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🏥 At BBVA we’re committed to ensuring a fairer society for all, which is why in 2020, we launched our ‘Covid 19 Social Response Plan’, with €35.7 million set aside to fund three lines of action: supporting health authorities, contributing to social organizations, and promoting scientific research. Click the link to find out how the contribution has directly benefited 3.5 million people.
The novelty in 4Q20 #BBVAresults presentation has been the objective of repurchasing 10 percent of the shares once the sale of the subsidiary in the United States. At the press conference, Carlos Torres Vila stated that “we consider BBVA's share the best investment we can make.” In addition, he reviewed different strategic options that the bank was considering for investing that capital. Click here to find out more:
Keeping our employees informed about what is going on around the world is key to BBVA, and when it comes to the current pandemic this is even more crucial. 💉 To ensure our employees wellbeing, we commissioned the help of Vicente Larraga, research professor at the Vaccines and Gene Expression Unit of CSIC Biological Research Center, to dispel the myths surrounding the coronavirus vaccine. 💻 Originally participating in a videoconference for BBVA employees, we share what he had to say with you.
🏆 The BBVA Foundation has awarded three very worthy winners with the Frontiers of Knowledge Award. 🌳 Neil Adger, Ian Burton and Karen O’Brien were recognised for their pioneering studies into the link between social and cultural conditions and vulnerability to climate change. Leading efforts since the mid-90s we’re getting to know the people behind the theory and why it’s important to recognise the human dimension of climate change.
☘️ Garanti BBVA has been named the Best Digital Bank for the fourth consecutive year. 🏆 World Finance Magazine has presented Garanti BBVA with two awards this year, including Best Mobile Application in the Turkish Market. Click the link below to find out more about the awards, and read what Işık Akdemir Evlioğlu, executive vice president and head of Digital Banking at Garanti BBVA, has to say about this years win.
📆 This year will see the United Nations’ plan, AGENDA 21, come to an end. 🌿 There’s been a great deal of progress and movement towards sustainability over the years, but there’s still much more to come. 🌨️ We break down the steps that have been taken, and that are yet to be taken, within the collective effort to combat climate change.
“We face 2021 with an unparalleled position of strength, to invest in growth and to increase shareholder distributions,” says Carlos Torres Vila, BBVA’s Chairman, for an interview during which he went over the key milestones achieved and lessons learned in 2020. Find out more about BBVA’s plans for the new year, in a time of health and economic uncertainty, by clicking the link.
🌱 When you think of the word sustainability, do you think opportunity? 🤝 At BBVA we’re helping everybody transition to a #GreenerAndFairer future, while stimulating economic growth that leaves no one behind. 🎥 Watch our new video to learn more about how we can all work together to create a more sustainable world. #SustainableBBVA
💡New partnerships. New products. New possibilities. 🇨🇴 We’ve just announced a new joint venture business in Colombia with Telefónica which will deliver an innovative, digital-first approach to consumer banking. 🌎 Find out what this means for our growing business:
📈 The Dow Jones Sustainability Index (DJSI) is one of the most prestigious benchmarks for companies’ sustainability performances, and Garanti BBVA has maintained its presence for the sixth year running. 🎉 Congratulations to Garanti BBVA! The only Turkish company on the DJSI for the sixth consecutive year. 🌱 Read more about what makes the company’s sustainability strategy worthy of such an achievement:
