{"id":8163,"date":"2026-04-20T11:32:08","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:32:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/8163\/"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:32:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:32:08","slug":"bbva-obtains-leed-gold-certification-for-its-milan-and-sao-paulo-offices","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/8163\/","title":{"rendered":"BBVA obtains LEED Gold Certification for its Milan and S\u00e3o Paulo offices"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Presented by the U.S. Green Building Council, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usgbc.org\/leed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">(LEED) Gold<\/a> certification positions both buildings among the most advanced worldwide in terms of sustainability. Both had to meet stringent criteria related to energy efficiency, responsible water management, the use of sustainable materials and indoor environmental quality.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis recognition reflects our commitment to integrating sustainability into all our workspaces. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbva.com\/en\/sustainability\/bbvas-new-york-office-earns-leed-gold-certification-for-sustainable-construction\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The LEED Gold certification of our offices<\/a> demonstrates that it is possible to combine efficiency, innovation and employee wellbeing, moving toward a more responsible, efficient and future-ready model,\u201d said <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/borja-eugui-30934928\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">Borja Eugui<\/a>, Head of Design and Build Projects at BBVA. With these two new certifications, BBVA now has 21 buildings with the LEED seal, in addition to eight certified branches and three offices in its international network. The bank has a total of more than one million square meters of certified space in countries such as Argentina, the U.S., Spain, Mexico, Peru and T\u00fcrkiye.<\/p>\n<p>The BBVA offices in Milan and S\u00e3o Paulo added innovative solutions over the past year that have enabled them to optimize resource consumption, reduce emissions and improve employees\u2019 comfort. Some of these solutions include high-efficiency lighting and climate control systems, technologies to monitor energy in real time and spaces designed to maximize natural light and air quality.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbva.com\/en\/economy-and-finance\/bbva-italy-expands-its-investment-and-lending-offering-to-reach-one-million-customers-by-2026\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milan office<\/a> is located just a few steps from the Duomo, on the pedestrian-only Corso Vittorio Emanuele II, right in the Italian city\u2019s historic district. It is home to 105 employees from BBVA\u2019s Corporate &amp; Investment Banking (CIB) and Digital Banking areas, as of the year-end 2025. Its location has encouraged sustainable mobility thanks to the multiple public transportation options, reducing dependence on private vehicles and helping to lower greenhouse gas emissions.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbva.com\/en\/enterprises\/bbva-launches-local-operations-in-brazil-and-reaffirms-its-commitment-to-latin-america\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">BBVA office in S\u00e3o Paulo<\/a> is located in the Plaza Faria Lima building in the Brazilian city\u2019s financial district, with direct access to public transportation, shops, parks and cultural attractions. As of year-end, 73 employees worked there, mostly from the CIB area. After moving to its new location in April 2025, the financial institution has made a series of improvements, such as installing low-flow faucets and fixtures, which have reduced potable water consumption by 43 percent compared to the baseline standards of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Presented by the U.S. Green Building Council, the Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification positions&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":8164,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[123],"tags":[148],"class_list":{"0":"post-8163","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\/8163","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=8163"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8163\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/8164"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8163"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8163"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/spain\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8163"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}