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CaixaBank's head offices in Barcelona. Photo: Jordiferrer via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY SA 3.0)

About CaixaBank

CaixaBank was founded in 1980, and is a leading Spanish retail bank. The bank operates through three segments: banking and insurance, real estate activity, and investments. With the mergers and takeovers of Banca Cívica and Banco de Valencia, and the retail banking, wealth management and corporate banking businesses of Barclays in Spain, CaixaBank has extended its share of the Spanish financial market. CaixaBank signed the Equator Principles in March 2007.

In 2021 Bankia merged with CaixaBank to create a new entity but preservering the name of the latter.

Website http://www.caixabank.com
Headquarters
Avda Diagonal 621-629
08028 Barcelona
Spain
CEO/chair Mr. Gonzalo Gortázar Rotaeche
CEO
Supervisor
Banco de España
Annual report Annual report 2021
Ownership
listed on Bolsa de Madrid

CriteriaCaixa (100% owned by La Caixa Banking Foundation) holds 30% of CaixaBank's shares. CaixaBank's complete shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Complaints and grievances

In its 2018 Human rights policy CaixaBank mentions it has a Complaints and Claims Management policy in place, but Caixabank does not list any contact details.

Stakeholders may also raise complaints via their OECD National Contact Point (see OECD Watch guidance).

Related Dodgy Deals

CaixaBank has been linked to the following "Dodgy Deals", e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. Find out more about dodgy deals here. See the project or company profile for more details on the nature of the bank's link to the Dodgy Deal.

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Tracking the Equator Principles

EPFIs reporting status

BankLast update
Country
Reporting period
PF deals under EP
Project names reported
% Project names reported
Details
Caixabank
2021-08-31
ESP
2020
17
18
106
1.07000000019E+38
0
Spain
Profile
Reporting period
2020
PF deals under EP
17
Project names reported
18
% Project names reported
106
20210831
Last update: 2021-08-31
Explanation

EP reporting page: https://equator-principles.com/reporting-caixabank-2020/

Explanation

Project name reporting status of Equator Principles signatories for each financial institutions' most recent reporting period. Where there is no percentage presented the EPFI has not reported having financed any project transactions in that reporting period. 

For more details see this page.

Banks and Climate

Bank net zero commitments

BankLast update
Country
Target 2025
Target 2030
Net zero 2050
SBT
NZBA
CCCA
Details
Caixabank
2021-11-04
ESP
-9900
Spain
Profile
Target 2025
Target 2030
Net zero 2050
SBT
NZBA
CCCA
20211104
Last update: 2021-11-04
Explanation

Caixabank joined the NZBA in April 2021

References
2021-4-26

CaixaBank signs the Net Zero Bank Alliance (NZBA), an initiative that promotes net zero emissions by 2050, as a founding member

2021-4-26 | Caixabank
Explanation

This table tracks the net zero pledges and commitments of banks. It shows whether banks have committed to net zero by 2050 and have set an interim emissions reduction goal for 2025 and/or 2030. It also notes banks that have not yet set targets but have pledged to do so in the future, including by joining the Collective Commitment to Climate Action or Net Zero Banking Alliance. Finally, it notes whether banks have (pledged to) set Science-Based Targets. More information and references can be found by expanding the 'details' section of each bank.

  • A blue check mark means the bank has set a target or joined the alliance. A check mark does not mean that the target set by the bank meets any particular standard, just that is has set a target. In case we have identified short comings in the target, for example when it only applies to lending and not underwriting), this is noted in the 'details' section.
  • An orange dash means a bank has pledged to set a target (for example, banks commit to set 2030 and 2050 targets when they join the NZBA), but have not yet actually done so.

Abbreviations:

CCCA = Collective Commitment to Climate Action
NZBA = Net Zero Banking Alliance
SBT = Science-Based Targets

For more details see this page.

