Sustainable cities and communities - NEWS BBVA https://www.bbva.com/en/ NEWS BBVA Sat, 13 Dec 2025 13:31:47 +0100 en-US hourly 1 Climate Week NYC 2025 will gauge momentum in the global transition ahead of COP30 https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/climate-week-nyc-2025-will-gauge-momentum-in-the-global-transition-ahead-of-cop30/ Thu, 18 Sep 2025 13:33:47 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&p=1117735 Garanti BBVA hosts its fourth 'Sustainable Future in Exports' meeting in Bursa, Türkiye https://www.bbva.com/en/tr/sustainability/garanti-bbva-hosts-its-fourth-sustainable-future-in-exports-meeting-in-bursa-turkiye/ Wed, 24 Jan 2024 10:43:09 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&p=1022352 sustainability and inclusive growth, Garanti BBVA continues to host its series of events around the theme 'Sustainable Future in Exports.' The fourth installment of the series—previously held in Istanbul, Gaziantep, and İzmir—unfolded this year in Bursa.]]> sustainability and inclusive growth, Garanti BBVA continues to host its series of events around the theme 'Sustainable Future in Exports.' The fourth installment of the series—previously held in Istanbul, Gaziantep, and İzmir—unfolded this year in Bursa.]]> Private initiative, committed to including ESG criteria as a driver of sustainable growth in Mexico https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/private-initiative-committed-to-including-esg-criteria-as-a-driver-of-sustainable-growth-in-mexico/ Thu, 30 Mar 2023 16:52:53 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&p=974095 BBVA grants a social loan to Bogota to strengthen its health services https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/bbva-grants-a-social-loan-to-bogota-to-strengthen-its-health-services/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 13:05:06 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?post_type=sustainability&p=892298 Prepare for an increased focus on sustainability https://www.bbva.com/en/podcast-prepare-for-an-increased-focus-on-sustainability/ Thu, 01 Oct 2020 07:14:34 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=791640 BBVA boosts sustainable mobility with e-bikes in Switzerland https://www.bbva.com/en/bbva-boosts-sustainable-mobility-with-e-bikes-in-switzerland/ Fri, 19 Jun 2020 00:20:32 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=765325 Recycling and energy consumption during the pandemic: a sustainability experiment? https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/recycling-and-energy-consumption-during-the-pandemic-a-sustainability-experiment/ Fri, 17 Apr 2020 00:20:11 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=748286 a fundamental year to consolidate the fight against climate change. Following COP 25 in Madrid at the end of 2019, and in the middle of the UN strategy to pave the way for the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, a global pandemic has simultaneously put the resilience of Earth’s society to the test. ]]> a fundamental year to consolidate the fight against climate change. Following COP 25 in Madrid at the end of 2019, and in the middle of the UN strategy to pave the way for the Agenda 2030 Sustainable Development Goals, a global pandemic has simultaneously put the resilience of Earth’s society to the test. ]]> Printing the cities of the future in 3D https://www.bbva.com/en/printing-the-cities-of-the-future-in-3d/ Mon, 02 Mar 2020 01:15:46 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=734798 UN projections, by 2050 more than 9.7 billion people will inhabit Earth with 68 percent living in urban areas. Of this 9.7 billion, the World Bank. estimates that 4.4 billion will live in Africa and 4.9 billion in Asia.]]> UN projections, by 2050 more than 9.7 billion people will inhabit Earth with 68 percent living in urban areas. Of this 9.7 billion, the World Bank. estimates that 4.4 billion will live in Africa and 4.9 billion in Asia.]]> 5 best recycling practices from around the world https://www.bbva.com/en/sustainability/5-best-recycling-practices-from-around-the-world/ Tue, 25 Feb 2020 17:16:31 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=733799 UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 sets out the need to foster sustainable and environmentally-responsible consumption and production patterns. Within the scope of this goal, one of the key strategies that countries need to embrace is the so-called “three Rs” approach: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, to ensure that waste generation and management is as sustainable as possible.]]> UN Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 12 sets out the need to foster sustainable and environmentally-responsible consumption and production patterns. Within the scope of this goal, one of the key strategies that countries need to embrace is the so-called “three Rs” approach: Reduce, Reuse and Recycle, to ensure that waste generation and management is as sustainable as possible.]]> Cities without walls https://www.bbva.com/en/cities-without-walls/ Thu, 31 Oct 2019 01:20:31 +0000 https://www.bbva.com/?p=696844 Cíbola located somewhere in the southwest of North America, or El Dorado, hidden in the pre-Colombian jungle. Surely behind these dreams looms the aspiration to find a model of harmonious coexistence. These would be cities attuned with the natural environment that surrounds them. With hanging gardens like those in ancient Babylonia or cloistered in a precious valley like Machu Pichhu, although these two examples actually did exist.]]> Cíbola located somewhere in the southwest of North America, or El Dorado, hidden in the pre-Colombian jungle. Surely behind these dreams looms the aspiration to find a model of harmonious coexistence. These would be cities attuned with the natural environment that surrounds them. With hanging gardens like those in ancient Babylonia or cloistered in a precious valley like Machu Pichhu, although these two examples actually did exist.]]>