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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 our selection experience and introduced a new single Global Talent Framework. We also introduced a new HR platform to deliver these changes at scale to our people. Our leadership framework continues to set the benchmark for what it means to lead at Barclays. It is the foundation for our leaders to improve how they lead and create an environment where colleagues can learn, grow and succeed. Development opportunities empower colleagues to build skills, advance their career and achieve sustainable high performance. We continue to deliver our key leadership development programmes - Strategic Leaders and Aspire, alongside our People Leader programme, Evolution, equipping our people leaders with effective management skills. All colleagues also have access to online learning addressing an extensive range of development topics. Strategy Shareholder information Climate and sustainability report Governance Risk review Financial review Financial statements Barclays PLC 2024 Annual Report on Form 20-F 16 Our stakeholders (continued) Where to find out more: For more information on our commitment to building a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace, see home.barclays/ sustainability/esg-resource-hub/reporting and disclosures/

Alongside being ranked in the top ten of LinkedIn&#8217;s 2024 UK Top Companies list, Barclays also ranked in the top ten of The Times Top 100 Graduate Employers 2024 list, recognising the focus on our Early Careers population as a key talent pipeline for the future. In 2024, we hired 1,449 Interns, 1,224 Graduates and 217 Apprentices globally. We are continuing to build on our relationships with key partners to increase access to, and inclusivity of our cohorts, including the Grace Hopper Celebration, bringing together women and non-binary people in technology, and Bright Network, an early careers platform connecting employers with students. Our ambitions Barclays is committed to abiding by the laws in all jurisdictions in which it operates, including anti- discrimination laws. Building an inclusive and equitable culture, reflecting a diversity of views and backgrounds, where all colleagues can thrive is a business priority. We are focused on actions and outcomes that support a culture of belonging and diversity of thought. Our initiatives help to develop a leadership pipeline through which qualified candidates are considered for leadership roles regardless of their gender, race, or any other protected characteristic. At the end of 2024, 30% of the Managing Director and Director populations were female. In the UK and US, there were 50 Managing Directors from underrepresented ethnicities at the end of 2024. Our original all-colleague race and ethnicity ambition in the UK, set in