B B V A ' S S U S T A I N A B I L I T Y S T R A T E G Y

Building a more sustainable

and inclusive future

May 2024

BUILDING A MORE SUSTAINABLE AND INCLUSIVE FUTURE 2

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The world is living in an era of unprecedented change and sustainability is a significant and long-term opportunity

  • A structural, technological transformation across all industries
  • Global and immediate
  • An unprecedented investment cycle

Banks have a key role

to play in financing the transformation by allocating funds to decarbonization technologies that offer long-term growth

The necessary global investments in sustainability imply a great potential incremental business

$275

TRILLION

~8

% WORLD GDP

Annual Average

30 Years

CURRENT

NECESSARY

FUNDING

FUNDING

2010

2020

2030

2040

2050

Source: BNEF, McKinsey

Being a first mover bank gives a competitive edge on two goals:

Capturing a higher share of the incremental business

Differentiated management of sustainability risks

Capturing the opportunity requires an

extended and deep transformation across

the entire value chain

Strategy

Policies and

Processes Business and

risk capabilities

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BBVA has placed sustainability at the core of its strategy since 2019

Global Sustainability Area

at top management level, with a business-orientated focus

Risk management

that integrates sustainability as a lever

Variable remuneration of all employees

linked to mobilization of sustainable business

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Sustainability is at the core of BBVA's Strategy

Promoting new business

through sustainability

Channeling sustainable business

GOAL 2025

  • 300 Bn

FROM 2018 TO MARCH 2024

  • 226 Bn

Achieve Net Zero

Emissions by 2050

Setting and managing decarbonization targets by 2030

SECTORS

Oil & Gas

Power Generation

Auto

Steel

Cement

Coal

Aviation

Shipping

Aluminum

Commercial Real Estate

AS OF DEC'23

Residential Real Estate

80%

of loan portfolio

corresponds to customers who actively manage their transition¹

(1) Percentage calculated in terms of the volume of loans in the portfolio, which includes both drawn and undrawn financing (such as Loans, unused Revolving Credit Lines, Guarantees, ECA lines, among others). Data as of December 2023. Corresponds to high-emission sectors that include oil and gas, power generation, auto, steel, cement and aviation at BBVA Group level. The percentage of the loan portfolio does not include the coal sector for which BBVA has defined a progressive exit plan for 2030 in developed countries and in 2040 globally (in the terms of the Environmental and Social Framework), nor the shipping sector. Customers who are actively managing their transition are considered to be those classified as "Advanced", "Robust" or "Moderate" according to internal transition assessment tools such as the Transition Risk Indicator (TRi). considering its medium-term emissions reduction objectives and levers for the management of said emissions and its committed investments to execute its transition plan. See annex for details.

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FOSTER NEW BUSINESS THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY

We are bringing sustainable business to the next level

Advancing in our goal to sustainable business¹

Accumulated data (2018 - 1Q24)

20 Bn

channeled in

New target

1Q24

(2022)

€300Bn

226 Bn

Revised target

Channeled since 2018

(2021)

€200 Bn

Initial target (2018)

€100 Bn

2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025

With a global and holistic approach

Sustainable business channeled breakdown

BY PRODUCT

BY SEGMENT

YoY growth

75%

20 Bn

+41%

Financing and

transactional

banking activity 2

14.2Bn

226 Bn

Retail

-19%

2.6

(2018 - March 24) 17%

7.0

+81%

Bonds3

3.2

Enterprise

4% Project4%

3.9

10.4

Investment finance

7.2

CIB

+45%

products and

Others4

1Q23 1Q24

  1. For the purposes of the 2025 Target, sustainable business channeling is considered to be any mobilization of funds, cumulatively, in relation with activities, clients or products considered to be sustainable or promoting sustainability in accordance with internal standards inspired by market standards such as the Green Bond Principles, Social Loan Principles and Sustainability Linked Loan Principles of the Loan Market Association, existing regulations and the best market practices. The foregoing is understood without prejudice to the fact that said mobilization, both at an initial stage or at a later time, may not be registered on the balance sheet. To determine the funds channeled to sustainable business, internal criteria is used based on both internal and external information, either public, offered by customers or by third parties (mainly data providers and independent experts).
  1. It fundamentally includes products whose funds are allocated to activities considered sustainable (in accordance with both internal and market standards, existing regulations and best practices), as well as products linked to sustainability (in accordance with both internal and market and best practices), such as those linked to environmental and/or social indicators.
  2. Bonds in which BBVA acts as bookrunner.
  3. Investment products art.8 or 9 under SFDR or similar criteria outside the EU managed, intermediated or marketed by BBVA. "Other" includes deposits under the Sustainable Transaction Banking Framework until its replacement by the CIB Sustainable Products Framework (both Frameworks published on the bank's website), insurance policies related to energy efficiency and inclusive growth and electric vehicle autorenting, mainly.

