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Corporate Social Responsibility Directors and officers of Barclays PLC and Barclays Bank PLC Directors' report Corporate governance report Barclays report on remuneration Accountability and Audit Presentation of information Risk management
	All stakeholders stand to gain from the company’s fulfilment of its environmental responsibilities. In 20 years of commitment to environmental improvement, Barclays has expanded its environmental programme. During 2002, our environmental management system (EMS), introduced in 1999, was extended to cover more than 80% of Barclays operations worldwide. During 2002, Barclays gained accredited certification of the central components of the EMS to the international environmental management system standard ISO 14001, and began implementing the EMS in our main businesses in Africa. Barclays progress was reflected in the improvement in its Business in the Environment Index of Corporate Environmental Engagement ranking among financial services sector participants from 16th out of 37 in 2001 to 9th out of 39 in 2002. Board level responsibility for environmental management policy and performance rests with the Chief Executive Officer. Representatives from the major business areas and support functions make up an Environmental Steering Group chaired by Gary Dibb, Chief Administrative Officer, who is the responsible Executive for environmental management. In 2002, Barclays environmental policy statement was revised and adopted by the Group Governance and Control Committee and distributed to our UK and key European and African operations. Barclays Group Environmental Management team maintains registers of environmental legislation for all countries where the EMS is operational. During 2002, we introduced improved controls and checks to track compliance with this legislation. There are no environmental prosecutions to report for 2002.	Making Business sense CSR in the marketplace CSR in the workplace CSR in the community CSR in the environment