti-bbvas-new-fund-that-invests-in-clean-energy/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2021 08:51:36 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[XE90953]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Biodiversity]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Environment]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Innovation]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=817016</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA launches ‘Garanti Portföy Temiz Enerji Karma Fon’, an innovative fund that invests in capital market instruments tied to Turkish and international companies in the sector of clean, renewable and alternative energy technologies.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA launches ‘Garanti Portföy Temiz Enerji Karma Fon’, an innovative fund that invests in capital market instruments tied to Turkish and international companies in the sector of clean, renewable and alternative energy technologies.]]>
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                    <title>How I’m recognizing LGBTQ+ Pride Month this year</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/opinion/how-im-recognizing-lgbtq-pride-month-this-year/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Jun 2020 15:59:27 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Tristan Grimble]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Diversity]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA USA's Chief Compliance Officer <a href="https://www.bbvausa.com/our-story/our-company/leadership/celie-niehaus.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Celie Niehaus</a> shares how she is recognizing LGBTQ+ Pride Month this year in light of national calls for <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-stands-side-by-side-with-our-black-employees-customers-and-communities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social justice</a>.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA USA's Chief Compliance Officer <a href="https://www.bbvausa.com/our-story/our-company/leadership/celie-niehaus.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Celie Niehaus</a> shares how she is recognizing LGBTQ+ Pride Month this year in light of national calls for <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-stands-side-by-side-with-our-black-employees-customers-and-communities/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">social justice</a>.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA delivers holiday cheer, surprises to families across its footprint</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-delivers-holiday-cheer-surprises-to-families-across-its-footprint/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2019 16:36:31 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Lori Moore]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate Responsibility]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financial education]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbvausa.com/our-story/corporate-responsibility/foundations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The BBVA Foundation</a> hosted its seventh annual Project Blue Elf initiative during November and December, continuing its annual tradition of <strong>recognizing families that participate in the bank’s financial education programs</strong>.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[<a href="https://www.bbvausa.com/our-story/corporate-responsibility/foundations.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">The BBVA Foundation</a> hosted its seventh annual Project Blue Elf initiative during November and December, continuing its annual tradition of <strong>recognizing families that participate in the bank’s financial education programs</strong>.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA’s human-rights practices, ranked among the industry’s best</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/bbvas-human-rights-practices-ranked-among-the-industrys-best/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 10 Dec 2019 01:20:16 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[XE84823]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate responsibility]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s practices in support of human rights have been assessed and recognized as one of world’s best in <a href="https://www.banktrack.org/download/the_banktrack_human_rights_benchmark_2019/191125humanrightsbenchmark_1.pdf"><strong>‘The BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark 2019’ </strong></a>a industry benchmark report published Banktrack. BBVA’s overall mark - 7.5 points, after improving 4 points with respect to the 2016 edition, the highest increase by any of the 50 banks analyzed – placed the bank fourth in list released by the NGO, behind ABN AMRO and Rabobank (Netherlands) and Australia's ANZ.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s practices in support of human rights have been assessed and recognized as one of world’s best in <a href="https://www.banktrack.org/download/the_banktrack_human_rights_benchmark_2019/191125humanrightsbenchmark_1.pdf"><strong>‘The BankTrack Human Rights Benchmark 2019’ </strong></a>a industry benchmark report published Banktrack. BBVA’s overall mark - 7.5 points, after improving 4 points with respect to the 2016 edition, the highest increase by any of the 50 banks analyzed – placed the bank fourth in list released by the NGO, behind ABN AMRO and Rabobank (Netherlands) and Australia's ANZ.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA supports NGOs with donations to celebrate customer birthdays</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/garanti-bbva-supports-ngos-with-donations-to-celebrate-customer-birthdays/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 06 Dec 2019 01:20:23 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[alberto.oyarzo]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                            <![CDATA[For years Garanti BBVA has spearheaded projects that give back to society. Now the bank is kicking-off a new initiative: helping its customers celebrate their birthdays by making a contribution to a local charity.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[For years Garanti BBVA has spearheaded projects that give back to society. Now the bank is kicking-off a new initiative: helping its customers celebrate their birthdays by making a contribution to a local charity.]]>
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                    <title>Phase One Ribbon-Cutting, Phase Two Groundbreaking at the Villas at Titusville</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/us/phase-one-ribbon-cutting-phase-two-groundbreaking-at-the-villas-at-titusville/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 18 Nov 2019 22:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Lori Moore]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Corporate Responsibility]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Current news]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=703685</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[The City of Birmingham last week celebrated the opening of phase one of <a href="https://www.al.com/news/2019/11/look-inside-the-new-villas-at-titusville-housing-development.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the new $79.6 million Villas at Titusville housing community</a> and the groundbreaking of phase two, slated for completion in 2020.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The City of Birmingham last week celebrated the opening of phase one of <a href="https://www.al.com/news/2019/11/look-inside-the-new-villas-at-titusville-housing-development.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the new $79.6 million Villas at Titusville housing community</a> and the groundbreaking of phase two, slated for completion in 2020.]]>
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                    <title>A look at the trends in banking and sustainability</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/a-look-at-the-trends-in-banking-and-sustainability/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 15:19:47 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Lori Moore]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social welfare]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=675960</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[Banks, with their array of financial service offerings and bottom-line image, may not seem like natural cheerleaders for sustainable corporate practices. Your banker, after all, doesn't make a living sourcing <a href="http://fairtradeamerica.org/Fairtrade-Products/Chocolate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fair-trade</a> chocolate for candy bars or producing renewable <a href="https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/?page=biomass_home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">biomass fuel</a>. Banks, however, play an increasingly significant role in promoting sustainable activities that support a clean environment, vulnerable populations and human rights, among other goals through their internal practices and through the enterprises they finance.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Banks, with their array of financial service offerings and bottom-line image, may not seem like natural cheerleaders for sustainable corporate practices. Your banker, after all, doesn't make a living sourcing <a href="http://fairtradeamerica.org/Fairtrade-Products/Chocolate" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fair-trade</a> chocolate for candy bars or producing renewable <a href="https://www.eia.gov/energyexplained/?page=biomass_home" target="_blank" rel="noopener">biomass fuel</a>. Banks, however, play an increasingly significant role in promoting sustainable activities that support a clean environment, vulnerable populations and human rights, among other goals through their internal practices and through the enterprises they finance.]]>
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