Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria (BBVA), is a multinational Spanish banking group. It was formed in 1999 from a merger of Banco Bilbao Vizcaya and Argentaria. It provides financial services in over 31 countries and to 51 million customers throughout the world. The group has a leading position in the Spanish market, where it began operating over 150 years ago. It also has franchises in South America, where it is the main financial institution in Mexico. It is one of the 15 biggest banks in the United States, where it has a franchise in the Sunbelt region. BBVA employs near 109,000 people worldwide and has about a million shareholders. In March 2017 BBVA acquired a 50% ownership of Garantibank, Turkey.

Voluntary initiatives

• Carbon Disclosure Project
• Equator Principles
• Global Reporting Initiative
• Green Bond Principles
• Principles for Responsible Banking
• Principles for Responsible Investment
• Thun Group on Human Rights
• UNEP Finance Initiative
• United Nations Global Compact