The Bank of England published a discussion paper which detailed their proposed approach. The proposed scope and breadth of the BES will be a pioneering exercise. We are proud to participate in this exercise and we hope that our combined effort will encourage other central banks to build upon these first steps to understand and mitigate our shared global challenge. http://home.barclays/annualreport home.barclays/annualreport Barclays PLC Environmental Social Governance Report 2019 59