News

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New report: Despite ‘net zero’ rhetoric, world’s biggest banks continued to pour billions into fossil fuel expansion in 2021

Annual Banking on Climate Chaos report follows the money and details massive bank support for the world’s worst climate-destroying corporations
2022-03-30 | San Francisco, Bemidji, Nijmegen, Oakland, Paris, Sassenberg, Washington DC | BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club, Urgewald
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external news
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Equator Banks involved in financing at least 200 fossil fuel projects since Paris

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2021-10-26 | BankTrack
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Wet'suwet'en chiefs demand investors and financiers of Coastal Gaslink to divest from this and all future pipeline projects

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2021-10-19 | Unceded xʷməθkʷəy̓ əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ territories (Vancouver, Canada) | Gidimt
blog
external news
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New report exposes billions in European financial support to companies in illegal Israeli settlements

2021-09-29 | Don't Buy Into Occupation
blog
external news
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New research puts big banks’ sustainability claims in doubt

While 20 of Europe’s 25 largest banks have pledged to reach net-zero emissions by 2050, none have matched these long-term ambitions with comprehensive plans to avert climate change and biodiversity loss
2021-09-06 | London | ShareAction
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external news
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Piden a bancos internacionales suspender inversiones ligadas a junta birmana

2021-05-27 | swissinfo.ch
blog
external news
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New bank climate initiative fails to grasp urgent need to end finance for fossil fuels

Civil society statement on the launch of the Net-Zero Banking Alliance
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Leading finance firms sign up to Mark Carney forum on low-carbon investment

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Equator Banks fail communities on consultation and grievance mechanisms, new study finds

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2020-11-24 | Nijmegen | BankTrack
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New BankTrack Equator Principles reporting tracking tool launched

2020-09-21 | BankTrack
blog
external news
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Equator Principles requirements missing for most projects, finds new BankTrack study

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2020-08-11 | BankTrack
blog
external news
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Trans Adriatic Pipeline: France provides massive financial support to controversial gas project

2019-01-17 | Paris, France | Les Amis de la Terre
blog
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Banks not yet living up to UN human rights principles, finds BankTrack

New research finds inadequate reporting on human rights impacts, and failure to establish mechanisms to allow complaints.
2014-12-02 | Geneva | BANKTRACK
blog
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2012-08-13 | Environmental Finance
blog
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While BankTrack criticizes Equator Principles, IFC celebrates Community of Learning

2011-10-25 | Washington | prizmablog.com
blog
external news
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Time to Improve the Equator Principles, BankTrack Says

2011-10-24 | Washington | Social Funds
blog
external news
our news

BankTrack to Equator Principles banks; ‘get the Outside Job done’

Equator Principles update must lead to new Principles focused on people and planet
2011-10-23 | Washington | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Financiers search for sustainable future

2011-10-20 | Washington | Environmental Finance
blog
external news
our news

Cluster bombs manufactured in Spain in 2007 and used by Gaddafi to bomb Misrata were financed by Spanish banks

Cajalón, Caja España, Caja Mediterráneo, Bankinter, Ibercaja, Banco Popular, Banco Sabadell and La Caixa involved
2011-05-04 | Madrid, Spain | SETEM
blog
external news
our news

New rules for Equator Principles, but no new commitments from banks

New governance rules represent missed chance for Equator Principles to take bold steps forward on transparency and accountability
2010-07-01 | Nijmegen, the Netherlands | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Civil society groups call for bold steps forward with Equator Principles

Major reforms needed on transparency, accountability, implementation and climate change
2010-01-14 | Nijmegen | BankTrack

Documents

Type:
Year:
csr policies
2022-05-31 00:00:00

Operating principles of the Corporate Policy for managing sustainability/ESG risks

2022-05-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
our publications
2022-03-30 00:00:00

Banking on Climate Chaos 2022

Despite ‘net zero’ rhetoric, world’s biggest banks continued to pour billions into fossil fuel expansion in 2021
2022-03-30 00:00:00 | Rainforest Action Network, BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Reclaim Finance, Sierra Club, urgewald
annual reports
2022-03-29 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

2022-03-29 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
bank documents
2022-03-29 00:00:00

Sustainability, socioeconomic impact and contribution to SDG 2021

2022-03-29 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
other documents
2021-04-21 00:00:00

Commitment statement Net Zero Banking Alliance

2021-04-21 00:00:00 | UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking
our publications
2021-03-24 00:00:00

Banking on Climate Chaos 2021

Fossil Fuel Finance Report
2021-03-24 00:00:00 | BankTrack, Indigenous Environmental Network, Oil Change International, Rainforest Action Network, Reclaim Finance & Sierra Club
annual reports
2021-03-09 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

2021-03-09 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
other documents
2020-12-08 00:00:00

Collective Commitment to Climate Action - Year One in Review

2020-12-08 00:00:00 | UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking
our publications
2020-11-24 00:00:00

