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Last update: 2023-02-16 00:00:00
About
Website http://www.barclays.com
Headquarters
1 Churchill Place E14 5HP London
London
United Kingdom
CEO/chair C.S. Venkatakrishnan
Group Chief Executive
Supervisor
Bank of England
Ownership
listed on London Stock Exchange & NYSE

Barclay's shareholder structure can be accessed here.

Barclays, established in 1690, is a major global financial services provider, based in the United Kingdom, engaged in retail and commercial banking, investment banking, wealth management and investment management services. Barclays operates in more than 50 countries and employs approximately 120,000 people, serving 48 million customers and clients worldwide.

Sustainability
Commitments
Policies
Voluntary standards

Barclays' most important sustainability commitments can be found at the website sections listed below.

Links

Statements and policy positions

ESG Resource Hub

Forestry & Agricultural Commodities Statement

Bank policy
2023-04-27 00:00:00 | Barclays

Climate Change statement 2023

Bank policy
2023-02-15 00:00:00 | Barclays

Sustainable finance framework

Bank policy
2022-12-31 00:00:00 | Barclays

Suppliers' code of conduct

Bank policy
2022-10-01 00:00:00 | Barclays

Code of conduct

Bank policy
2022-08-05 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental risk in lending statement

Bank policy
2022-05-31 00:00:00 | Barclays

Barclay's climate strategy, targets and progress

Bank policy
2022-03-22 00:00:00 | Barclays

Climate change statement

Bank policy
2022-03-01 00:00:00 | Barclays

Modern slavery statement

Bank policy
2022-02-22 00:00:00 | Barclays

ESG reporting framework

Bank policy
2021-02-17 00:00:00 | Barclays

World heritages sites and Ramsar Wetlands statement

Bank policy
2020-08-31 00:00:00 | Barclays

Statement on the defence sector

Bank policy
2019-06-28 00:00:00 | Barclays

Financial Crime Statement

Bank policy
2019-06-28 00:00:00 | Barclays

Tax Principles

Bank policy
2019-06-28 00:00:00 | Barclays

Forestry and palm oil statement

Bank policy
2019-02-28 00:00:00 | Barclays

Statement of Anti-Money Laundering and Counter-Terrorist Financing Policies and Principles

Bank policy
2018-12-31 00:00:00 | Barclays

Coal statement

Bank policy
2018-04-30 00:00:00 | Barclays

Statement on Bribery and Corruption

Bank policy
2017-01-31 00:00:00 | Barclays

Human rights statement

Bank policy
2016-11-30 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental and Social Risk Briefing Utilities & Waste Management

Bank policy
2016-03-27 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental and Social Risk Briefing Service Industry

Bank policy
2016-03-27 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental and Social Risk Briefing Power Generation

Bank policy
2016-03-27 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental and Social Risk Briefing Mining & Metals

Bank policy
2016-03-27 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental and Social Risk Briefing Oil & Gas

Bank policy
2016-03-27 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental and Social Risk Briefing General Manufacturing

Bank policy
2016-03-27 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental and Social Risk Briefing Chemicals and Pharmaceuticals

Bank policy
2016-03-27 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental and Social Risk Briefing Infrastructure

Bank policy
2016-03-27 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental and Social Risk Briefing Agriculture and Fisheries

Bank policy
2015-11-18 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental and Social Risk Briefing - Forestry & Logging

Bank policy
2015-11-18 00:00:00 | Barclays

Policy Position Statement on Mountaintop Removal (MTR) Coal Mining

Bank policy
2015-03-31 00:00:00 | Barclays

Statement on Bribery and Corruption

Bank policy
2015-01-01 00:00:00 | Barclays

Environmental Sustainability Policy statement

Bank policy
2015-01-01 00:00:00 | Barclays
Barclays has committed itself to the following voluntary standards:
Banking Environment InitiativeTags:
Carbon Disclosure ProjectTags: carbon | climate change | greenhouse gas emissions
Equator PrinciplesTags: Equator Principles | project finance | corporate social responsibility | sustainable development
Global Reporting InitiativeTags: sustainable development | human rights
Green Bond PrinciplesTags: bond issuance | investment | sustainable development
Net-Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | energy | energy plants
Paris Agreement Capital Transition Assessment (PACTA)Tags: corporate social responsibility
Partnership for Carbon Accounting Financials (PCAF)Tags: carbon | corporate social responsibility
Principles for Responsible Banking (PRB)Tags: climate change | corporate social responsibility | finance | sustainable development | United Nations | Voluntary Standards
Principles for Responsible Investment (PRI)Tags: corporate social responsibility | sustainable development | United Nations
Soft Commodities CompactTags: Deforestation | forest
Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD)Tags: corporate social responsibility | finance
Thun Group on Human RightsTags: Human Rights
UN Guiding Principles on Business and Human RightsTags: United Nations | human rights
UNEP Finance InitiativeTags: United Nations | sustainable development
Wolfsberg PrinciplesTags: finance | corruption
Dodgy Deals

Barclays is linked to a number of companies and projects that BankTrack considers controversial (so called Dodgy Deals), e.g. as a current or past financier or through an expression of interest. The profiles below provide more details on the nature of Barclays's link to these deals.