Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000312069-25-000114
Chunk: 329

Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 20-F
Chunk 329
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 escalated to the Group Reputation Risk Committee (GRRC) for more senior consideration and decision. GRRC includes representation from the Group Executive Committee. These Committees may make the following determinations: &#8226; approve the transaction or relationship &#8226; reject the transaction or relationship &#8226; approve the transaction or relationship, subject to prescribed modifications &#8226; escalate the review of the transaction or relationship to the Barclays Group CEO Further details about the roles of these Committees and their activities during 2024 are set out on page 169 and 170. Strategy Shareholder information Climate and sustainability report Risk review Financial review Financial statements Barclays PLC 2024 Annual Report on Form 20-F 172Governance ESG Governance (continued)

Training Barclays continues to expand the range and coverage of training to educate colleagues on sustainability and climate change risk and opportunities, their impact on society and Barclays, and Barclays' strategy and response. Transactions and client relationships reviewed by Group Sustainability 26 426 26 106 128 42 1 323 27 72 9 109 25 n Agriculture n Chemicals n Commodity Traders n Defence, Aerospace & Security n Infrastructure & Transportation n Manufacturing n Metals & Mining n Oil & Gas n Paper & Forestry n Power & Utilities n Waste n Other 2024 Total 775 2023 Total 593 Equator Principles For project-related finance, we conduct assessments for environmental and social risks in line with the Equator Principles and relevant International Finance Corporation (IFC) Performance Standards. In 2024, Barclays strengthened its approach to client engagement when applying the Principles. Barclays was one of the four banks that contributed to developing the Principles ahead of their launch in 2003. During 2024, six transactions (2023: four transactions) were reviewed for social and environmental risks under the scope of the Equator Principles. Further details can be found at: equator-principles.com/ Equator Principles transactions in 2024 Category Sector A B C Mining Infrastructure Oil & Gas Power 5 1 Others Region A B C Americas 3 EMEA 2 1 APAC Country designation A B C Designated 5 1 Non-designated Independent review A B C Yes 5 No 1 Finance type A B C Project finance 5 1 Category A: Projects with potentially significant adverse social or environmental impacts that are diverse, irreversible or unprecedented. Category B: Projects with potentially limited adverse social and environmental impacts that are few in number, generally site-specific, largely reversible and