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
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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
- 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).
- 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.
- Bonds in which BBVA acts as bookrunner.
- 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)
- 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
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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