Sustainability Magazine Top 100 Companies 2023 | Page 25

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Volkswagen Group

Founded in 1937
CEO : Thomas Schäfer
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Barclays

Founded in 1690
CEO : C . S . Venkatakrishnan
www htps :/ home . barclays / . www htps company barclays-bank :/ linkedin . / The Volkswagen Group with its headquarters in Wolfsburg is one of the world ’ s leading automobile manufacturers and the largest carmaker in Europe . The Group is made up of twelve brands from seven European countries : Volkswagen , Audi , SEAT , ŠKODA , Bentley , Lamborghini , Porsche , Ducati , Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles , Scania and MAN .
The Group operates 120 production plants in 20 European countries and a further eleven countries in the Americas , Asia and Africa . Each working day , around 630,000 employees worldwide produce some 43,000 vehicles , are involved in vehicle-related services or work in the other fields of business . The Volkswagen Group sells its vehicles in 153 countries , with the goal of making mobility sustainable for everyone .
Barclays is a British universal bank , which spans consumer banking and payments operations around the world . It is also a top-tier , full service , global corporate and investment bank – all of which are supported by service companies which provide technology , operations and functional services across the Group .
With over 325 years of history and expertise in banking , Barclays operates in over 40 countries and employs approximately 83,500 people . Barclays moves , lends , invests and protects money for customers and clients worldwide . Additionally , Barclays supports efforts to further enhance ESG reporting and advocates for improved consistency across the industry across disclosures and ESG ratings and benchmarks .
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