June 1, 2013
SR Inc welcomes Pearson to the Sustainable Business & Enterprise Roundtable
Pearson is the world’s leading education publishing company, providing educational materials, technologies, assessments and related services to schools, corporations, teachers and students of all ages. It is also a leading provider of electronic learning programs and test development, processing and scoring services to educational institutions, corporations and professional bodies around the world.
Pearson is part of Pearson PLC, which also owns Penguin Books and the Financial Times, and operates in more than 70 countries with headquarters in the U.K. and North America. Pearson International is headquartered in London with offices across Europe, Asia and South America. Pearson North America is headquartered in Upper Saddle River, New Jersey with major divisions based in San Francisco, Boston, Columbus, Indianapolis and Chandler.
Pearson’s primary sustainability efforts focus on reducing energy use and the distance traveled on business, and on purchasing green electricity in certain markets. The company’s climate neutral commitment helped achieve a 7.5% absolute global reduction in its climate footprint over the last three years, and its businesses in the UK, the U.S., South Africa, Canada and India have all commissioned comprehensive environmental reviews to help identify opportunities for energy savings, while continuing to introduce energy efficient features in its existing buildings.
Pearson also introduced a building-specific program of reduction targets and action programs; ran switch-off campaigns and introduced automatic switch-off capability where possible; invested in upgraded video conferencing facilities in key buildings; and both reduced the number of cars in its fleet and aimed to replace others with hybrid and lower emission vehicles where possible. Pearson is also committed to using renewable electricity across its operations where it is economically viable to do so- about one third of its buildings in the United States secured a supply of green electricity from their local utilities, and Pearson purchased renewable electricity credits to cover the rest of its global electricity use in 2012.
