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Barclays — ESG Presentation (July 2025)
44 slides from Barclays's sustainability presentation, Jul 29, 2025
Slide 1: H125 Sustainability Investor Presentation
H125 Sustainability Investor Presentation 29th July 2025
Slide 2: Progress across our sustainability initiatives
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 2 Progress across our sustainability initiatives Delivering on our climate ambition Positive impacts in communities Skills and employability 7m+ people supported to access skills and Sustainable and Transition financing facilitated empl
Slide 3: Climate and Nature
Climate and Nature
Slide 4: Our ambition is to be a net zero bank by 2050
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 4 Our ambition is to be a net zero bank by 2050 Our Purpose Working together for a better financial future Working with clients on Financing clients’ Scaling climate their transition transition technology See pages 5-6 See pages 7-9 See
Slide 5: Working alongside our clients as they transition to a low-carbon economy
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 5 Working alongside our clients as they transition to a low-carbon economy Understanding our clients' priorities • Regular client dialogue led by our coverage teams and sustainable finance specialists • Supported by specialised analytic
Slide 6: Engaging clients through our CTF
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 6 Engaging clients through our CTF Aggregate CTF results1,2 2023 2024 0% 4% 29% 36% Illustrative example of client CTF score Client (2024) D G 48% engagement A C E 47% Client F Client B (2023) 17% 10% Peer 6% 4% Portfolio CTF results1 E
Slide 7: Barclays is committed to help finance the energy transition
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 7 Barclays is committed to help finance the energy transition $220.2bn Sustainable and Transition financing since 2023 vs. target of $1trn between 2023 and the end of 2030 Social Environmental Sustainable and Transition financing cumula
Slide 8: Leveraging our financial expertise to facilitate sustainable finance
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 8 Leveraging our financial expertise to facilitate sustainable finance Leading market positions UK’s best bank for in global corporate sustainable finance1 #1 in UK sustainable bonds2 #2 sustainable bonds2 Providing solutions for our cl
Slide 9: Expanding our activities through specialist products and partnerships
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 9 Expanding our activities through specialist products and partnerships Greener Homes Supporting Consumers and Corporates • Green Home Mortgage: Offering lower mortgage rates for new-build • Green Loan for Business: Offers discounted in
Slide 10: Barclays Climate Ventures: £239m direct investments in climate innovation
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 10 Barclays Climate Ventures: £239m direct investments in climate innovation Barclays Climate Ventures has a mandate to invest up to £500m into global climate-tech start-ups by the end of 2027 Capital deployed 24 Portfolio companies, in
Slide 11: We have continued to develop our work on nature
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 11 We have continued to develop our work on nature Policy positions Risk assessments Working with our clients Forestry and Agricultural LEAP5 Assessments Nature CTF7 Pilot in Power Portfolio Commodities Statement • Completed two sector-
Slide 12: Our approach to managing the financial and operational risks of climate change
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 12 Our approach to managing the financial and operational risks of climate change Climate Risk is a Principal Risk within the Barclays Enterprise Risk Management Framework Our approach to setting and managing our Barclays’ approach to I
Slide 13: FY24 progress against our existing sector targets
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 13 FY24 progress against our existing sector targets We have set targets for material1 high-emitting sectors in our portfolio Upstream Energy: -45% vs. 2020 baseline Power: -30% vs. 2020 baseline Automotive Manufacturing: +1% vs. 2022 b
Slide 14: FY24 progress against our existing sector targets
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 14 FY24 progress against our existing sector targets The below sectors have been covered by BlueTrackTM since 2023 Aviation: Flat vs. 2023 baseline UK Agriculture: -11% vs. 2023 baseline 120 Indexed (2023 = 100) 120 Indexed (2023 = 100)
Slide 15: Sensitive sector and area policies
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 15 Sensitive sector and area policies Climate Change Statement Policy statements on sensitive sectors • Sets out our position and approach to financing certain sensitive Forestry and Agricultural sectors, with tightening policy criteria
Slide 16: Executing our net zero operations strategy
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 16 Executing our net zero operations strategy Reducing our Scope 1 and 2 emissions Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions ('000 tCO2e)1 234.7 191.7 166.6 211.2 142.5 120.0 101.2 101.8 93.8 66.2 34.7 22.1 16.9 10.7 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 202
Slide 17: Corporate Responsibility
Corporate Responsibility
Slide 18: Investing in our colleagues, strengthening our business and culture
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 18 Investing in our colleagues, strengthening our business and culture Investing in our talent H125: Delivering to a Consistently Excellent standard • Top 10 rank in Times Top 100 Graduate Employers • A consistently excellent standard i
Slide 19: Supporting our customers and clients
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 19 Supporting our customers and clients Building financial wellbeing Access to banking Economic crimes and scams The Barclays Money Management Hub Committed to ensuring customers have We are proud to have one of the lowest scam provides
Slide 20: Unlocking skills and employment in the communities we operate in
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 20 Unlocking skills and employment in the communities we operate in Digital Eagles Building employability and Creating opportunities Programme financial skills through sports Enables people to become more confident Barclays' LifeSkills,
Slide 21: Supporting businesses and fostering entrepreneurship
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 21 Supporting businesses and fostering entrepreneurship Incubate, inspire and educate UK founders, startups and scaleups and help them to succeed and scale • Supported 18,900+1 businesses since 2015 Supporting high-growth entrepreneurs
Slide 22: Barclays has strict policies to protect privacy and keep data secure
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 22 Barclays has strict policies to protect privacy and keep data secure Chief Security Office and Chief Information Security Office • Barclays' Chief Security Office and Chief Information Security Office exist to keep the bank, its cust
Slide 23: Remuneration for our Executive Directors is linked to non-financials
