💬 “Without racial, cultural and gender diversity, there is no innovation or progress.” 👩 Female entrepreneurship is one way in which this innovation is taking hold, however with less women launching their own businesses, we’re looking at the factors that are holding them back - and how we can all tackle them. Click the link to find out all about our Women Talks events and read about what we discussed in our most recent edition
🏆 This month we added to our trophy cabinet with the ‘Best Bank in Europe for Innovation in Digital Banking’ award from The Banker’s annual awards. Recognizing our efforts in becoming the first bank to allow our business customers to measure their carbon footprint, helping customers make the best decisions to improve their financial health and being at the forefront of innovation, read all about the award her
💚 “ We want to contribute to the global collective effort against climate change and promote inclusive growth, leaving no one behind.” BBVA is proud to be one of the world’s leading banks in climate finance and our work is continuing to bring the age of opportunity to everyone. To hit our targets, we have decided to double our initial offering of sustainable funding to €200 billion. Hear from BBVA Chairman, Carlos Torres Vila, in our video where he discusses this new pledge: #GreenerAndMoreInclusive
🏳️⚧️ At BBVA we are committed to creating an open, inclusive environment for everyone. Along with other initiatives such as becoming a chair at REDI, we have drawn up guidelines for supporting trans people. 🤝 Intrinsic to BBVA’s DNA, take a look at our guide and discover how we’re working together to create a workplace and world where everyone can be themselves:
🎉 We have been placed in the top 35 best banks in the world, according to The Banker magazine. 🏆 Supporting businesses, households, health services and their communities throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, find out all of the reasons we have achieved this accolade, here
🏆 We are the Most Innovative Financial Institution Borrower in this year’s edition of the Bond Awards. From green contingent convertible bonds, to the first covid-19 social bond, we’re determined to keep pushing the boundaries in order to better serve the communities we operate in. #GreenerAndMoreInclusive
📗 Sustainability is a fundamental part of BBVA’s strategy and every day we find new ways to further this message. Training our employees is just one of these ways. 🎒 From collaborating with prestigious educational institutions such as the universities of Oxford, Cambridge and Yale, to designing a reskilling plan, we’re ensuring our commitment to sustainability is felt by employees all over the world. Which has meant that in less than a year, we’ve trained nearly 75,000 employees in this area. And we’re still going strong. Find out more about how we’re doing it here #GreenerAndMoreInclusive
👩💻 In 2014, a small number of our BBVA team began testing a new way of working based on the #agile project management model. Seven years later and those agile methodologies have been extended to over 33,000 members of staff, reduced carbon emissions and helped us navigate the Covid-19 pandemic. Our agile business culture is here to stay — find out more about the methodology and how it works here
🌎 At BBVA our commitment to reducing the risks of climate change isn’t just hollow words. Recently we’ve become the first and only Spanish bank to commit to @PCAF´s measurement of financed emissions. 🌴 With more than 120 banks and investors from five continents already participating, this initiative is set to help us achieve our goal of zero net emissions by 2050. Read more about PCAF and our other climate change commitments here:
🤝 Awareness, understanding, action, Antoni BALLABRIGA, our Global Head of Responsible Business is looking at the three factors that are key to financial education, in order to create a more sustainable and inclusive future for all. Read his analysis here:
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