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Banco Galicia's head office in Buenos Aires. Photo: Frodar via Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

About Banco Galicia

Founded in 1905, Banco Galicia is one of the largest financial services provider in Argentina and the largest private sector commercial bank in Argentina ranked by deposits, assets or loans. Banco Galicia was one of the first Latin-American banks to have adopted the Equator Principles.

Website http://www.bancogalicia.com
Headquarters
Tte. Gral. Juan D. Perón 407
C1038AAI Buenos Aires
Argentina
CEO/chair Fabian Kon
CEO
Supervisor
Banco Central de la Republica Argentina
Annual reports CSR report 2021
Annual report 2021
Ownership
listed on Buenos Aires Stock Exchange

Banco Galicia is a subsidiary of Grupo Financiero Galicia of which its shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Complaints and grievances

Policy Assessments

Tracking the Equator Principles

EPFIs reporting status

BankLast update
Country
Reporting period
PF deals under EP
Project names reported
% Project names reported
Details
Banco Galicia
2022-08-09
ARG
2021
0
0
1.000000001E+27
0
Argentina
Profile
Reporting period
2021
PF deals under EP
0
Project names reported
0
% Project names reported
20220809
Last update: 2022-08-09
Explanation

EP reporting page: https://equator-principles.com/reporting-banco-de-galicia-y-buenos-aires-s-a-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.

News

| |
Type:
Year:
blog
external news
our news

New BankTrack Equator Principles reporting tracking tool launched

2020-09-21 | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Equator Principles: New BankTrack database sheds light on patchy project name reporting

BankTrack publishes database of Equator-financed projects, together with analysis showing some banks report few or no project names – notable poor performers include ING, HSBC and Lloyds
2020-06-29 | BankTrack
blog
external news
our news

Equator Principles goes beyond project finance, improves transparency

2012-08-13 | Environmental Finance
blog
external news
our news

While BankTrack criticizes Equator Principles, IFC celebrates Community of Learning

2011-10-25 | Washington | prizmablog.com
blog
external news
our news

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

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

Equator Principles: Action, not words needed

BankTrack calls upon Citi, new chair of Equator Principles to take bold steps forward
2010-03-15 | 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
blog
external news
our news

Banco Galicia adopts Equator Principles

2007-03-29 | Buenos Aires
blog
external news
our news

Who has adopted the Equator Principles?

Confusion at the EP Secretariat highlights grave flaws in implementation
2007-03-22 | Utrecht | CEDHA

Documents

Type:
Year:
annual reports
2022-06-07 00:00:00

CSR report 2021

2022-06-07 00:00:00 | Banco Galicia
annual reports
2022-05-02 00:00:00

Annual report 2021

2022-05-02 00:00:00 | Banco Galicia
annual reports
2021-09-24 00:00:00

Annual report 2020

2021-09-24 00:00:00 | Banco Galicia
annual reports
2020-09-29 00:00:00

Annual integrated report 2019

2020-09-29 00:00:00 | Banco Galicia
csr policies
2020-09-29 00:00:00

Environmental policy

(in Spanish) date listed represents date as accessed on website
2020-09-29 00:00:00 | Banco Galicia
annual reports
2019-07-31 00:00:00

Annual integrated report 2018

2019-07-31 00:00:00 | Grupo Financiero Galicia
csr policies
2018-10-30 00:00:00

Code of ethics

Document in Spanish
2018-10-30 00:00:00 | Banco Galicia
annual reports
2018-03-31 00:00:00

Annual report 2017

2018-03-31 00:00:00 | Grupo Financiero Galicia
annual reports
2017-07-01 00:00:00

Annual report 2016

2017-07-01 00:00:00 | Grupo Financiero Galicia
annual reports
2017-06-30 00:00:00

Sustainablility report 2016

2017-06-30 00:00:00 | Grupo Financiero Galicia
annual reports
2015-03-26 00:00:00

Annual Report 2013

2015-03-26 00:00:00 | Banco Galicia
annual reports
2014-01-01 00:00:00

Banco Galícia 2012 Annual Report

2014-01-01 00:00:00
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
csr policies
2010-10-12 00:00:00

Code of conduct

Document in Spanish
2010-10-12 00:00:00 | Banco Galicia

Policies

Voluntary standards

Banco Galicia has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
  • Carbon Disclosure Project
  • Equator Principles
  • Global Reporting Initiative
  • Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)
  • Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)
  • Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)
  • UNEP Finance Initiative
  • United Nations Global Compact

Investment policies

Banco Galicia's webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here. The holding, Grupo Financiero Galicia, has policies in place which apply to all its subsidiaries, including Banco Galicia.

Year:
csr policies
2020-09-29 00:00:00

Environmental policy

(in Spanish) date listed represents date as accessed on website
2020-09-29 00:00:00 | Banco Galicia
csr policies
2018-10-30 00:00:00

Code of ethics

Document in Spanish
2018-10-30 00:00:00 | Banco Galicia
csr policies
2010-10-12 00:00:00

Code of conduct

Document in Spanish
2010-10-12 00:00:00 | Banco Galicia

Equator Principles

Implementation and reporting

Banco Galicia is reporting on the implementation here.

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