Of the total amount channeled in 2025, 77 percent corresponds to aspects related to climate change and natural capital, including activities related to efficient water use, agriculture and the circular economy, among others; while 23 percent was allocated to social initiatives, with projects that include social, educational or health infrastructure; support for entrepreneurs and start-ups; and financial inclusion.<\/p>\n
\u201cThis new record in 2025 consolidates sustainability as a real driver of growth at BBVA, as well as a strategic lever to open new markets and gain new clients. Through the design and offering of specialized products and services, we are generating a positive and tangible social impact, fulfilling our purpose of supporting people and societies in their drive to go further,\u201d said Javier Rodr\u00edguez Soler, Global Head of Sustainability and CIB at BBVA.<\/p>\n
Sustainable business is growing across all segments<\/p>\n
In 2025, the Corporate & Investment Banking (CIB) area channeled \u20ac68 billion, 34 percent more than the previous year. Of this amount, \u20ac49 billion was allocated to financing and transactional banking activities, primarily to sectors such as energy and mobility.<\/p>\n
In the green and sustainable project financing area, BBVA channeled approximately \u20ac4 billion, with a strong focus on projects related to renewable energy \u2013 mainly solar and wind \u2013\u00a0 including landmark transactions in the U.S. and Europe, financed with \u20ac3 billion; and cleantech, such as solutions for biofuels, carbon capture and storage, and financing of a battery gigafactory, totaling \u20ac500 million. Other projects related to natural capital also stand out, such as water treatment and distribution.<\/p>\n
Furthermore, the bank continued to promote solutions such as sustainability-linked confirming, enabling BBVA clients to access better conditions if they meet established criteria. This solution acts as a lever for corporate clients to improve the sustainability of their value chain.<\/p>\n
In addition, in key markets, BBVA continued reinforcing its support for European clients in sectors with greater exposure and expanded its offering of solutions in North America.<\/p>\n
In terms of capital markets, the bank channeled \u20ac9 billion in 2025, including third-party bonds, with BBVA acting as bookrunner, in relation to green bonds, the environmental portion of sustainable bonds, or bonds linked to environmental indicators, as well as the EU emission allowances acquired by BBVA at auction under the Emissions Trading System Directive. Bond issues between European and Mexican clients have been particularly dynamic. The BBVA Group continues to promote the development of social and green bond markets in Latin America, Europe and the U.S.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Of the total amount channeled in 2025, 77 percent corresponds to aspects related to climate change and natural…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":772,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[148],"class_list":{"0":"post-771","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-bbva","8":"tag-bbva"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=771"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/771\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}