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Banco SantanderSpain

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About
Website http://www.santander.com
Headquarters
Santander Group City. Avda. de Cantabria s/n
28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid
Spain
CEO/chair Mr. José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez
CEO
Supervisor
Banco de España
Ownership
listed on Bolsa de Madrid, Borsa Italiana, Brazil Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange & NYSE

Banco Santander's shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Subsidiaries
Banco Popular Espanol – Spain

Banco Santander, founded in 1857, is a Spanish bank and the fifth largest bank in Europe in terms of assets. The bank has expanded since 2000 through a number of acquisitions and has operations across Europe, Latin and North America America and Asia. Together with its subsidiaries, it provides various retail and commercial banking products and services for both individual and business clients. In June 2017 Banco Santander acquired Banco Popular Espagñol (see on record profile).

Sustainability
Commitments
Policies
Voluntary standards

Santander 's most important sustainability commitments can be found at the website sections listed below.

Links

Policies

ESG web page

2023-03-07 00:00:00

Defence sector policy

Bank policy
2023-03-07 00:00:00 | Banco Santander
2023-03-03 00:00:00

Responsible Banking and Sustainability policy

Bank policy
2023-03-03 00:00:00 | Banco Santander
2023-03-02 00:00:00

Environmental, Social and Climate Change Risk policy

Bank policy
2023-03-02 00:00:00 | Banco Santander
2022-08-03 00:00:00

Code of conduct

Bank policy
2022-08-03 00:00:00 | Banco Santander
2021-03-10 00:00:00

Information on the integration policies of sustainability risks

Bank policy
2021-03-10 00:00:00 | Banco Santander
2020-07-20 00:00:00

Human rights policy

Bank policy
2020-07-20 00:00:00 | Banco Santander
2020-01-21 00:00:00

Soft commodities sector policy

Bank policy
2020-01-21 00:00:00 | Banco Santander
2020-01-21 00:00:00

Mining & metals sector policy

Bank policy
2020-01-21 00:00:00 | Banco Santander
2019-03-11 00:00:00

Anti-corruption policy

Bank policy
2019-03-11 00:00:00 | Banco Santander
2019-02-25 00:00:00

Modern Slavery Statement 2018

Bank policy
2019-02-25 00:00:00 | Banco Santander
2018-12-03 00:00:00

Principles of responsible behaviour for suppliers

Bank policy
2018-12-03 00:00:00 | Banco Santander
2017-07-20 00:00:00

Anti-money Laundering and Countering Terrorism Financing Corporate Framework

Bank policy
2017-07-20 00:00:00 | Santander
Banco Santander has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Banking Environment InitiativeTags:
Carbon Disclosure ProjectTags: carbon | climate change | greenhouse gas emissions
Collective Commitment to Climate Action (CCCA)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | United Nations
Dow Jones Sustainability IndicesTags: sustainable development | transparency
Equator PrinciplesTags: Equator Principles | project finance | corporate social responsibility | sustainable development
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | energy | energy plants
Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment (PACTA)Tags: corporate social responsibility
Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | finance | sustainable development | United Nations | Voluntary Standards
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)Tags: corporate social responsibility | sustainable development | United Nations
Roundtable for Responsible Soy (RTRS)Tags: agriculture | commodities
Soft Commodities CompactTags: Deforestation | forest
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
UNEP Finance InitiativeTags: United Nations | sustainable development
United Nations Global CompactTags: United Nations | human rights
Wolfsberg PrinciplesTags: finance | corruption
World Business Council for Sustainable DevelopmentTags: sustainable development | corporate social responsibility
Dodgy Deals

Banco Santander is linked to a number of companies and projects that BankTrack considers controversial (so called Dodgy Deals), e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. The profiles below provide more details on the nature of Banco Santander's link to these deals.