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Sustainable Development Goals

At CaixaBank, we contribute to all the SDGs thanks to the scope and social commitment of our activities, actions, and strategic partnerships.

We integrate the 17 SDGs of the United Nations into our Strategic Plan and Socially Responsible Banking Plan, and contribute to all of them in a cross-disciplinary manner.

CaixaBank's contribution to SDGs

We centre our actions around 4 priority SDGs, which fit perfectly with our mission: To contribute to the financial wellbeing of people and the progress of society as a whole.

As the 4 priority SDGs are related to others, and thanks to our cross-disciplinary approach, we thus contribute to all of them.

  • Priorities
  • Interrelated

1

no
poverty

2

Zero
hunger

3

good health and well-being

4

quality education

10

reduced inequalities

Commitment to

PEOPLE

8

decent work and economic growth

5

gender
equality

9

industry, innovation and infrastructure

11

sustainable cities and communities

Commitment to

SOCIETY

12

responsible consumption and production

6

clean water and sanitation

7

affordable and clean energy

13

climate
action

14

life
below water

15

life
on land

16

peace, justice and strong institutions

Commitment to

PLANET

17

partnerships for the goals

Contribution to the progress and wellbeing of the most vulnerable groups through access to financial services, social actions and an active housing policy

PRIORITY SDGS INTER-RELATED SDGS
SDG 1: No poverty


Microcredits and other finance with a social impact

Social welfare accounts

Extensive reach

Social activities

Agrobank

Active  housing policy

SDG 2: Zero hunger
  • Household microcredit
  • Eco-loans to the farming sector
  • Decentralised Welfare Projects
  • No home without food
SDG 3: Good health and well-being
  • Health and well-being loans
  • Healthy company
  • Virtual classroom health and well-being training
  • Collaboration with GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance through the “la Caixa” Banking Foundation
SDG 4: Quality education
  • Financial Culture Plan
  • Aula Programme
  • Chairs(1)
  • CaixaBank Research
  • CaixaBank Talks
SDG 10: Reduced inequalities
  • Microcredits and other finance with a social impact
  • Social Welfare Accounts
  • Decentralised Welfare Projects
  • Active housing policy
  • Financial Culture Plan

Boost of economic activity promoting investments in innovation, entrepreneurship and the growth of micro-enterprises and SMEs

PRIORITY SDGS INTER-RELATED SDGS
SDG 8: Decent work and economic growth


Financing for companies and the self-employed

Microcredits for businesses

Covid-19 social bond

Investment in R&D

Job creation

SDG 5: Gender equality
  • Equality Plan
  • Wengage Programme
  • Adherence to the UN Women’s Empowerment Principles
  • IWEC Awards
  • Microsoft STEM careers partnership
  • Support to the leading women's associations (2)
SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure
  • Support for start-ups (Day One)
  • Financing to companies with a positive social impact
  • Investment in R&D
  • Information security
  • Digitisation plan
  • Green Bonds
SDG 11: Sustainable cities and communities
  • Extensive reach
  • Active housing policy
  • Adherence to UNWTO (3)
  • Real Estate & Homes
  • Hotels & Tourism

Adoption of a socially responsible banking model based on the sustainable and efficient management of natural resources

PRIORITY SDGS INTER-RELATED SDGS
SDG 12: Responsible consumption and production


Financing based on ESG criteria

Ethics and integrity policies

Due diligence and evaluation of human rights

CSR governance framework 

Adherence to the UNEP FI(4) Principles for Responsible Banking

VidaCaixa and A.M. Adherence to the PRI (5)

Verified reporting

BCorp Imagin Certification

SDG 6: Clear water and sanitation
  • AgroBank
  • Issuance framework for sustainable, green and social bonds
SDG 7: Affordable and clean energy
  • Renewable energy financing
  • Adherence to RE100
  • Reduction in energy consumption
  • Consumption of renewable energy
  • Green bonds
SDG 13: Climate action
  • GECV members
  • Equator Principles
  • Use of renewable energy
  • Offsetting CO2 emissions
  • Renewable energy financing
SDG 14: Life below water
  • AgroBank
SDG 15: Life on land
  • Issuance framework for sustainable, green and social bonds
SDG 16: Peace, justice and strong institutions
  • Ethics and integrity policies
  • Due diligence and evaluation of human rights
  • Information security
  • Adherence to Autocontrol

Contribution to all SDGs with our own programmes and through partnerships

PARTNERSHIPS
SDG 17: Partnerships for the goals


Partnerships related directly to the SDGs (6)

"la Caixa" - acceso a la portada

 The leading Welfare Projects foundation in Spain and one of the biggest in the world. Strategic alliance to disseminate its projects and active participation in key programmes like Incorpora, GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance and the "la Caixa" Volunteer Association
the global compact Body responsible for promoting the 10 United Nations principles. Signatory members of the Spanish Network of the United Nations Global Compact since 2012
obervayorio ods ESADE Chair in Leadership and Democratic Governance Initiative in partnership with the “la Caixa” Banking Foundation

(1) CaixaBank Chair of CSR at IESE, AgroBank Chair.
(2) Equality in the business, Diversity Charter, More women better businesses, Eje&Con.
(3) United Nations World Tourism Organisation.
(4) United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative.
(5) UN Principles for Responsible Banking.
(6) For more information, see Commitments in the Associations and forums section.