The 2025 edition puts the emphasis on the value of the alliances, stressing the role of organizations that support, promote and implement diversity policies with inclusion as an ethical principle and a driver of innovation. In this sense, BBVA has demonstrated its unwavering commitment through its LGBTI+ diversity policies, the creation of mentoring and support programs for those who need them and by cultivating an inclusive corporate culture that recognizes and values the plurality of identities and experiences.
“For BBVA, diversity and inclusion are not a one-off initiative or a temporary project. They’re part of our corporate culture. We firmly believe that organizations prosper when people can be themselves, without fear or barriers, without their sexual orientation, gender identity or expression limiting their professional development,” said Carlos Pérez Beruete, Head of Culture and Engagement at BBVA. “This award recognizes precisely this commitment: creating work environments where each individual finds a safe space to grow; where equal opportunities are not an aspiration, but a tangible reality; where talent is not labeled, but valued.”
The executive expressed his gratitude for the recognition, underlining the value of our internal networks, those who develop outreach, training and support initiatives, those who dare to tell their stories and those who work every day – visibly or silently – to build a better place.