Barclays Bank PLC | Market Forces climate change resolution

Status
14.04% votes in favour
AGM date
Proposal number
29
Resolution details
Company ticker
BARC
Lead filer
Resolution ask
Set targets or plans
ESG theme
  • Environment
ESG sub-theme
  • Fossil fuel financing
Type of vote
Shareholder proposal
Filer type
Shareholder
Company sector
Financials
Company HQ country
United Kingdom
Resolved clause
To promote the long-term success of the
company, given the risks and opportunities
associated with climate change, the company
and the Directors be authorised and directed
by the shareholders to:
1. Set, disclose and implement a strategy,
with further and improved short-, medium-,
and long-term targets, to phase out its
provision of financial services(1)to fossil fuel
(coal, oil and gas) projects and companies(2)
in timeframes consistent with Articles
2.1(a) and 4.1 of the Paris Agreement(3)
.
2. Report annually on progress under that
strategy, starting from 2022, including a
summary of the framework, methodology,
timescales and core assumptions used,
omitting commercially confidential or
competitively sensitive information, and at
reasonable cost.

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