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Our approach
Our key areas of focus are contributing to growth and supporting our communities. Underpinning these is a foundation of sound business principles and practice that ensures integrity in the way we do business.
Contributing to growth
We believe that running a strong, profitable business, which creates jobs and contributes to economic success, is the basis for good corporate citizenship.
Our leading programmes
Make a Difference Day
Make a Difference Day encourages Barclays employees to give their time and skills – not their money – to play an active role in community life around the world.
Banking on Change
Barclays partners with Plan and CARE to improve the quality of life for poor people by extending and developing access to basic financial services through the development of savings-led community finance.
Barclays and WWF
WWF is working with Barclays to tackle some of the issues threatening biodiversity, destroying natural resources and putting livelihoods at risk in Eastern Africa.
SolarAid
Barclays is supporting a four-year programme to make solar energy more accessible to community centres, schools, clinics and communal buildings in rural parts of Kenya.
Barclays Spaces for Sports
Barclays Spaces for Sports is a global programme bringing sustainable sports sites and projects to disadvantaged communities.
Building Young Futures
Barclays and UNICEF have partnered to improve the economic future of around 500,000 disadvantaged young people globally, by giving them access to financial education and employment, and skills in enterprise.
Diversity and our people
Talented people are the foundation of our success, whatever their style, personality, age, race, gender, sexual orientation, or disability.
Climate change
In 2011 we launched the Barclays Climate Action Programme – a four-year campaign which focuses on addressing environmental issues where we believe we have the greatest potential to make a difference.
Social and environmental risk management in lending
Barclays has a long-standing commitment to managing the environmental and social risks associated with commercial lending and investment products.
The way we do business
From customer satisfaction to combating financial crime, integrity and innovation underpin the way we operate.
Supporting our communities
We’re committed to contributing to the communities in which we operate. This includes managing the social and environmental impacts of our activities as well as providing products and services to meet wide societal challenges.
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Climate change
Find out how we’re managing our impact on the environment through the Barclays Climate Action Programme. Find out more
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Policy positions
Read the policies and statements of intent Barclays has in place to ensure consistent governance on a range of issues from data protection to human rights. Find out more
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Community investment
Find out about our programmes to support employability and enterprise, and how we support colleagues to get involved. Visit the Community section
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Remuneration
Sir Richard Broadbent, Chairman of Barclays Human Resources and Remuneration Committee, discusses pay, compensation and governance. Read more in the Annual Report section
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Diversity
Learn more about how we promote and create an inclusive culture where fresh ideas and different perspectives are valued. Find out more
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Financial inclusion
Find out how we’re expanding our reach, providing innovative and sustainable financial services to people, businesses and communities around the world. Find out more
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Customer experience
Find out more about how we are improving the customer experience through our complaints management processes. Find out more
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Reporting
Read our latest and archived reports. Find out more