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 23 Remuneration for our Executive Directors is linked to non-financials 2025 annual bonus 2025-2027 LTIP awards Performance measure Weighting Performance measure Weighting Financial measures 65% Financial measures 75% Of which: Of which
Slide 24: Strong Board Governance
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 24 Strong Board Governance Board Governance Framework Board Experience1 Barclays PLC Board Industry and leadership experience2 (no. of Directors) Chair: Nigel Higgins Board Nominations Committee Board Remuneration Committee Chair: Nigel
Slide 25: The Barclays Way – our Code of Conduct
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 25 The Barclays Way – our Code of Conduct The Barclays Way outlines the Purpose, Values and Mindset which govern our way of working Our Purpose The reason our company exists; the societal need we fulfil Our Values Our Mindset Our moral
Slide 26: Our inclusive culture
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 26 Our inclusive culture We are committed to Barclays being a workplace of inclusiveness and equality of opportunity • We cultivate high-performing teams and generate rich UK Listing Rules Targets opportunities to progress. We aspire to
Slide 27: Creating positive outcomes for our stakeholders
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 27 Creating positive outcomes for our stakeholders Our Purpose Working together for a better financial future Our Vision The UK-centred leader in global finance Our Strategy A Simpler, Better and More balanced Barclays Our Values Respec
Slide 28: Appendix
Appendix
Slide 29: The CTF provides a structured approach to evaluating clients' transition
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 29 The CTF provides a structured approach to evaluating clients’ transition Ambition Credibility Assesses clients’ past, present and future emissions Assesses the critical and supporting qualitative elements of clients’ as a proxy for t
Slide 30: Sustainable Revenues: Basis of preparation
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 30 Sustainable Revenues: Basis of preparation Sustainable Revenues as at 31 December 2024 is defined as more broadly than financing covered by the Sustainable Finance Framework (SFF) and the Transition Finance Framework (TFF) and covers
Slide 31: Progress in our sustainable and transition financing
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 31 Progress in our sustainable and transition financing Facilitating finance for our clients and customers Sustainable and Transition financing ($bn) By product (%) 3% Social Environmental 21% Debt Sustainability-linked Transition Equit
Slide 32: Barclays' financed emissions methodology
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 32 Barclays’ financed emissions methodology Our approach is underpinned by our methodologies to estimate our full in-scope balance sheet financed emissions and to track sector level emissions against the goals and timelines of the Paris
Slide 33: BlueTrack dashboard shows our financed emissions targets and progress
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 33 BlueTrack dashboard shows our financed emissions targets and progress BlueTrack is our methodology for measuring financed emissions and tracking them at a portfolio level Sector Setting our targets Monitoring our progress in 2024 Abs
Slide 34: Scenario analysis forms a key part of our approach to understanding climate risks
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 34 Scenario analysis forms a key part of our approach to understanding climate risks History and evolution Climate scenario analysis is primarily used for: External case study exercises covering Power Utilities, • Understanding Barclays
Slide 35: Barclays' strategy remains resilient to climate scenarios
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 35 Barclays’ strategy remains resilient to climate scenarios Scenario Design • Climate risk now incorporated into our main internal stress test, a bank-wide exercise conducted over a 5-year period o Covers the full Barclays balance shee
Slide 36: We monitor our carbon-related assets and elevated risk sectors exposure
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 36 We monitor our carbon-related assets and elevated risk sectors exposure Lending portfolio Capital markets financing Carbon-related assets Carbon-related sectors1 in wholesale credit Manufacturing 7.7% (2023: 9.6%) Elevated risk secto
Slide 37: We have continued to develop our approach on just transition
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 37 We have continued to develop our approach on just transition Barclays is committed to respecting the rights of people and communities in the context of the transition In 2024, our key activities included: Industry engagement: Working
Slide 38: Continue to enhance and further embed our approach to human rights
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 38 Continue to enhance and further embed our approach to human rights During 2024, we worked towards two important milestones for our human rights work Updated the Barclays Group Statement on Human Rights Established a formal programme
Slide 39: Climate and sustainability governance
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 39 Climate and sustainability governance Oversight and management of climate and sustainability-related issues are embedded within our governance structure1 Barclays PLC Board Board Board Sustainability Committee Board Risk Committee Bo
Slide 40: Our ratings performance
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 40 Our ratings performance Scale Agency Rating type (best to 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 Current1 worst) MSCI ESG rating AAA – CCC BBB A AA AA AA AA AA CDP Climate Change A–D_ A_ B B A_ B A- A- Questionnaire S&P Global Corporate 70 77
Slide 41: Barclays has adopted a holistic approach to Financial Crime
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 41 Barclays has adopted a holistic approach to Financial Crime Combined approach allows us to identify and manage relevant synergies and connections between the four key risk areas The Financial Crime Risk Management Framework outlines
Slide 42: We continue to foster a culture where our colleagues feel safe to speak up
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 42 We continue to foster a culture where our colleagues feel safe to speak up Colleagues are encouraged to speak up about actions and behaviours that have no place in the organisation. Board Level “Whistleblowers’ Champions1” are respon
Slide 43: Contact details, upcoming events and further information
Contact details, upcoming events and further information Sustainability Investor Relations Upcoming events Iro Papadopoulou 22nd October 2025 Q325 results iro.papadopoulou@barclays.com 10th February 2026 Q425 results Maritz Carvalho maritz.carvalho@barclays.com Further information Daniel Parshad dan
Slide 44: Important information
Barclays H1 2025 Sustainability Investor Presentation July 2025 44 Important information Disclaimers In preparing the climate and sustainability content within the Sustainability and Corporate Responsibility Investor Presentation wherever it appears, we have: • Made certain key judgements, estimatio