Barclays ESG Investor Presentation 2021
Environment
Social
Financing
Governance
BlueTrack TM is how we measure our financed emissions
BlueTrack™ is our methodology for measuring our financed emissions and tracking them at a portfolio level against the goals of the Paris Agreement
1. Select
sector
2. Measure
3. Link
emissions to
financing
4. Aggregate
to portfolio
level
benchmark
client
emissions
5. Compare financed emissions to benchmark
.
•
Methodology covers not only lending but also capital
markets financing, better reflecting the breadth of our
support for clients through our investment bank
Initially covered Energy and Power; Cement and Metals
(Steel) targets to be announced in advance of 2022 AGM
Early adopter of a 2025 Energy absolute emissions
reduction target
Progress
against 2025
portfolio
emission
reductions
targets
Absolute emissions
(MtCO2)
BlueTrack TM Financed emissions - Energy
-22%
against a target of -15% vs 2020 baseline
Dec-20:
80
75.0
60
60
40
40
BlueTrack TM Financed emissions - Power
-8%
against a target of -30% vs 2020 baseline
400
Dec-21:58.6 -15%
(-22% YoY)
Emissions intensity
(KgCO₂/MWh)
Dec-20: 320
300
Dec-21:295
200
(-8% YoY)
-30%
100
0
2021
2025
2030
2035 2040
Portfolio target path
2020 2021
2025
Barclays' progress
20
2020
1 iea.org/reports/world-energy-outlook-2019 |
IEA SDS Benchmark OECD¹
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2030 2035
2025 emission reduction targets
2040
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