Penguin goes green, and red
Posted by sally, June 15, 2010
Congrats to Penguin, who have been ranked Number 11 in The Sunday Times Green List, an annual survey to find the companies at the cutting edge of improving corporate environmental performance. What’s put Penguin so near to the top?
- All black & white titles are printed on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper
- They’ve got a 5 year partnership with The Woodland Trust to plant 40,000 trees at Penguin Wood in South Derbyshire
- 100% recycled paper is used for all printing and photocopying at their Strand headquarters
- They were in the top ten companies for waste recycling
- All monitors are switched off at the end of the day and lights are controlled by motion sensors
- They proved big changes can be made quickly when they reduced their carbon footprint by 19% between 2007 and 2009.
From where does all this green goodness spring? Penguin Chief Exec says it’s the employees, “being green is not a corporate mantra here, but a grassroots movement driven by our people who care about protecting the environment – so this is recognition of all their hard work and commitment.”
So it’s the people, people! Each penguin office around the world has it’s own green committee made up of volunteers who are passionate about reducing Penguin’s environmental impact, this is what they’ve made happen. Inspiring don’t you think?
They’re also getting behind the (RED) fight to help eliminate AIDS in Africa. May saw the launch of 10 Penguin Classic titles including Anna Karenina, Great Expectations, Dracula and The House of Mirth which will be special (RED) editions. 50% of Penguin’s profits from these editions goes to The Global Fund to help eliminate AIDS in Africa.
Find out more at www.penguinclassics.co.uk/RED
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