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                    <title>Garanti BBVA’s marine protection program removes 280 tons of waste and trains over 100,000 students</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/sustainability/garanti-bbvas-marine-protection-program-removes-280-tons-of-waste-and-trains-over-100000-students/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2025 06:09:19 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Blue Breath project was launched in 2021 by Garanti BBVA in collaboration with DenizTemiz Derneği/TURMEPA to protect Turkish marine ecosystems. Over the past four years, Blue Breath has worked with a variety of stakeholders to carry out clean-up projects, training sessions, and other environmental protection initiatives.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[The Blue Breath project was launched in 2021 by Garanti BBVA in collaboration with DenizTemiz Derneği/TURMEPA to protect Turkish marine ecosystems. Over the past four years, Blue Breath has worked with a variety of stakeholders to carry out clean-up projects, training sessions, and other environmental protection initiatives.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA achieves record score in S&P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/sustainability/garanti-bbva-achieves-record-score-in-sp-global-corporate-sustainability-assessment/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Jan 2025 07:08:04 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Turkish franchise secured its highest-ever score of 85 in the 2024 S&amp;P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), leading Türkiye’s banking sector once again. The bank also ranked 15th globally among 668 financial institutions assessed, further cementing its position as a leader in sustainability. S&amp;P Global-CSA is one of the most respected platforms for evaluating corporate sustainability, providing a benchmark for international investors. The assessment covers areas such as business ethics, governance, risk management, climate action, transparency, and human rights.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s Turkish franchise secured its highest-ever score of 85 in the 2024 S&amp;P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA), leading Türkiye’s banking sector once again. The bank also ranked 15th globally among 668 financial institutions assessed, further cementing its position as a leader in sustainability. S&amp;P Global-CSA is one of the most respected platforms for evaluating corporate sustainability, providing a benchmark for international investors. The assessment covers areas such as business ethics, governance, risk management, climate action, transparency, and human rights.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA, Europe’s top-ranked bank for the fifth year running in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for 2024</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-europes-top-ranked-bank-for-the-fifth-year-running-in-the-dow-jones-sustainability-index-for-2024/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 23 Dec 2024 12:06:23 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Teresa Andrés Blanco]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[For the fifth year running, BBVA earned the best score in the banking category in Europe and finished joint third globally in the latest S&amp;P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Rating agency S&amp;P carries out this CSA to determine <a href="https://www.spglobal.com/esg/csa/csa-resources/dow-jones-sustainability-indices-components-bh19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">those companies that make its Dow Jones Sustainability Index</a>.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[For the fifth year running, BBVA earned the best score in the banking category in Europe and finished joint third globally in the latest S&amp;P Global Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA). Rating agency S&amp;P carries out this CSA to determine <a href="https://www.spglobal.com/esg/csa/csa-resources/dow-jones-sustainability-indices-components-bh19" target="_blank" rel="noopener">those companies that make its Dow Jones Sustainability Index</a>.]]>
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                    <title>Carlos Torres Vila: “Education is a revolutionary force. It is the engine of opportunity and a foundation for equality”</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/carlos-torres-vila-education-is-a-revolutionary-force-it-is-the-engine-of-opportunity-and-a-foundation-for-equality/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 20 Dec 2024 13:20:33 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[cristobal.baeza]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[SDG]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila claimed “Education is a revolutionary force; it is the engine of opportunity and a foundation for equality” at a 'Aprendemos juntos 2030' (Learning Together 2030) event for a live audience, held today in Madrid. Carlos Torres Vila announced an international tour for this BBVA educational program, set to visit Barcelona, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Lima, and Montevideo in 2025.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Chair Carlos Torres Vila claimed “Education is a revolutionary force; it is the engine of opportunity and a foundation for equality” at a 'Aprendemos juntos 2030' (Learning Together 2030) event for a live audience, held today in Madrid. Carlos Torres Vila announced an international tour for this BBVA educational program, set to visit Barcelona, Mexico City, Buenos Aires, Bogotá, Lima, and Montevideo in 2025.]]>
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                    <title>Podcast | Borusan Group: Designing climate resilient systems in operations and value chain with innovative resources</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/podcast-borusan-group-designing-climate-resilient-systems-in-operations-and-value-chain-with-innovative-resources/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:05:28 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Podcast]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In this episode, we meet with Nursel Ölmez Ateş, the Head of Human, Communication and Sustainability at Borusan Holding. Discover how this prominent Turkish conglomerate is spearheading innovation and driving sustainable economic growth across its various business sectors.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[In this episode, we meet with Nursel Ölmez Ateş, the Head of Human, Communication and Sustainability at Borusan Holding. Discover how this prominent Turkish conglomerate is spearheading innovation and driving sustainable economic growth across its various business sectors.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA publishes intermediate emission reduction targets for the real estate and aluminum sectors</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-publishes-intermediate-emission-reduction-targets-for-the-real-estate-and-aluminum-sectors/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 03:00:31 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[T030454]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Finance]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA is expanding its intermediate emission reduction targets for 2030 to two new sectors: the real estate sector in Spain and the global aluminum industry. They join the list of targets for eight emission-intensive sectors previously set by the bank (oil &amp; gas; power generation; automobile; steel; cement; coal; aviation and shipping).

