| Company Name |
Barclays Bank plc
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| No. of Employees |
134,900 (2007)
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| Revenue |
£23 billion (2007)
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| Sector |
Finance
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| Country (HQ) |
United Kingdom
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| Scope 1 Emissions |
30,910 tonnes (2007) - Scope 1 emissions relate to company car emissions and gas used to heat buildings
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| Scope 2 Emissions |
456, 864 tonnes (2007)
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| Scope 3 Emissions |
77, 978 tonnes (2007) - Scope 3 emissions are employee business travel minus emissions from the company car scheme
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| Notes on Emissions |
Barclays are exploring the impact of external distribution and logistics, use/disposal of company products and services, and their supply chain.
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| Emission Changes |
| Analysis of Barclays emissions can be found at http://www.barclays.com/environment
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| Notes on Emission Changes |
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| Verification of Emissions |
Yes
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| Verifier |
SGS Group
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| Responsible for Climate Change Strategy |
| Andrew Flett, Global Head of Environmental Sustainability
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| Climate Change Strategy |
Barclays Climate Action Programme
1. Reduce carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions by improving energy efficiency.
2. Buy renewable energy.
3. Make global operations carbon neutral by 2009 by offsetting the remaining CO2 emissions.
4. Work with suppliers to help them reduce their CO2 emissions.
5. Develop products and services that help customers reduce their impact on climate change.
6. Engage with key stakeholders and contribute to the debate on climate change action.
More information about each element of this programme is available at http://www.barclays.com/climatechange
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| Targets |
Barclays UK targets for 2006–2010 are detailed here. Performance is measured against a 2005 baseline unless otherwise stated.
> Reduce total CO2 emissions by 20 per cent (using 2000 as the baseline).
> Reduce carbon intensity by 20 per cent (tonnes CO2 per £1million of UK income).
> Reduce energy consumption from offices and branches per employee by 20 per cent at a rate of no less than four per cent each year.
> Improve energy efficiency in data centres.
These targets apply to Barclays operations in France, Spain and Portugal and Barclays Capital’s operations in the Americas (New York, New Jersey and Sao Paulo), Asia (Singapore, Tokyo and Hong Kong) and EMEA (Paris and Frankfurt).
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