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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>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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                    <title>BBVA Expands its Sustainable Business Activity in 2025 with Operations Tailored to Each Market</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-expands-its-sustainable-business-activity-in-2025-with-operations-tailored-to-each-market/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 06:15:32 +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[Sustainability is one of BBVA's strategic priorities. In 2025, the Group has carried out significant sustainable operations across its main geographies—Spain, Mexico, Türkiye, South America, and through BBVA Corporate &amp; Investment Banking (BBVA CIB)—in line with its goal of supporting customers through their transition and generating new business opportunities around climate, natural capital, and social issues.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[Sustainability is one of BBVA's strategic priorities. In 2025, the Group has carried out significant sustainable operations across its main geographies—Spain, Mexico, Türkiye, South America, and through BBVA Corporate &amp; Investment Banking (BBVA CIB)—in line with its goal of supporting customers through their transition and generating new business opportunities around climate, natural capital, and social issues.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA Consumer Finance provides financing for 10 percent of sustainable vehicles via the app in Spain</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/es/sustainability/bbva-consumer-finance-provides-financing-for-10-percent-of-sustainable-vehicles-via-the-app-in-spain/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 22 Dec 2025 09:13:07 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[Patricia Casas]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Mobility]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Business]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Mobility]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Transport]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Consumer Finance continues making strides in its goal to promote sustainable transportation in Spain. Currently, one in ten sustainable vehicles financed by the bank is contracted through digital channels, underscoring the success of a service that combines advice, financing and a catalogue of ‘ECO’ and ‘CERO’ vehicles, sourced exclusively from official dealerships. The adoption of digital channels has surpassed initial expectations and confirms the growing interest among customers in solutions that facilitate the transition toward a more efficient mobility model.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA Consumer Finance continues making strides in its goal to promote sustainable transportation in Spain. Currently, one in ten sustainable vehicles financed by the bank is contracted through digital channels, underscoring the success of a service that combines advice, financing and a catalogue of ‘ECO’ and ‘CERO’ vehicles, sourced exclusively from official dealerships. The adoption of digital channels has surpassed initial expectations and confirms the growing interest among customers in solutions that facilitate the transition toward a more efficient mobility model.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA surpasses €3 billion in agribusiness through August, up 69 percent YoY</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/enterprises/bbva-surpasses-e3-billion-in-agribusiness-through-august-up-69-percent-yoy/</link>
                    <pubDate>Fri, 03 Oct 2025 08:43:06 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[david.corral]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Enterprises]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Financing for companies]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Loans for SMEs and the self-employed]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Business]]>
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                            <![CDATA[From January to August 2025, BBVA reached €3.1 billion in agrifood business, a 69 percent increase over the same period in 2024. Of this amount, €2.09 billion corresponded to sustainable business, with 82 percent YoY growth. BBVA announced these figures at Fruit Attraction, one of the world’s top fruit and vegetable trade fairs, held this week in Madrid.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[From January to August 2025, BBVA reached €3.1 billion in agrifood business, a 69 percent increase over the same period in 2024. Of this amount, €2.09 billion corresponded to sustainable business, with 82 percent YoY growth. BBVA announced these figures at Fruit Attraction, one of the world’s top fruit and vegetable trade fairs, held this week in Madrid.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA and energy firm Isagen agree to link 368 billion pesos in borrowings to sustainability targets</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-and-energy-firm-isagen-agree-to-link-368-billion-pesos-in-borrowings-to-sustainability-targets/</link>
                    <pubDate>Thu, 21 Dec 2023 12:34:46 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Biodiversity]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Environment]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Issuances]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Business]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA in Colombia has reached an agreement with Isagen to convert long-term finance of 368 billion pesos to <a href="https://www.bbva.com/es/sostenibilidad/el-compromiso-de-bbva-por-un-mundo-mas-verde-e-inclusivo/">sustainable loans</a> linked to compliance with an environmental indicator. The index measures carbon emissions intensity in relation to energy generation as part of a pledge made by the power generation company to help preserve a more sustainable world.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA in Colombia has reached an agreement with Isagen to convert long-term finance of 368 billion pesos to <a href="https://www.bbva.com/es/sostenibilidad/el-compromiso-de-bbva-por-un-mundo-mas-verde-e-inclusivo/">sustainable loans</a> linked to compliance with an environmental indicator. The index measures carbon emissions intensity in relation to energy generation as part of a pledge made by the power generation company to help preserve a more sustainable world.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA becomes first bank in Peru to earn 'EDGE Champion' honor</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-becomes-first-bank-in-peru-to-earn-edge-champion-honor/</link>
                    <pubDate>Tue, 06 Jun 2023 11:01:33 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[María Prados]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Infrastructures]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Business]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has gained recognition from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, as the first 'EDGE Champion' in the Peruvian banking industry, after certifying more than 250,000 square meters of sustainable construction built to EDGE standards.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has gained recognition from the International Finance Corporation (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, as the first 'EDGE Champion' in the Peruvian banking industry, after certifying more than 250,000 square meters of sustainable construction built to EDGE standards.]]>
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                    <title>Garanti BBVA and Green for Growth Fund to offer green financing training</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/sustainability/garanti-bbva-and-green-for-growth-fund-to-offer-green-financing-training/</link>
                    <pubDate>Mon, 03 Jan 2022 08:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
                    <dc:creator>
                        <![CDATA[Alexandra Rojas Rodríguez]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Circular Economy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Strategy]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Business]]>
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                            <![CDATA[As part of its efforts in sustainable finance, Garanti BBVA is to implement the Green Finance Specialist training course for some of its employees, in cooperation with the Green for <a href="https://www.ggf.lu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Growth Fund (GGF)</a> Technical Support Facility and the <a href="https://www.renac.de/es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Renewable Energy Academy (RENAC)</a>. The course aims to increase the technical expertise of about 30 Garanti BBVA employees who work in different regions as loan officers, loan specialists and other related areas.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[As part of its efforts in sustainable finance, Garanti BBVA is to implement the Green Finance Specialist training course for some of its employees, in cooperation with the Green for <a href="https://www.ggf.lu/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Growth Fund (GGF)</a> Technical Support Facility and the <a href="https://www.renac.de/es/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Renewable Energy Academy (RENAC)</a>. The course aims to increase the technical expertise of about 30 Garanti BBVA employees who work in different regions as loan officers, loan specialists and other related areas.]]>
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                    <title>BBVA is Europe's most sustainable bank and second worldwide</title>
                    <link>https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-is-europes-most-sustainable-bank-and-second-worldwide/</link>
                    <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2020 14:36:48 +0000</pubDate>
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                        <![CDATA[E030493]]>
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                                <![CDATA[BBVA Sustainability Projects]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Climate]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Responsible banking]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainability]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Business]]>
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                                <![CDATA[Sustainable Development Goals]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has ranked first among European banks in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), the market's leading benchmark index, which measures the economic, environmental and social performance of the world's largest companies by market cap. The BBVA Group also took second place in the world ranking. The announcement was made on Friday, at the closing of the stock market in New York.]]>
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                            <![CDATA[BBVA has ranked first among European banks in the Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI), the market's leading benchmark index, which measures the economic, environmental and social performance of the world's largest companies by market cap. The BBVA Group also took second place in the world ranking. The announcement was made on Friday, at the closing of the stock market in New York.]]>
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