<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbvas-decarbonization-targets-what-do-they-mean-and-what-is-their-scope/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>BBVA's decarbonization targets: What do they mean and what is their scope?</strong></a>]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA is expanding its intermediate emission reduction targets for 2030 to two new sectors: the real estate sector in Spain and the global aluminum industry. They join the list of targets for eight emission-intensive sectors previously set by the bank (oil &amp; gas; power generation; automobile; steel; cement; coal; aviation and shipping).

<a href="https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbvas-decarbonization-targets-what-do-they-mean-and-what-is-their-scope/" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><strong>BBVA's decarbonization targets: What do they mean and what is their scope?</strong></a>]]>
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                    <title>Cleantech investment, an opportunity for Europe</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/cleantech-investment-an-opportunity-for-europe/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 02 Apr 2024 00:47:39 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[T030454]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Research and Cience]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Antoni Ballabriga, Global Head of Sustainability Intelligence &amp; Advocacy at BBVA, analyzes the importance of technological innovation and cleantech investment in an article published in the latest issue of the magazine 'Estrategias de Inversión'.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Antoni Ballabriga, Global Head of Sustainability Intelligence &amp; Advocacy at BBVA, analyzes the importance of technological innovation and cleantech investment in an article published in the latest issue of the magazine 'Estrategias de Inversión'.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA makes headway toward its decarbonization targets in key industries and cuts its emissions by 24 percent in the oil and gas sector</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-makes-headway-toward-its-decarbonization-targets-in-key-industries-and-cuts-its-emissions-by-24-percent-in-the-oil-and-gas-sector/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 08 Mar 2024 09:04:51 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Óscar García]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Finance]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA closed 2023 reporting good progress in decarbonizing its credit portfolio. Improvements in plan delivery reached 24 percent in key sectors —such as oil and gas— for which 2030 targets were set. As of December 2023, 80% of the finance portfolio in high-emission sectors relates to clients actively managing their transition, according to the <a href="https://shareholdersandinvestors.bbva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BBVAInformeTCFD_ENG_Dic23_v05-03-24.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">latest TCFD report</a> published by the bank.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA closed 2023 reporting good progress in decarbonizing its credit portfolio. Improvements in plan delivery reached 24 percent in key sectors —such as oil and gas— for which 2030 targets were set. As of December 2023, 80% of the finance portfolio in high-emission sectors relates to clients actively managing their transition, according to the <a href="https://shareholdersandinvestors.bbva.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/03/BBVAInformeTCFD_ENG_Dic23_v05-03-24.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">latest TCFD report</a> published by the bank.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA launches a unit to finance cleantech innovation</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-launches-a-unit-to-finance-cleantech-innovation/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 29 Feb 2024 19:21:14 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Óscar García]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Cleantech]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Research and Cience]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[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 at the bank's headquarters in Madrid. The specialized team, based in New York, London and Madrid, will offer lending and advisory services.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[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 at the bank's headquarters in Madrid. The specialized team, based in New York, London and Madrid, will offer lending and advisory services.]]>
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                    <title>Javier Rodríguez Soler: “There are already some decarbonization technologies that work and are profitable”</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/javier-rodriguez-soler-there-are-already-some-decarbonization-technologies-that-work-and-are-profitable/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 23 Feb 2024 01:46:20 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[T012510]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[“By definition, companies need to push profits. The good news is that there are already some technologies that work and are profitable”, remarks Javier Rodríguez Soler, Global Head of Sustainability and CIB at BBVA. In a recent interview with Brendan Wallace, CEO of <a href="https://fifthwall.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fifth Wall,</a> Rodríguez Soler explains BBVA’s commitment to investing in companies that research and develop sustainable technologies that champion the decarbonization of the economy.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[“By definition, companies need to push profits. The good news is that there are already some technologies that work and are profitable”, remarks Javier Rodríguez Soler, Global Head of Sustainability and CIB at BBVA. In a recent interview with Brendan Wallace, CEO of <a href="https://fifthwall.com/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Fifth Wall,</a> Rodríguez Soler explains BBVA’s commitment to investing in companies that research and develop sustainable technologies that champion the decarbonization of the economy.]]>
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