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                    <title>BBVA joins forces with Stratenergy to promote energy efficiency investments at companies</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/es/sustainability/bbva-joins-forces-with-stratenergy-to-promote-energy-efficiency-investments-at-companies/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 14 Jun 2021 06:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy Efficiency]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has entered into a collaboration agreement with energy services firm Stratenergy in Spain to accompany companies in the transition to a sustainable model. As part of this initiative, the bank will offer funding to contribute to energy efficiency improvements. The ultimate aim is to promote the implementation of projects that help to enhance savings by consuming less energy and decreasing their environmental impact.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has entered into a collaboration agreement with energy services firm Stratenergy in Spain to accompany companies in the transition to a sustainable model. As part of this initiative, the bank will offer funding to contribute to energy efficiency improvements. The ultimate aim is to promote the implementation of projects that help to enhance savings by consuming less energy and decreasing their environmental impact.]]>
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                    <title>Alivisatos and Grätzel receive the Frontiers Award for developing new nanomaterials applied in renewable energies</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/alivisatos-and-gratzel-receive-the-frontiers-award-for-developing-new-nanomaterials-applied-in-renewable-energies/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2021 06:14:37 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Frontiers of knowledge]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sciences]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=822449</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Foundation has awarded the <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/the-frontiers-of-knowledge-award-goes-to-paul-alivisatos-and-michael-gratzel-for-developing-new-nanomaterials-with-applications-in-solar-energy-and-cutting-edge-electronics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Basic Sciences category</a> to Paul Alivisatos and Michael Grätzel for their fundamental contributions to the development of new nanomaterials that are already being applied both in solar energy production and in next-generation electronics. The work of both winners opens the door to new avenues for the production of renewable energies, electronic devices, biomedical imaging techniques, and other applications.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The BBVA Foundation has awarded the <a href="https://www.frontiersofknowledgeawards-fbbva.es/noticias/the-frontiers-of-knowledge-award-goes-to-paul-alivisatos-and-michael-gratzel-for-developing-new-nanomaterials-with-applications-in-solar-energy-and-cutting-edge-electronics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Frontiers of Knowledge Award in the Basic Sciences category</a> to Paul Alivisatos and Michael Grätzel for their fundamental contributions to the development of new nanomaterials that are already being applied both in solar energy production and in next-generation electronics. The work of both winners opens the door to new avenues for the production of renewable energies, electronic devices, biomedical imaging techniques, and other applications.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA and CW Enerji join forces to promote solar power installations</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/garanti-bbva-and-cw-enerji-join-forces-to-promote-solar-power-installations/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 07 Aug 2020 00:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[E056849]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Affordable and clean energy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Project finance]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                            <![CDATA[CW Enerji, Europe's largest solar power system manufacturer, has signed an agreement with Garanti BBVA Leasing, one of the industry's leading leasing companies. As part of the framework agreement, tailored financial support will be offered to clients for the installation of solar-powered electric energy stations.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[CW Enerji, Europe's largest solar power system manufacturer, has signed an agreement with Garanti BBVA Leasing, one of the industry's leading leasing companies. As part of the framework agreement, tailored financial support will be offered to clients for the installation of solar-powered electric energy stations.]]>
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                    <title>Recycling and energy consumption during the pandemic: a sustainability experiment?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/recycling-and-energy-consumption-during-the-pandemic-a-sustainability-experiment/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:20:11 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[E030493]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carbon Footprint]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Recycling]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable cities and communities]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=748286</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[2020 is <a href="http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano_es/contenido?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/elcano/elcano_es/zonas_es/ari14-2020-lazaro-cambio-climatico-2020-ciencia-tras-maraton-cop25-pacto-verde-europeo-legislacion-climatica-espana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a fundamental year to consolidate the fight against climate change.</a> Following <a href="https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/cop25/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COP 25</a> in Madrid at the end of 2019, and in the middle of <a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/es/noticias-y-reportajes/reportajes/2020-un-ano-clave-para-enfrentar-las-emergencias-del-clima-y-la" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the UN strategy</a> to pave the way for the Agenda 2030 <a href="https://www.bbva.com/es/sostenibilidad/que-sabes-de-los-objetivos-de-desarrollo-sostenible-ods/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sustainable Development Goals</a>, <a href="https://www.bbva.com/es/la-cuarentena-por-el-coronavirus-reduce-la-contaminacion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>a global pandemic has simultaneously put the resilience of Earth’s society to the test. </strong></a>]]>
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                            <![CDATA[2020 is <a href="http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano_es/contenido?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/elcano/elcano_es/zonas_es/ari14-2020-lazaro-cambio-climatico-2020-ciencia-tras-maraton-cop25-pacto-verde-europeo-legislacion-climatica-espana" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a fundamental year to consolidate the fight against climate change.</a> Following <a href="https://www.miteco.gob.es/es/cop25/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COP 25</a> in Madrid at the end of 2019, and in the middle of <a href="https://www.unenvironment.org/es/noticias-y-reportajes/reportajes/2020-un-ano-clave-para-enfrentar-las-emergencias-del-clima-y-la" target="_blank" rel="noopener">the UN strategy</a> to pave the way for the Agenda 2030 <a href="https://www.bbva.com/es/sostenibilidad/que-sabes-de-los-objetivos-de-desarrollo-sostenible-ods/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sustainable Development Goals</a>, <a href="https://www.bbva.com/es/la-cuarentena-por-el-coronavirus-reduce-la-contaminacion/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>a global pandemic has simultaneously put the resilience of Earth’s society to the test. </strong></a>]]>
