Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000312069-25-000114
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Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 20-F
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 three-year rolling average from 2020-2023. Strategy Shareholder information Climate and sustainability report Governance Risk review Financial review Financial statements Barclays PLC 2024 Annual Report on Form 20-F 18 Our stakeholders (continued) See page 112 for details on Executive Director remuneration linked to these KPIs

Net zero operations: Scope 1 and 2 market- based emissions1 ('000 tCO2e) 10.7 16.9 22.1 11,300.0&#916; 5,100.0&#916; About this KPI and why we use it Barclays is working to achieve net zero operations, consistent with a 1.5&deg;C aligned pathway, and we plan to counterbalance2 any residual emissions. This metric measures total gross Scope 1 and 2 (market-based) emissions generated directly from Barclays&#8217; branches, offices, campuses, data centres and car fleet, as well as emissions generated indirectly from our global real estate portfolio&#8217;s3 energy consumption. How we performed In 2024 we continued to source 100% renewable electricity for our global real estate portfolio ahead of our 2025 year end target and to track ahead of our target of 90% absolute reduction of our Scope 1 and 2 market-based emissions against a 2018 baseline &#8211; reducing these emissions by 95%. Sustainable and Transition Financing facilitated ($bn) 2024 2023 94.4 67.8 About this KPI and why we use it In 2022, we set a target of $1trn Sustainable and Transition Financing between 2023 and the end of 2030 &#8211; encompassing green, social, transition and sustainability-linked financing, having exceeded our previous targets to facilitate &pound;150bn of social, environmental and sustainability linked financing by 2025 and &pound;100bn of green financing by 2030. How we performed During 2024 we facilitated an additional $94.4bn of Sustainable and Transition Financing, bringing the total to date to $162.2bn. The 39% year-on-year increase in financing facilitated demonstrates our continued efforts on supporting our clients on their sustainability journeys. Skills and employability: Number of people upskilled (millions) 2024 2023 2.77 3.27 About this KPI and why we use it Barclays is delivering skills and employment opportunities for people in the communities