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Anti-corruption program
In December 2018, the Board of Directors approved the Anti-Corruption Policy, which was
disseminated and enforced among all BBVA Bancomer employees.
The Anticorruption Policy was delivered to all employees in accordance with the #Hazlocorrecto
(#Dotherightthing) institutional campaign.
Commitment to human rights
The BBVA Group, to which BBVA Bancomer belongs, has embraced the United Nations Guiding
Principles on Business and Human Rights and therefore seeks to promote and uphold the well-being
of the different social settings in which its operates. Respect for and compliance with human rights is
instrumental to BBVA Bancomer's purpose: "To bring the age of opportunity to everyone".
The BBVA Group has an internal document enshrining its commitment to human rights and
incorporating principles, policies and internal procedures, all with the aim of ensuring the utmost
respect for the human rights of its employees, customers, suppliers and society.
BBVA Bancomer's commitment to human rights is compliant with various international guidelines,
most notably the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the United Nations Global Compact.
"500 companies against corruption"
ranking from Expansión magazine
In the 2018 ranking prepared by Expansión magazine on the top 500 companies taking the fight to
corruption, the Bank ranked first in the financial sector for the second straight year and placed 13
across all the productive sectors of the economy. Compared with 2017, BBVA Bancomer climbed
five places and managed to improve its score.
Goals for 2019
By 2019, BBVA Bancomer is looking to break into the top five in the news magazine's ranking
of the 500 companies fighting corruption. Meanwhile, it will continue to apply and enforce
corporate policies on the subject of anti-corruption and fair economic competition.
Anti-money laundering /
counter-terrorist financing
GRI 205-1, 205-2 and 205-3
BBVA Bancomer collaborates and works actively towards anti-money laundering (AML) and
in detecting and combating terrorist activities (counter-terrorist financing, or CTF). These two
activities are a priority objective that BBVA Bancomer associates with its pledge of promoting and
upholding the well-being of the different communities and social settings in which it operates.
To this end, BBVA Bancomer has publicly pledged to the following commitments.
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Work actively with government bodies, international organizations, and other institutions in the
fight against drug trafficking, terrorist activities, and other forms of organized crime.
Establish a set of corporate criteria aimed at preventing the risk of its products and services
from being used for illegal purposes.
Establish a suitable organizational structure with all the required resources to implement this
function, with clearly assigned responsibilities.
Create a set of regulations containing all the obligations when it comes to anti-money
laundering, particularly via means of customer identification and knowledge (KYC - Know Your
Customer).
Deploy customer monitoring measures, designed to identify potentially suspicious activity and
ensure that such conduct is duly reported to the relevant authorities.
Execute employee communication and training plans, which are designed by the Mexican Bank
Association (ABM) in accordance with each group's level of exposure to the risk of money
laundering, seeking to furnish them with the required tools to comply with applicable laws.
Training and awareness-raising programs include the following at least:
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Raising awareness of customer identification and insight policies (Know Your Customer), as
well as user identification, and all necessary criteria, measures and procedures to ensure due
compliance with applicable laws.
Raising awareness of legal provisions and their amendments.
Information on techniques, methods and trends to prevent, detect and report transactions
that may be conducive toward, help, support, or provide cooperation for any kind of money-
laundering or terrorism financing.
• Scores are allocated to each employee at the end of the course based on their learning.
The following table shows the employees to have undergone training in the last three years.
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Participants in AML training activities
Specialists in AML and CTF activities
AML and CTF Department Template
2016
2017
2018
32,454
31,848
32,546
280
270
305
136
140
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