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FOSTER NEW BUSINESS THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY

Foster new business with a holistic approach and focus on 3 levers

Holistic approach to sustainability

Net-zero opportunities

Nature-positive

Electric transportation,

opportunities

Energy efficiency,

Agriculture, Water,

Renewable power…

Recycling….

Climate

Natural

capital

Inclusive

Social opportunities

Financial inclusion,

growth

Entrepreneurship ,

Social infrastructure…

Working on 3 growth levers

Promoting personalized advice to customers to capture incremental business opportunities

Developing differential risk management capabilities

Building levers to do business in

the right way

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FOSTER NEW BUSINESS THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY

Promoting personalized advice to customers to capture business opportunities

WHOLESALE CUSTOMERS

ENTERPRISE CUSTOMERS

RETAIL CUSTOMERS

Already

delivering

Sector-related advice to proactively address transition opportunities

Focus on high-emitting sectors

Oil & gas

Power generation

Auto

Steel

Cement

Coal

Aviation

Shipping

Aluminum

Real Estate Commercial

Real Estate Residential

SELECTIVE GROWTH

80% of the loan portfolio corresponds to customers who actively manage their transition¹

+6 p.p growth (2023)

Advice focused on savings through specific sustainable solutions

Focus on transversal themes

Energy efficiency

Circularity

Social

Fleet renewal

infrastructure

Water

Entrepreneurship

LEVERAGED CAPILLARITY

to boost business

77% of total bankers closed sustainability deals (2023)

Personalized digital solutions for mass consumer market

Focus on savings

  • Mobility
  • Self-consumption
  • Unbanked

TAILOR-MADE SOLUTION

to mass markets

16,500

solar panels financed

(2023)

  1. Percentage calculated in terms of the volume of loans in the portfolio, which includes both drawn and undrawn financing (such as Loans, unused Revolving Credit Lines, Guarantees, ECA lines, among others). Data as of December 2023. Corresponds to high-emission sectors that include oil and gas, power generation, auto, steel, cement and aviation at BBVA Group level. The percentage of the loan portfolio does not include the coal sector for which BBVA has defined a progressive exit plan for 2030 in developed countries and in 2040 globally (in the terms of the Environmental and Social Framework), nor the shipping sector. Customers who are actively managing their transition are considered to be those classified as "Advanced", "Robust" or "Moderate" according to internal transition assessment tools such as the Transition Risk Indicator (TRi). considering its medium-term emissions reduction objectives and levers for the management of said emissions and its committed investments to execute its transition plan. See annex for details.
based on transition positioning

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FOSTER NEW BUSINESS THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY

Developing differential risk management capabilities to mitigate risks and support business opportunities

SOUND

STARTING POINT

Low exposure to high-emitting sectors

5.87%

of the total exposure (measured by EAD of BBVA Group)

(Dec'23)

FOCUS ON BANKING

THE BUSINESS UPSIDE

Leverage in differential risk knowledge to advance dialogue with our customers

Developing specific risk frameworks

to support new business verticals (e.g. new sustainable technologies)

Strategic plan for new customers acquisition

CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT OF CAPABILITIES

Building up advanced tools and ongoing training for risk teams

of the loan portfolio in sectors with high

95% emissions has a Transition Risk Indicator (TRi)

68%

of risk team trained on sustainability

(~4,000 FTEs)1

Competitive advantage built over time to capture business opportunities,

while managing sustainability risk

(1) In addition, over 112,000 hours of training in 2023 and more than 53,500 employees trained in sustainability between Dec'22 and 23.

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FOSTER NEW BUSINESS THROUGH SUSTAINABILITY

Building levers to do business in the right way

Defining robust

Defining and adapting

Leveraging on

Assessing the

criteria to classify

processes to ensure

sound data quality

non- financial

sustainable business

operational efficiency

on sustainable

risks and defining

and adequate internal

attributes, at deal

mitigating

controls

level

measures

Promoting transparency in our sustainability reporting

and first movers in aligning it to best practices

TCFD + GFANZ transition plan, SASB, WEF-IBCand GRI

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