Barclays H1 2023 ESG Investor Presentation
Our strategy and ESG progress
Climate and sustainability
Social
Governance
Continued engagement on the transition towards a nature-positive economy
Addressing nature and biodiversity considerations in our financing and operations
• Piloted the Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures' (TNFD) LEAP-FI framework on our UK and European Agriculture and Food portfolio
Updated our Forestry and Agricultural Commodities Statement in Q223, with enhanced requirements for forestry, palm oil and soy and the inclusion of South American beef
Financing restrictions that seek to address nature and biodiversity-related risk within our position statements in relation to Forestry and Agricultural Commodities, World
Heritage Sites and Ramsar Wetlands, and Climate Change
We have an ambition to achieve and maintain TRUE (Total Resource Use and Efficiency) zero waste certified projects across our key campuses by 2035
Actively engaging with emerging industry and cross-sector initiatives
Member of the TNFD Forum as
part of which we have provided
feedback to the TNFD on their
draft framework both individually
and collectively with other banks
TN
FD
Forum
Member
Participating in the UK Transition
Plan Taskforce Nature Working TPT
Group
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Transition Plan
Taskforce
FERRA
UN
environment
programme
finance
initiative
Joined UN Principles for Responsible
Banking Working Group on biodiversity
and nature target setting
Sustainable
Markets
Initiative
Member of the Sustainable Markets Initiative's
Financial Services Task Force, which includes co-
leading a workstream on Nature-based Solutions
and participating in groups on deforestation and
Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures
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