The new commitments were announced by the bank at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP25) taking place in Madrid.
Santander also expects to cut total emissions by nearly a half from 2019 to 2025.
The central macroeconomic scenario for 2020 contemplates deceleration but no risk of recession in the short term. Estimates show global growth of 3%, as long as current geopolitical uncertainties are clarified.
Sarah Drwal named Santander US CRO, and Juan Carlos “JC” Alvarez Joins Santander Consumer Board of Directors
Santander Erasmus Scholarships of up to EUR 3,200 will be granted to top-performing students and will consider the most disadvantaged socio-economic situations.The Bank is funding the programme's second edition with EUR two million and remains committed to granting 20,000 scholarships in Spain for this school year.
The magazine also awarded Santander Bank of the Year in Spain, Portugal, Argentina and Chile.
The Banker underscored Santander’s “peerless commitment to an enhanced customer experience”, its introduction of new products and services and its ability to consistently deliver strong results.
In our efforts to offer our customers the most innovative banking services, Santander Mexico, in partnership with Fibra Uno (“FUNO”), the first and largest Real Estate Investment Trust in Mexico, has begun installing "financial islands" in the country's shopping centres.
Innovation has become a major and necessary cornerstone in all the projects we undertake. An example of this is the launch of Santander Locker, a new channel for the delivery of financial products at Santander Uruguay, which combines cutting-edge technology to give extensive coverage and unlimited availability to our customers.
Treating eczema with technology and the use of artificial intelligence to create hand-written letters, winners of the 9th Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards.