Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000312069-25-000114
Chunk: 203

Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 20-F
Chunk 203
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 to a federal Political Action Committee (PAC) in the US, funded by the voluntary political contributions of eligible employees. The PAC is not controlled or funded by Barclays and all decisions regarding the amounts and recipients of contributions are directed by a steering committee comprising employees eligible to contribute to the PAC. Contributions to political organisations reported by the PAC during the calendar year 2024 totalled $75,000 (2023: $60,159). Country-by-Country reporting The Capital Requirements (Country-by- Country reporting) Regulations 2013 require the Company to publish additional information in respect of the year ended 31 December 2024. This information is included in the Barclays Country Snapshot available on the Barclays website: home.barclays/ annualreport Support for candidates and colleagues with disabilities and long-term conditions Barclays' commitment to inclusion means we want to ensure that candidates with disabilities and long-term health conditions receive support and adjustments in the application process and beyond. Barclays welcomes applications from all candidates and is committed to ensuring reasonable adjustments (accommodations) are put in place to ensure a fair and inclusive candidate experience. Barclays is committed to providing all colleagues with the support and tools they need to have a productive and fulfilling career. We can consider making adjustments to remove or reduce barriers colleagues might face if they have a disability, health concern or mental health condition. We also ensure opportunities for training, career development and promotion are available to all. Research and development In the ordinary course of business, the Group develops new products and services in each of its business divisions. Greenhouse gas emissions, energy consumption and energy efficiency action Although financing activities account for the greatest proportion of our climate impact, we have also continued to address our operational emissions &#8211; an important factor in meeting our ambition to be a net zero bank by 2050. Decarbonising our operations can have substantial benefits for Barclays including cost savings, greater operational resilience, potential commercial opportunities, and strengthening relationships with clients and Third Party Service Providers (TPSPs)1. Progress to date We have set milestones2 and targets3 to support our progress towards net zero operations. In 2024 we continued to track ahead of our milestone to reduce by 50% our absolute Scope 1 and 2 location-based GHG emissions by the end of 2030 &#8211; reducing these emissions by 56% against a 2018 baseline. This reduction is driven by ongoing work across our global real estate portfolio4, including energy demand reduction for example by right-sizing5 our real estate and by improving our