BBVA, Santander Bank and Bankinter crowned the three banks with the best scores in their categories in Europe. In the latest Dow Jones sustainability index prepared by the S&P Global agency. When it comes to the organization headed by Carlos Torres, it received the best score in the category of banks in the European region for the third consecutive year and was ranked second in the global index compared to other companies in the sector. Banks from all over the world are listed. This classification is based on the assessment of companies’ environmental, social and corporate governance impacts.
More than 10,000 publicly traded companies were invited to participate in the analysis conducted by S&P Global this year. The analyzed companies respond to a comprehensive survey of nearly one hundred questions on ESG (Environmental, Social and Governance) topics and collect public and non-public data from respondents. In this analysis, only 10% of the best scoring companies from each industry are selected to be part of the classification..
Other Spanish companies that fall under this classification are: Caixabank, banker, railway, trigger, inditex, Amadeus, indra, enagas, Endesa, iberdrola, redea, Siemens Gamesa Y grifols It is included in the latest revision of the Dow Jones Sustainability World Index (DJSI), prepared by the S&P Global agency, whose last revision was carried out on December 10, and whose amendments will enter into force on December 19.
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Other Spanish banking subsidiaries also managed to fall into this classification. BBVA Perú and Garanti BBVA, Pacific Alliance region and Garanti BBVA, respectively, were once again placed in the emerging markets rankings. They are the only banks in these indices in Peru and Turkey.reported the financial institution.
BBVA received a total score of 86 out of 100.. It achieved 89 points in the financial asset, economic and corporate governance dimension; 74 points in the environment category; and 88 in social. It also achieved the maximum score (100 points) in several assessed areas: financial inclusion; environmental and social information; materiality; tax strategy; crime prevention; public influence or ‘lobby’; and human rights.
on his behalf Caixabank It was included in the index for the 11th consecutive year among the most valuable banks in the world in terms of sustainability.Receiving the highest score (100 points) in the Governance areas of the Board of Directors on diversity and gender; code of ethics and conduct and anti-corruption policy; financial strategy and transparency; and cyber security measures.
Thanks to this, CaixaBank is among the top 25 banks in the field of sustainability., among 179 candidates worldwide, reported the financial institution. CaixaBank also stands out by integrating ESG criteria into its corporate banking and wealth management products and services; Measurement and management of CO2 emissions; For commitment to Human Rights and financial inclusion.
Bankinter has also proven itself as one of the most sustainable banks in the world after completing five years with the highest score in the global index. scoring in ESG product development areas for asset managementmanagement of climate change opportunities and risks in climate change strategy, environmental information and management of CO2 emissions in scopes 1, 2 and 3.
Energy companies improve their positions
Meanwhile, Enel and Endesa achieved their best-ever score in the global index: Enel scored 90 out of 100 for the first timeWhile it was almost three times the industry average and the second highest, its Spanish subsidiary Endesa broke the all-time record with 89 points, up three points compared to last year.
Moreover, Enel is one of eight global power companies listed in DJSI World.with Endesa. Thus, Enel maintains its leadership in its category by getting the second best score with 4 companies among the 10 best evaluated companies. Added to this was Enel Chile sixth with 88 points and Enel Americas ninth with 87 points.
Endesa leads the presence of 15 Spanish companies in the global index it is also the fourth best-scoring utility after Terna (91), its parent Enel (90) and EDP (90). The development of Endesa in this world criterion in terms of sustainability is very positive, increasing from 83 in 2015 to 89 in 2022. It improved in three dimensions assessed: the economic dimension (89 points), the environmental dimension (87 points) and the social dimension (93 points) and scored above 90 on 17 of the 27 criteria evaluated. He achieved the highest score (100 points) in 11 of them.
Iberdrola’s presence in the last edition makes it a The only European “benefit” included in the selector at the time of the 23rd editionIt demonstrates the group’s firm commitment to the highest environmental, social and corporate governance standards, as only 10% of the top ranked listed companies are eventually selected from a startup universe of nearly 10,000 companies.
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