As a 200-year-old family-owned business, we think in generations, not quarters. We will not shy away from our environmental duty and are committed to reducing our climate footprint.
By publishing more sustainably and collaborating with our industry colleagues and partners across the supply chain, we aim to spread the joy of books and storytelling for generations to come. Here’s what we’re doing to turn the page on climate change…
At the start of 2021, Bonnier Books, including Bonnier Books UK, went beyond climate neutral – meaning that we compensate for 20% more greenhouse gas emissions than we create. We are achieving this in three ways:
Transforming our business operations and production, achieving a 34% decrease in emissions by the end of 2023 (based on our 2019 baseline)
Funding new projects that restore and protect our natural forests to compensate for any emissions Bonnier Books UK can’t (yet) avoid
Going one step further, we mitigate for 20% more greenhouse gases through investment in these projects than we emit as an organisation
We have signed up to the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), implementing an emission reduction plan targeted toward limiting global warming to the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C targets. Our goals, and the methodology we’re following, have been validated against the SBTi’s rigorous criteria.
We are also a founder signatory of Publishing Declares, the industry’s first major collective declaration on climate action. And, as a member of the Independent Publishers Guild (IPG), we participate in the Sustainability Industry Forum (SIF).
As we all know, paper has a considerable environmental cost and we recognise the importance of having a set of standalone commitments to mitigate its impacts.
We updated our paper sourcing policy in 2020, to ensure that 100% of the paper we use to make our books comes from responsible certified or sustainable sources:
If you have any further questions, please feel free to contact the sustainability team
