Reports

Sustainability

Santander reports annually its performance in terms of culture and sustainability, informing of the main actions and commitments of the Bank in this areas and in relation to its main stakeholders (employees, customers, shareholders and society).

In addition, the Bank also reports on the main initiatives it develops with society and the environment, particularly in the communities where it operates, with special attention to the Bank's relationship with the Universities.

The 'Consolidated non-financial information statement and sustainability information' of Grupo Santander, in compliance with Directive (EU) 2022/2464, with regard to the presentation of information on sustainability by companies, prepared in accordance with Law 11/2018, EU guidelines 2017/ C215/01 on non-financial reporting, Delegated Regulation (EU) 2023/2772 supplementing Directive 2013/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council with regard to sustainability reporting rules, and the Regulation on European Taxonomy (Regulation (EU) 2020/852 and Commission Delegated Regulations 2021/2139 and 2021/2178 as amended by Delegated Regulations (EU) 2022/1214, 2023/2485 and 2023/2486).

This chapter, of the bank’s annual report, has been verified by PwC, an independent firm that has also audited the Group’s annual accounts. .

Sustainability reports by country

We report on the performance of our responsible banking initiatives in the countries where we operate. Some subsidiaries include this information in their annual report while others prepare their own sustainability report.