ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE
Corporate Responsibility Report 2008
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Waste managed
Paper (Kg)
Toner (Kg)
Electrical and
electronic
appliances (Kg) (2)
Donated computer
equipment (kg)
2,137,847 927,869 534,428 324,720 72,670 208,000 241,201 286,252 541,623 n.a. n.a. 143,061 2,703,768 1,286,791 1,427,112
32,305 59,000 23,100 n.a. n.a. 53,992 14,408 11,882 7,652 144 n.a. 895 46,857 70,882 85,639
152,131 277,317 128,370 20,650 22,279 13,171 47,047 92,535 42,083 1,887 610,758 n.a. 221,715 1,002,889 183,624
25,455 1,847 n.a. 1,610 n.a. n.a. 2,393 1,022 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 29,458 2,869 n.a.
(1) Including data from Portugal.
(2) Donated computer material included.
Data for 2007 have been modified since better information was available.
The amount of paper waste managed in the USA is relatively high due to paper with old logos that could not langer be used.
n.a.: not available.
Scope: BBVA Group (Headquarters and banking branch offices).
ISO 14001
Buildings
Employees working
in certified buildings
Spain
2008 2007 2006
(1) Including data from Portugal.
n.a.: not available.
Scope: BBVA Group (Headquarters and banking branch offices).
CLIMATE
CHANGE:
RISK AND
OPPORTUNITY
Mexico
2008 2007 2006
For the BBVA Group, the
challenge of climate change
involves both risks and real
opportunities that need to be
seized. The Group wants to
consolidate its position as a responsible organisation,
committed to pursuing solutions that will limit or
prevent the possible consequences of this process. In
2008 it joined in a number of initiatives and
developed and studied products and services that will
help contribute to reducing climate change. Over the
year there were also major improvements in the
system for managing environmental hazards, both in
the financing of large-scale infrastructure projects and
in the management of borrowers’ credit profiles
based on their environmental performance. See
chapter on Responsible Finance.
In 2008 the Group continued to support
international initiatives such as the Carbon
Disclosure Project, an initiative designed to ensure
transparency on corporate involvement in climate
change. It also continues to be committed to UNEP
FI and the United Nations Global Compact.
South America (1)
2008 2007 2006
España
2008 2007 2006
USA
2008 2007 2006
México
2008 2007 2006
10 7 2 2 n.a. n.a. 12 7 2
8,110 4,710 2,450 970 n.a. n.a. 9,080 4,710 2,450
Other measures with environmental
implications developed by the Group in 2008
include:
• Marketing of over a million tonnes of CO 2
as part of the carbon trading mechanisms
established in the Kyoto protocol.
• Launch of an innovative and sustainable
project for construction of the Group’s new
corporate headquarters in Madrid. The
premises will enjoy the prestigious “Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design” (LEED)
certification, as will BBVA’s new corporate
headquarters in Mexico DF and Paraguay and
the new corporate university in Madrid.
• Organisation of seminars to encourage
investment in photovoltaic energy.
• As in previous years, BBVA Corporate Banking
provided $100m in financing for projects to
reduce carbon emissions in Central America.
This initiative has been run since 2005 through
the Group’s branch in Tokyo (Japan) in
collaboration with the Japan Bank for
International Co-operation (JBIC).
Total
2008 2007 2006
Total
2008 2007 2006
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