BankTrack is the international tracking, campaigning and civil society support organisation focused on commercial banks and their finance.
We aim to stop banks from financing harmful business activities and promote a banking sector that contributes to just societies and a healthy planet.
Banco Santander head office. Photo: Author Year of the dragon via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA 3.0)Banco Santander S.A. is a Spanish bank, founded in 1857. The bank has expanded since 2000 through a number of acquisitions, with operations across Europe, Latin America, North 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 (link to profile).
| Website | http://www.santander.com |
| Headquarters |
Santander Group City. Avda. de Cantabria s/n
28660 Boadilla del Monte, Madrid
Spain
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| CEO/chair |
Mr. José Antonio Álvarez Álvarez CEO |
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| Annual report | Annual report 2018 |
| Ownership |
listed on Bolsa de Madrid, Borsa Italia, Brazil Stock Exchange, London Stock Exchange & NYSE Euronext
Banco Santander's share holder structure can be accessed here. |
| Subsidiaries |
Banco Popular Espanol – Spain (profile)
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Banco Santander's webpage on corporate social responsibility can be accessed here.
The Equator Principles are a voluntary commitment of banks to try to avoid or minimise the social, environmental and human rights impact of projects they finance. For more information on the Equator Principles see their website here and the campaign page of BankTrack here.
The Equator Principles exist already since 2003. Banco Santander adopted the Equator Principles in 2009.
Banco Santander must report annually on its implementation of the Equator Principles. All information is supposed to be found here.
Banco Santander is involved in financing the following Equator Principles projects that BankTrack considers controversial.
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True leader
Front runner
Follower
Laggard
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BankTrack has assessed Banco Santander on its implementation of the UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights in June 2016. Banco Santander is assessed as a Follower, with a total score of 3.5/12.
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Banco Santander is reporting on the implementation here.
