We work alongside a number of national and international associations to help drive advances in our Responsible Banking Agenda.
Santander Mexico is a member of the following financial associations:
Sustainability Indices:
| Name | Description | Involvement |
|---|---|---|
| United Nations Global Compact | This UN initiative focuses on helping companies to align their strategies and operations with the Ten Principles, allowing them to implement responsible practices and develop innovative solutions relating to human rights and anti-corruption measures. | Group and Mexico |
| World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) | This is the premier global, CEO-led community of over 200 of the world's leading sustainable businesses working collectively to accelerate the system transformations needed for a net zero, nature positive, and more equitable future. | Group |
| United Nations Environment Programme Finance Initiative (UNEP FI) | This large network of banks, insurers and investors collectively catalyzes action across the financial system to deliver more sustainable global economies. In addition, we are members of the UN PRB. | Group |
| Equator Principles | This reference framework serves as a common baseline and risk management framework for financial institutions to identify, assess and manage environmental and social risks when financing projects. | Group and Mexico |
| Banking Environment Initiative (BEI) | A group of global banks, convened by the University of Cambridge, that is committed to pioneering actionable pathways towards a sustainable economy. | Group |
| Wolfsberg Group | This association comprises thirteen global banks and aims to develop frameworks and guidance for the management of financial crime risks. | Group |
| Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI) | This initiative, a UN-supported network of investors, works to promote sustainable investment through the incorporation of environmental, social and governance criteria in investment practices. | Group |
| CEO Partnership for Economic Inclusion | A group of global companies from a variety of sectors, including banking, technology, and consumer goods, that work together to promote financial and economic inclusion. | Group |
| Roundtable on Responsible Soy Association | A global organization that promotes the growth of production, trade, and use of responsible soy, working through cooperation with those in, and related to, the soy value chain, from production to consumption. | Group |
| Sustainable Livestock Working Group | This initiative drives the development of sustainable livestock by striking a balance between economic, social and environmental pillars. | Group |
| Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) | A not-for-profit charity that runs the global disclosure system for investors, companies, cities, states and regions to build a sustainable economy by managing their environmental impacts. | Group |
| Women’s Empowerment Principles (WEP’s) | A set of Principles established by UN Global Compact and UN Women that offer guidance to businesses on how to promote gender equality and women’s empowerment in the workplace, marketplace and community. | Group and Mexico |
| Pride Connection México | An organization that provides information, spaces and training regarding workplace diversity and inclusion for people from the LGBT+ community working in companies in Mexico. Its goal is to promote a better working environment and the social development of LGBT+ people in the country. | Mexico |
| Net-Zero Banking Alliance y Net Zero Asset Management | The industry-led, UNEP FI-convened, alliance brings together a global group of banks, currently representing over 40% of global banking assets, which are committed to aligning their lending and investment portfolios with net-zero emissions by 2050. | Group |
| UN Global Investors for Sustainable Development (GISD) Alliance | A group of leaders of major financial institutions and corporations from across the world that is united to deliver solutions that scale up private finance and investment to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG’s). | Group |
| The Valuable 500 | A global business collective made up of 500 CEO’s and their companies, innovating together for disability inclusion. | Group |
| Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF) | A global partnership of financial institutions that work together to develop and implement a harmonized approach to assess and disclose the greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions associated with their loans and investments. | Group |
| Climate Leadership Council | This organization promotes the most effective, fair and politically viable climate solutions based on carbon dividend plans. | Group |
| Green Recovery Alliance of the European Union | It is a call for sustainable recovery in response to the COVID-19 pandemic promoted by the European Parliament. | Group |
| International Wildlife Trade Financial Taskforce | It is a network of private, public and third-sector partners working individually and cooperatively to reveal, disrupt and prevent illegal wildlife trade (IWT). The Financial Taskforce comprises major international banks and other financial institutions. | Group |
