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                    <title>How do climate summits take shape?</title>
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                    <pubDate>Tue, 23 Jun 2026 09:52:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Teresa Andrés Blanco]]>
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                                <![CDATA[COP31]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Preparing for a <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-are-cops-and-what-role-do-they-play-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COP</a> event is a year-round process. This phase involves a range of activities that connect one annual summit to the next and are designed to keep climate action moving forward. Technical meetings, diplomatic negotiations and international coordination all play a role in steering the way toward each summit.
<h6>Image source: Flickr</h6>]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Preparing for a <a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-are-cops-and-what-role-do-they-play-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">COP</a> event is a year-round process. This phase involves a range of activities that connect one annual summit to the next and are designed to keep climate action moving forward. Technical meetings, diplomatic negotiations and international coordination all play a role in steering the way toward each summit.
<h6>Image source: Flickr</h6>]]>
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                    <title>Why Are Türkiye and Australia Sharing Leadership of COP31?</title>
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                    <pubDate>Thu, 18 Jun 2026 03:19:39 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Teresa Andrés Blanco]]>
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                                <![CDATA[COP31]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Climate Summit this November 2026 will have a dual leadership model for the first time in history. With the aim of strengthening multilateral cooperation, Türkiye will host the event and hold the presidency, while Australia will be in charge of the official negotiations.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Climate Summit this November 2026 will have a dual leadership model for the first time in history. With the aim of strengthening multilateral cooperation, Türkiye will host the event and hold the presidency, while Australia will be in charge of the official negotiations.]]>
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                    <title>What Are COPs and What Role Do They Play in the Fight Against Climate Change</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-are-cops-and-what-role-do-they-play-in-the-fight-against-climate-change/</link>
                    <pubDate>Sun, 07 Jun 2026 15:20:40 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Teresa Andrés Blanco]]>
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                                <![CDATA[COP31]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Planet]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Conferences of the Parties (COPs) are annual summits that review international agreements on climate change and promote new global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect ecosystems.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Conferences of the Parties (COPs) are annual summits that review international agreements on climate change and promote new global measures to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and protect ecosystems.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Allocated €191 million to Social Initiatives and Programs in 2025 (Up 7.6 Percent Year-over-Year)</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-allocated-e191-million-to-social-initiatives-and-programs-in-2025-up-7-6-percent-year-over-year/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 03 Jun 2026 05:28:45 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[T068488]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social Area]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA allocated €191.5 million to social programs and initiatives in 2025 globally, an increase of 7.5 percent over 2024. 7.7 million people directly benefited from these activities, which mainly focused on education, accounting for 68 percent of the total resources. These efforts aimed to facilitate access to opportunities and support people and communities in their development.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA allocated €191.5 million to social programs and initiatives in 2025 globally, an increase of 7.5 percent over 2024. 7.7 million people directly benefited from these activities, which mainly focused on education, accounting for 68 percent of the total resources. These efforts aimed to facilitate access to opportunities and support people and communities in their development.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Recognized in Europe for its Commitment to LGBTIQ+ Inclusion</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-recognized-in-europe-for-its-commitment-to-lgbtiq-inclusion/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2026 04:05:07 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Awards]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Diversity]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Human capital]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The financial institution has been recognized in the first edition of the EPBN-WISE LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Awards as one of the European companies most firmly committed to LGBTIQ+ inclusion in the workplace. The award recognizes organizations that have implemented concrete measures to create safe, diverse, and inclusive working environments.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The financial institution has been recognized in the first edition of the EPBN-WISE LGBTIQ+ Inclusion Awards as one of the European companies most firmly committed to LGBTIQ+ inclusion in the workplace. The award recognizes organizations that have implemented concrete measures to create safe, diverse, and inclusive working environments.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Mexico supports the Ministry of Finance in the year’s second joint BONDESG and Bonos MS issuance, raising MXN35 billion</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-mexico-supports-the-ministry-of-finance-in-the-years-second-joint-bondesg-and-bonos-ms-issuance-raising-mxn35-billion/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2026 18:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Armando Reyna]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SDG]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Mexico acted as joint placement agent for the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) in the year’s second joint issuance of BONDESG and Bonos MS fixed-rate bonds.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Mexico acted as joint placement agent for the Ministry of Finance and Public Credit (SHCP) in the year’s second joint issuance of BONDESG and Bonos MS fixed-rate bonds.]]>
