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Policy

As a global financial services organisation, we have a responsibility to manage and ultimately minimise our impact on the environment. We take this responsibility seriously and are implementing environmental strategies across the Group.

Policy highlights

  • Barclays ensures it is compliant with all applicable environmental legislation in the countries in which we operate
  • Barclays manages its direct environmental impacts through a Group-wide Environmental Management System, the core components of which are certified to independent international standard ISO 14001
  • Barclays integrates environmental considerations into business decisions
  • Barclays manages indirect impacts in lending, through Barclays Environmental and Social Risk Assessment Policy; sector-specific lending guidance and our commitment to the Equator Principles – an independent benchmark for the financial industry to manage social and environmental issues
  • Barclays will continue to deliver on its Climate Action Programme, which includes a commitment to reducing emissions from our own operations and developing low-carbon products and services
  • Barclays manages indirect impacts in its supply chain by collaborating with suppliers to secure an improvement in our environmental performance and theirs.
  • Our assessment of suppliers within the sourcing process assigns appropriate weighting to their environmental performance issues
  • Barclays uses sustainable practices in property design and property management
  • Barclays sets targets on key aspects of its environmental performance and reviews them periodically. We communicate proactively and openly about our environmental commitments and performance
  • Barclays will continue to raise awareness of environmental issues among its employees, encouraging environmentally responsible behaviour
  • Barclays will continue to engage with industry groups and non-governmental organisations in order to contribute positively and pro-actively to environmental sustainability in business.

For copies of this statement in alternative languages please contact the sustainability team at sustainability@barclays.com.

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