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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[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 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>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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                    <title>BBVA Channeled €30 Billion into Sustainable Business for Social Activities in 2025 (+52% Year-On-Year)</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-channeled-e30-billion-into-sustainable-business-for-social-activities-in-2025-52-year-on-year/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2026 08:54:22 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Óscar García]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA channeled €30 billion into sustainable business for social activities in 2025, 52% more than in 2024, accelerating its growth rate. Activity was distributed across financing for entrepreneurs and microbusinesses, financing for the construction of social infrastructure, products for financial inclusion, social bond placements, loans linked to social indicators, and financing for clients whose activities generate a social impact.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA channeled €30 billion into sustainable business for social activities in 2025, 52% more than in 2024, accelerating its growth rate. Activity was distributed across financing for entrepreneurs and microbusinesses, financing for the construction of social infrastructure, products for financial inclusion, social bond placements, loans linked to social indicators, and financing for clients whose activities generate a social impact.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA joins Earth Hour, turning off the lights at its corporate headquarters</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-joins-earth-hour-turning-off-the-lights-at-its-corporate-headquarters/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 27 Mar 2026 08:02:58 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Santiago Romero]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Climate]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Citizens, companies, city councils and institutions from all over the world will turn off the lights this Saturday, March 28 for Earth Hour to fight against climate change and the loss of biodiversity. BBVA participates for yet another year in this initiative organized by the World Wildlife Fund, turning off a hundred headquarters, corporate buildings and branches spread throughout all the countries where the bank is present.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Citizens, companies, city councils and institutions from all over the world will turn off the lights this Saturday, March 28 for Earth Hour to fight against climate change and the loss of biodiversity. BBVA participates for yet another year in this initiative organized by the World Wildlife Fund, turning off a hundred headquarters, corporate buildings and branches spread throughout all the countries where the bank is present.]]>
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                    <title>What is Microinsurance? Social and Health Protection for Less Than Four Euros a Month</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/microcredits-social-and-health-protection-for-less-than-a-euro-per-month/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 04 Mar 2026 01:20:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Cristina González del Pino]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Social Inclusion]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Finance]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Having insurance to cover unforeseen expenses (such as hospital stays, loss of income, or climate events) can mean the difference between moving forward and falling back into poverty. For those in vulnerable circumstances, these extra costs are a massive blow to their household economy. Microinsurance products are affordable financial tools designed to mitigate these risks, guaranteeing well-being and peace of mind in the face of the unexpected.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Having insurance to cover unforeseen expenses (such as hospital stays, loss of income, or climate events) can mean the difference between moving forward and falling back into poverty. For those in vulnerable circumstances, these extra costs are a massive blow to their household economy. Microinsurance products are affordable financial tools designed to mitigate these risks, guaranteeing well-being and peace of mind in the face of the unexpected.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Channels €134 Billion in Sustainable Business in 2025 (+44 percent), a New Annual Record</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-channels-e134-billion-in-sustainable-business-in-2025-44-percent-a-new-annual-record/</link>
                    <pubDate>Wed, 25 Feb 2026 06:44:24 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Teresa Andrés Blanco]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Business]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s sustainable business continued to grow at a strong pace in 2025. The bank channeled €134 billion, representing 44 percent growth over 2024. This figure marks an annual record for the financial institution, which aims to mobilize €700 billion between 2025 and 2029.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA’s sustainable business continued to grow at a strong pace in 2025. The bank channeled €134 billion, representing 44 percent growth over 2024. This figure marks an annual record for the financial institution, which aims to mobilize €700 billion between 2025 and 2029.]]>
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                    <title>Atom Bank's 22% Emissions Cut and the Path to Climate Positivity</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/atom-banks-22-emissions-cut-and-the-path-to-climate-positivity/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 13 Feb 2026 06:10:42 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[T050361]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Business]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Achieving significant business growth and committing to ambitious climate action are not mutually exclusive, as demonstrated by the UK’s <a href="https://www.atombank.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atom bank</a>, an app based savings and lending firm that BBVA has invested in since 2016. The bank's most recent annual <a href="https://www.atombank.co.uk/about-us/sustainability-report-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sustainability Report</a> underscores key achievements in its commitment to becoming<strong> climate positive from 2035</strong>, notably a 22% reduction in operational emissions concurrent with a period of record balance sheet growth.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Achieving significant business growth and committing to ambitious climate action are not mutually exclusive, as demonstrated by the UK’s <a href="https://www.atombank.co.uk/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Atom bank</a>, an app based savings and lending firm that BBVA has invested in since 2016. The bank's most recent annual <a href="https://www.atombank.co.uk/about-us/sustainability-report-2025/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sustainability Report</a> underscores key achievements in its commitment to becoming<strong> climate positive from 2035</strong>, notably a 22% reduction in operational emissions concurrent with a period of record balance sheet growth.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA Reaches New Milestone in Sustainable Finance</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/sustainability/garanti-bbva-reaches-new-milestone-tl-1-trillion-in-sustainable-finance/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2026 06:15:55 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Finance]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA surpassed TL 1 trillion in sustainable finance as of January 2026, in line with its new target of TL 3.5 trillion for the 2018-2029 period. This achievement is a reflection of the bank’s long-term commitment to sustainable finance.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Garanti BBVA surpassed TL 1 trillion in sustainable finance as of January 2026, in line with its new target of TL 3.5 trillion for the 2018-2029 period. This achievement is a reflection of the bank’s long-term commitment to sustainable finance.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA and ALTÉRRA Forge Strategic Partnership Backed by $250 Million Commitment to New Climate Fund</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-and-alterra-forge-strategic-partnership-backed-by-250-million-commitment-to-new-climate-fund/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2026 08:51:56 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[jesus.delasheras]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Business]]>
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                            <![CDATA[ALTÉRRA announces plans for a new $1.2bn climate co-investment vehicle with BBVA as proposed strategic LP. BBVA commits $250m¹ to the partnership reflecting the bank’s ambitions in the sustainable finance space and the expansion of its regional and international footprint. The initiative accelerates ALTÉRRA’s ambition to mobilize third-party capital at scale and expand its global network of institutional collaborators.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[ALTÉRRA announces plans for a new $1.2bn climate co-investment vehicle with BBVA as proposed strategic LP. BBVA commits $250m¹ to the partnership reflecting the bank’s ambitions in the sustainable finance space and the expansion of its regional and international footprint. The initiative accelerates ALTÉRRA’s ambition to mobilize third-party capital at scale and expand its global network of institutional collaborators.]]>
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