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                    <title>Türkiye Leads Europe in Energy Storage Ahead of COP31</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/turkiye-leads-europe-in-energy-storage-ahead-of-cop31/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 22 May 2026 04:21:30 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[COP31]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[As the climate summit to be held in November 2026 draws closer, Türkiye has emerged as the leading European country in championing energy storage—a key technology for ensuring energy security and accelerating the integration of renewable energy sources. Its firm commitment to battery systems and to modernizing electricity grids has afforded the country a strategic role within the wider energy transition taking place across Europe.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[As the climate summit to be held in November 2026 draws closer, Türkiye has emerged as the leading European country in championing energy storage—a key technology for ensuring energy security and accelerating the integration of renewable energy sources. Its firm commitment to battery systems and to modernizing electricity grids has afforded the country a strategic role within the wider energy transition taking place across Europe.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Covers 99 Percent of its Electricity consumption with renewable energy</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-covers-99-percent-of-its-electricity-consumption-with-renewable-energy/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2026 07:30:52 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Infrastructures]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Mobility]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In 2025, 99 percent of BBVA’s global electricity consumption came from renewable sources, and the bank has set a new target to reach 100 percent shortly. Since 2019, the bank has reduced scope 1 and 2 CO₂ emissions¹ by 83 percent and cut per-employee electricity consumption by 22 percent, energy consumption by 19 percent, water consumption by 36 percent, paper consumption by 44 percent and net waste by 33 percent. Furthermore, environmentally certified floor space reached 62 percent, far surpassing the 45 percent target set in the Global Eco-efficiency Plan.
<h6>¹Scope 1 and 2: BBVA's direct and indirect emissions, excluding those of our clients.</h6>]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In 2025, 99 percent of BBVA’s global electricity consumption came from renewable sources, and the bank has set a new target to reach 100 percent shortly. Since 2019, the bank has reduced scope 1 and 2 CO₂ emissions¹ by 83 percent and cut per-employee electricity consumption by 22 percent, energy consumption by 19 percent, water consumption by 36 percent, paper consumption by 44 percent and net waste by 33 percent. Furthermore, environmentally certified floor space reached 62 percent, far surpassing the 45 percent target set in the Global Eco-efficiency Plan.
<h6>¹Scope 1 and 2: BBVA's direct and indirect emissions, excluding those of our clients.</h6>]]>
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                    <title>What is transition finance and why is it key to decarbonizing industry?</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/what-is-transition-finance-and-why-is-it-key-to-decarbonizing-industry/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 06 May 2026 09:11:41 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Carbon Footprint]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Planet]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Transition finance refers to instruments designed to fund the gradual reduction of emissions in industrial sectors that are hard to abate (i.e. difficult to decarbonize). Supporting the transformation of “hard-to-abate” industries through this type of financing is essential to advancing toward a low-carbon economy.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Transition finance refers to instruments designed to fund the gradual reduction of emissions in industrial sectors that are hard to abate (i.e. difficult to decarbonize). Supporting the transformation of “hard-to-abate” industries through this type of financing is essential to advancing toward a low-carbon economy.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Channels €36 Billion into Sustainable Business in the First Quarter of 2026 (up 33 Percent YoY)</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-channels-e36-billion-into-sustainable-business-in-the-first-quarter-of-2026-up-33-percent-yoy/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 05 May 2026 10:06:19 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Óscar García]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA channeled €36 billion into sustainable business in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 33 percent over the same period in the previous year. Of this amount, €12.6 billion came from Spain. This activity allows the bank’s clients to gain access to financing and solutions for the energy transition, efficient resource use and social challenges. With this achievement, the bank has reached a total of €170 billion toward its €700 billion target for the 2025 – 2029 period.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA channeled €36 billion into sustainable business in the first quarter of 2026, an increase of 33 percent over the same period in the previous year. Of this amount, €12.6 billion came from Spain. This activity allows the bank’s clients to gain access to financing and solutions for the energy transition, efficient resource use and social challenges. With this achievement, the bank has reached a total of €170 billion toward its €700 billion target for the 2025 – 2029 period.]]>
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