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BBVA, the only Spanish bank to join the World Economic Forum´s business leader alliance to combat climate change

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June 10, 2021
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BBVA, the only Spanish bank to join the World Economic Forum´s business leader alliance to combat climate change
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This alliance of climate business leaders is the world’s largest global community of CEOs and chairmans working towards transitioning their businesses to net zero. BBVA is the only Spanish bank member among other international financial institutions such as HSBC, Barclays, UBS, and Bank of America. The declaration was released one day ahead of the start of the G7 summit in Carbis Bay (United Kingdom).

The BBVA Chairman believes that 2020 has been a turning point in the drive for sustainability. He explained that climate change and decarbonisation represent not only a risk but also an enormous opportunity for both the economy and for banks. Firstly, because of the investments involved, and secondly, because of the importance of advising customers on their ecological transition. “Banks are moving fast to tackle this change head on, involving the whole organisation, because sustainability and climate change affect all businesses”.

The alliance urges governments to accelerate the transition ahead of the COP 26 meeting, calling on world leaders to implement a series of measures. Among them, achieving the commitment of large financial institutions to take into account scientifically-based guidelines in their lending portfolios; oblige all companies to set aggressive decarbonisation targets; report on all its emissions in all areas applying homogeneous standards and report on climate-related risks and opportunities; eliminate fossil fuel subsidies and cut tariffs on climate-friendly goods; and implement a suite of sector-specific incentives. In the case of the financial sector, it calls for the promotion of green finance (through fiscal and/or monetary policies) and climate related risk transfer mechanisms.

“To decarbonize the economy at the speed and scale required to achieve net-zero by 2050 at the latest, we urgently need transformative policy change,” as per the Alliance´s statement.

Working for a sustainable and prosperous future

The letter points to the fact that many companies are stepping up given the “urgent need to take action” in the face of climate change. “At least one-fifth of the world’s largest 2000 public companies, many of which we lead, has now committed to  meet net-zero targets by mid-century or sooner, and the number is growing fast,” states the letter.

BBVA has joined the Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA) as one of the 43 founding members. Banks in this international alliance commit to ensuring that all of their credit and investment portfolios are neutral in net emissions of greenhouse gases by 2050, in line with science and the most ambitious targets in the Paris Agreement. In addition, the direct impact of their activities must also be neutral – something that BBVA already achieved in 2020.

Although “the challenges they face are substantial,” alliance members are convinced that a just transition towards a net-zero world of carbon emissions can be accomplished. “The transition has the potential to bring prosperity through green growth and jobs that set us on an equitable path.” In this sense they warn, “not taking mitigating actions against climate change could shrink global GDP by up to 18 percent in the next 30 years.”

Transformative political momentum to achieve decarbonization

“Governments are also starting to move: countries that emit over 60 percent of the world’s greenhouse gas emissions have now committed to net-zero and carbon neutrality targets by around mid-century,” confirms the letter. “We now need these commitments to turn into actions, especially in the short term. This is because action from governments can accelerate even more action from companies.”

About  the Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders

The World Economic Forum´s (WEF) Alliance of CEO Climate Leaders meets twice a year to exchange ideas and best practices in order to build consensus. It is a community open to companies from any country and sector of activity. Its goal is to drive change across all supply chains. The companies in this alliance employ 7 million people in 21 countries, represent $ 6 trillion in market capitalization and have $ 2.4 trillion in annual sales, a figure higher than Italy’s GDP ($ 2 trillion) and about the same size as France’s GDP ($ 2.7 trillion).

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