Company: BCS
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form Type: 20-F
Source: 0000312069-25-000114
Chunk: 326

Company: BARCLAYS PLC
Filing Date: 2025-02-13
Form: 20-F
Chunk 326
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 leads the development of climate risk methodologies and Barclays&#8217; approach to carbon modelling, including the BlueTrack&#8482; methodology. Group Sustainability Chief Information Officer The Group Sustainability Chief Information Officer (CIO) brings together technology, data and change execution expertise. The Group Sustainability CIO works in partnership with the business and functions to deliver new capabilities that enable and accelerate delivery against the Group's sustainability strategy. Group Head of Finance - Sustainability and ESG The role Group Head of Finance - Sustainability and ESG encompasses leading Barclays' global external, internal and regulatory reporting capabilities relating to sustainability and ESG, and tracking progress made across our businesses to meet our climate targets, which is fundamental to support our ambition to be a net zero bank by 2050. This includes embedding climate-related disclosures such as the TCFD into our framework of disclosure procedures, governance and controls supporting the creation, review and approval of the Group&#8217;s financial statements. Further responsibilities include embedding climate-related risks and opportunities into financial planning. Strategy Shareholder information Climate and sustainability report Risk review Financial review Financial statements Barclays PLC 2024 Annual Report on Form 20-F 170Governance ESG Governance (continued)

Implementation - business working level committees, forums and reports Operational Sustainability Steering Committee (OSSCo) Barclays&#8217; Operational Sustainability Steering Committee (OSSCo) is responsible for oversight of Barclays' net zero operations strategy. OSSCo is chaired by the Barclays Execution Services Chief Operating Officer and comprises leadership from Corporate Real Estate Solutions (CRES) & Location Strategy, Procurement, Functions Technology, Corporate Communications, Group Sustainability & ESG, and Legal. OSSCo approves and monitors progress of our sustainability operational targets and milestones, reviews operational sustainability programmes and seeks to manage risks to the delivery of the net zero operations strategy. The governance body also facilitates coordination and alignment across the functions responsible for implementing the net zero operations strategy. OSSCo provides updates to the GSC annually, which then reports to the Barclays PLC Board. BBplc Business-Level Committees for transaction reviews Business-level committees are convened for senior management to review all transactions that contain material Reputation Risk and escalate directly to the Group Reputation Risk Committee. These committees have responsibility to ensure alignment with local entity and regulatory expectations and requirements when making decisions that impact the various subsidiaries of BBplc, including Barclays Bank Ireland PLC ('Barclays Europe') and the US Intermediate Holding Company. Transactions reviewed include transactions, relationships, agreements, strategies and other business activities. Principal Investments Equity Committee The Principal Investments Equity Committee (the '