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                    <title>What is the carbon footprint and how to understand this environmental indicator?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-is-the-carbon-footprint-and-how-to-understand-this-environmental-indicator/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 20 Feb 2020 08:40:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[carpema]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carbon Footprint]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Climate change]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Environment]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Global Warming]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&#038;p=866645</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[The repercussions of climate change and the ensuing environmental commitment made by governments, the business community, and society as a whole have produced an onslaught of various terms that amount to a full glossary bound by sustainability. Carbon footprint is one of these terms.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The repercussions of climate change and the ensuing environmental commitment made by governments, the business community, and society as a whole have produced an onslaught of various terms that amount to a full glossary bound by sustainability. Carbon footprint is one of these terms.]]>
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                    <title>As of January 1st, BBVA set an internal price for its CO2 emissions and commits to being carbon neutral in 2020</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/as-of-january-1st-bbva-set-an-internal-price-for-its-co2-emissions-and-commits-to-being-carbon-neutral-in-2020/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Jan 2020 16:36:23 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Óscar García]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA is celebrating the World Day for Reducing CO2 Emissions by reaffirming its environmental policy to develop a more sustainable economy. BBVA has committed to be neutral in terms of CO2 emissions in 2020. As of January 1st, it has assigned an internal price for its emissions, thus incorporating this factor into decision-making processes, as BBVA Group Executive Chairman <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/carlos-torres-vila-bbva-sustainability-is-a-core-part-of-our-strategy/">Carlos Torres Vila recently announced</a>. This measure is part of BBVA’s broader effort to align its activity with the Paris Agreement and cut its direct and indirect emissions. BBVA will light its Madrid headquarters building in blue in commemoration of this international day.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA is celebrating the World Day for Reducing CO2 Emissions by reaffirming its environmental policy to develop a more sustainable economy. BBVA has committed to be neutral in terms of CO2 emissions in 2020. As of January 1st, it has assigned an internal price for its emissions, thus incorporating this factor into decision-making processes, as BBVA Group Executive Chairman <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/carlos-torres-vila-bbva-sustainability-is-a-core-part-of-our-strategy/">Carlos Torres Vila recently announced</a>. This measure is part of BBVA’s broader effort to align its activity with the Paris Agreement and cut its direct and indirect emissions. BBVA will light its Madrid headquarters building in blue in commemoration of this international day.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA headquarters receive LEED Platinum Certificate</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/garanti-bbva-headquarters-receive-leed-platinum-certificate/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 01 Oct 2019 00:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[alberto.oyarzo]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Environment]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA has been awarded the <a href="https://www.buildup.eu/en/explore/links/leadership-energy-and-environmental-design-leed-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)</a> platinum certificate for the overall sustainability of its headquarters building in Istanbul. It is the only bank in Turkey to have received such recognition, which is one of the most rigorous green building rating systems in the world, developed by the American Council of Green Buildings (<a href="http://leed.usgbc.org/leed.html">USGBC</a>).]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA has been awarded the <a href="https://www.buildup.eu/en/explore/links/leadership-energy-and-environmental-design-leed-0" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED)</a> platinum certificate for the overall sustainability of its headquarters building in Istanbul. It is the only bank in Turkey to have received such recognition, which is one of the most rigorous green building rating systems in the world, developed by the American Council of Green Buildings (<a href="http://leed.usgbc.org/leed.html">USGBC</a>).]]>
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                    <title>Construction of the wind farm backed by BBVA and Endesa begins</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/construction-of-the-wind-farm-backed-by-bbva-and-endesa-begins/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2019 05:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Through its renewable energy subsidiary, Enel Green Power España (EGPE), Endesa has begun construction of ‘Primoral’ wind farm, which will supply power to BBVA from the end of 2019. The plant, located in Villamayor de Gállego (Zaragoza), will be a 35 MW power plant capable of generating 108 GWh a year once it comes into operation.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Through its renewable energy subsidiary, Enel Green Power España (EGPE), Endesa has begun construction of ‘Primoral’ wind farm, which will supply power to BBVA from the end of 2019. The plant, located in Villamayor de Gállego (Zaragoza), will be a 35 MW power plant capable of generating 108 GWh a year once it comes into operation.]]>
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                    <title>The wind farm that will supply BBVA electricity</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/the-wind-farm-that-will-supply-bbva-electricity/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 04 Mar 2019 06:00:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The town of Villamayor de Gallegó in the outskirts of Zaragoza will host the wind farm that Enel Green Power Spain will build as part of an agreement with BBVA. The 10 wind turbines in the farm will provide 30% of the energy BBVA consumes in Spain.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The town of Villamayor de Gallegó in the outskirts of Zaragoza will host the wind farm that Enel Green Power Spain will build as part of an agreement with BBVA. The 10 wind turbines in the farm will provide 30% of the energy BBVA consumes in Spain.]]>
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                    <title>Efficient energy use: one small step for man, one giant leap for mankind</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/efficient-energy-use-one-small-step-for-man-one-giant-leap-for-mankind/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 31 Oct 2018 00:15:29 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Pilar Martínez Fariña]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Energy consumption]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Environment]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals]]>
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                                                                <guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.bbva.com/?p=585637</guid>
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                            <![CDATA[World economic growth is causing energy consumption levels to skyrocket. According to forecasts, energy needs will expand by <a href="https://www.iea.org/weo2017/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">30 percent between today and 2040</a>. This new scenario calls for practices aimed at promoting the efficient use of energy. But, is society really aware of the importance of curbing energy consumption?]]>
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                            <![CDATA[World economic growth is causing energy consumption levels to skyrocket. According to forecasts, energy needs will expand by <a href="https://www.iea.org/weo2017/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">30 percent between today and 2040</a>. This new scenario calls for practices aimed at promoting the efficient use of energy. But, is society really aware of the importance of curbing energy consumption?]]>
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