Barclays Presents Its First ‘Shared Growth Ambition’ Report

Access to financing: This helps to leverage capital for crucial social and environmental infrastructure, while giving access to growing markets. Access to financial and digital empowerment: This ensures customers and communities can benefit from financial and digital services, while helping Barclays to increase loyalty and engagement. Access to employment: This addresses a major global challenge, while also building long-term demand for banking services. 21.1bn GBP delivered in financing for solutions that address environmental and societal challenges. Launched Sustainable Investing and Bond Returns as the first publication in the new Impact Series to explore the impact of economic, demographic, and disruptive changes on markets, sectors, and society at large. 249,000 individuals and small businesses improved their access to financial and digital services. 1,717,600 people supported in developing employability skills globally. Launched Unreasonable Impact, an international network of accelerators focused on scaling up entrepreneurial solutions that will help employ thousands worldwide while solving some of our most pressing societal challenges. Reduced emissions by 15.8%, making good progress against a new target to achieve a 30% carbon reduction by 2018 (against a 2015 baseline).