Climate Change Data

Santander Holdings, USA, Inc. and its subsidiaries

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2014, 2017, 2021)

Reporting Period: 2014

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Infrastructure

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Deteriorating condition of America's major urban roadways, impacting vehicle operating costs and economic efficiency.
  • Inadequate funding for road repairs at local and state levels.
  • Increasing vehicle travel and wear and tear on roads.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implement and adequately fund pavement preservation programs.
  • Use higher-quality paving materials and durable designs.
  • Improve pothole patching techniques.
  • Increase annual investment in roads, highways, and bridges.
  • Adopt a proactive pavement management approach.

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Use of higher-quality paving materials

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

Improved road infrastructure contributes to sustainable economic growth and reduced transportation costs.

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • High-performance concrete pavements
  • Improved hot- and warm-mix asphalt pavements

Reporting Period: 2017

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 1 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 2 Emissions:Not disclosed
Scope 3 Emissions:Not disclosed
Renewable Energy Share:Not disclosed
Total Energy Consumption:Not disclosed
Water Consumption:Not disclosed
Waste Generated:Not disclosed
Carbon Intensity:Not disclosed

ESG Focus Areas

  • Climate Change
  • Transportation

Environmental Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Social Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Governance Achievements

  • Not disclosed

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Medium-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed
Short-term Goals:
  • Not disclosed

Environmental Challenges

  • Limited availability of PEV models and styles
  • Higher cost of PEVs compared with conventional vehicles
  • Lack of a convenient and ubiquitous network of charging stations
  • Range anxiety concerns for BEV drivers
  • Low station utilization undermining the business case for building and operating stations
Mitigation Strategies
  • Developing a U.S. network of non-residential EVSE to enable broader PEV adoption and maximize PEV use
  • Providing nationwide charging coverage
  • Improving the business case for building stations by maximizing station utilization

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Not disclosed

Responsible Procurement
  • Not disclosed

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Not disclosed
Transition Risks
  • Not disclosed
Opportunities
  • Not disclosed

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: Null

Certifications: Null

Third-party Assurance: Not disclosed

UN Sustainable Development Goals

  • Not disclosed

Not disclosed

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Not disclosed

Awards & Recognition

  • Not disclosed

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

Total Carbon Emissions:22,194 tCO2e
Scope 1 Emissions:5,427 tCO2e
Scope 2 Emissions:14,649 tCO2e (market based), 28,193 tCO2e (location based)
Scope 3 Emissions:2,118 tCO2e (employee travel)
Renewable Energy Share:47.7%
Total Energy Consumption:67,217,618 kWh

ESG Focus Areas

  • Empowering people and businesses
  • Fostering inclusive communities
  • Supporting the green economy

Environmental Achievements

  • Achieved carbon neutrality in operations since 2020
  • 100% elimination of single-use plastics where feasible
  • 47.7% electricity from renewable sources
  • $3.1B renewable energy finance exposure, supporting $7.8B in total deal size

Social Achievements

  • Concluded five-year Inclusive Communities Plan, investing $14B (exceeding goal by $3B)
  • Provided financial education to over 46,000 individuals and small businesses
  • Nearly 50% of jobs filled internally
  • $18M charitable giving
  • 0.2% Equal Pay Gap

Governance Achievements

  • Established US ESG Office and conducted first US ESG materiality assessment
  • More formally established ESG and climate risk functions
  • Enhanced board oversight and reporting
  • Established ESG Working Group
  • Enhanced supplier diversity program

Climate Goals & Targets

Long-term Goals:
  • Achieve net zero emissions by 2050
Medium-term Goals:
  • Reduce emission intensity in power generation portfolio to 0.18 tCO2e/MWh by 2025 and 0.11 tCO2e/MWh by 2030
  • Raise and facilitate green finance to €120B by 2025 and €220B by 2030
  • Sustainable investment (AUM under ESG funds) to €100B by 2025
Short-term Goals:
  • 100% renewable energy by 2025

Environmental Challenges

  • Global pandemics, geopolitical tensions, extreme weather events, market volatility, and inflationary concerns
  • The Great Resignation impacting workforce
  • Data limitations and uncertainties in assessing climate risks
Mitigation Strategies
  • Incorporating climate risk into Enterprise Risk Management Framework
  • Refining approach to managing ESCC risks
  • Adding climate risk considerations to Material Risk Program
  • Creating a climate risk function within Enterprise Risk Management
  • Forming a cross-functional working group on climate-change-related risk
  • Shifting recruitment strategies to address workforce challenges

Supply Chain Management

Responsible Procurement
  • Supplier diversity program

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Physical Risks
  • Increased severity from weather events (floods, droughts, wildfires, storms and hurricanes)
  • Long-term weather trends (sea level and temperature increases, precipitation patterns)
Transition Risks
  • Policy actions and regulation
  • Technology risk
  • Market shifts
  • Regulatory changes
Opportunities
  • Development of energy-efficient products
  • Growth of sustainable financial product markets

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GRI Standards (core option), SASB, TCFD, WEF Stakeholder Capitalism metrics

Sustainable Products & Innovation

  • Green and sustainability-linked bonds
  • Sustainability-linked loans
  • Electric vehicle lending

Awards & Recognition

  • Project Finance International’s ESG Deal of the Year (Vineyard Wind)
  • IJ Global’s Renewables Deal of the Year - North America (Vineyard Wind)