"Trust Us, We're Equator Banks": Part II

2020-11-24 00:00:00 | BankTrack
csr policies
2020-07-31 00:00:00

Principles of the Corporate Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility Policy

2020-07-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2020-05-31 00:00:00

Environmental and Energy Management Principles

2020-05-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
annual reports
2020-05-12 00:00:00

Annual report 2019

2020-05-12 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2019-12-31 00:00:00

Action principles of the corporate policy for relations with the defence sector

2019-12-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2019-10-31 00:00:00

Corporate human rights policy

2019-10-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
other documents
2019-09-19 00:00:00

Collective Commitment to Climate Action

2019-09-19 00:00:00 | UNEP FI Principles for Responsible Banking
correspondence
2019-09-11 00:00:00

Letter from CaixaBank to BankTrack on PRB implementation

2019-09-11 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
correspondence
2019-08-12 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack to CaixaBank on CaixaBank's Future Relationship with the Fossil Fuel Industry

2019-08-12 00:00:00 | BankTrack
ngo documents
2019-05-21 00:00:00

Fool's Gold

The financial institutions bankrolling Europe’s most coal-dependent utilities
2019-05-21 00:00:00 | Europe Beyond Coal
annual reports
2019-05-09 00:00:00

Annual integrated report 2018

2019-05-09 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2019-02-28 00:00:00

Environmental risk management policy

2019-02-28 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2019-01-31 00:00:00

Code of business conduct and ethics

2019-01-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2019-01-31 00:00:00

Anti-corruption policy

2019-01-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
annual reports
2018-05-01 00:00:00

Annual integrated report 2017

2018-05-01 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
annual reports
2017-06-12 00:00:00

Integrated Corporate Report 2016

2017-06-12 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
annual reports
2017-05-05 00:00:00

Socio-Economic Impact Report 2016

2017-05-05 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
annual reports
2016-04-27 00:00:00

Integrated Corporate Report 2015

2016-04-27 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
annual reports
2016-04-19 00:00:00

Socio-Economic Impact Report 2015

2016-04-19 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
annual reports
2015-04-21 00:00:00

Integrated Corporate Report 2014

2015-04-21 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
our publications
2014-12-02 00:00:00

Banking with Principles?

Benchmarking Banks against the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights
2014-12-02 00:00:00 | BankTrack
other documents
2011-05-05 00:00:00

Dirty Business: Spanish banks financing producers of controversial weapons

2011-05-05 00:00:00 | Profundo
correspondence
2010-12-18 00:00:00

Letter from BankTrack to EPFIs on issues around Equator Principles Review process

2010-12-18 00:00:00 | Banktrack

Links

CaixaBank Corporate Responsibility page

http://www.caixabank.com/responsabilidadcorporativa_en.html

Policies

Voluntary standards

CaixaBank has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
  • Carbon Disclosure Project
  • Collective Commitment to Climate Action (CCCA)
  • Dow Jones Sustainability Indices
  • Equator Principles
  • Global Reporting Initiative
  • Green Bond Principles
  • ISO 14001
  • Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)
  • OECD Guidelines for Multinational Enterprises
  • Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)
  • Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)
  • Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures
  • UNEP Finance Initiative
  • United Nations Global Compact

Investment policies

CaixaBank's webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.

Year:
csr policies
2022-05-31 00:00:00

Operating principles of the Corporate Policy for managing sustainability/ESG risks

2022-05-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2020-07-31 00:00:00

Principles of the Corporate Sustainability/Corporate Social Responsibility Policy

2020-07-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2020-05-31 00:00:00

Environmental and Energy Management Principles

2020-05-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2019-12-31 00:00:00

Action principles of the corporate policy for relations with the defence sector

2019-12-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2019-10-31 00:00:00

Corporate human rights policy

2019-10-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2019-02-28 00:00:00

Environmental risk management policy

2019-02-28 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2019-01-31 00:00:00

Code of business conduct and ethics

2019-01-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank
csr policies
2019-01-31 00:00:00

Anti-corruption policy

2019-01-31 00:00:00 | CaixaBank

Equator Principles

Implementation and reporting

CaixaBank is reporting on the implementation here.

Contact and complaints

Equator Principles Dodgy Deals

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Pipeline Transportation of Natural Gas
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SOCAR Aegean Refinery Turkey

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