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emissions where possible and finding ways to accurately offset the rest. We cannot do this alone and working with our technology providers and other suppliers will be a fundamental part of our efforts, alongside empowering customers with information to help them make the best decisions about how they interact with our content. Taking responsibility for our digital
carbon footprint is just one example of how we’re committed to creating a more sustainable future. We look at sustainability through a broad lens, taking an approach that considers our role as a publisher, how we work with customers and suppliers, our operations and how we manage our office. We already operate a green office
programme at our UK headquarters, ensuring that the efficient use of energy, water and other resources is always considered, and are developing similar programmes in our network of offices across the globe. We use renewable energy wherever possible, have pollution and waste reduction measures in place and insist on re-use and recycling for cardboard, paper, glass, batteries – we even have a crisp packet recycling point! Our staff are incredibly committed to,
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and passionate about, the environment. Prior to the pandemic, when we were all commuting into the office daily, our central location and great transport links meant that the majority of UK colleagues would walk, cycle or take public transport into the office. Working from home eliminated the emissions from commuting, but will have hugely increased digital traffic, which is likely to remain the norm. As we start a new hybrid working norm, we aim to do this in an environmentally responsible manner. We’re developing new business travel policies and, as we adapt our office space for more flexible working, we’re embedding sustainability into the plans at every step. We also know that if we’re to affect real change we need to engage with other organisations across our industry. Key to this was becoming part of the Publishers Association Sustainability Taskforce, to
input into the industry-wide sustainability strategy and leverage collective action to drive improvements in publishing supply chains.
Another example is joining the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) Publishers Compact – it’s a pledge that sees us working with other publishers to achieve the United Nations SDGs by 2030 by developing sustainable practices and actively championing the goals. Publishers have an added responsibility to sustainability: to acquire and promote content that advocates for themes represented by the SDGs, so we’ve launched our Sustainability Collection, which brings all the SDG-related content that we publish together in one online, searchable hub. Despite all this, we know that we’re only
just scratching the surface and there is so much more that we can do. Being able to track and measures our digital emissions and use what we are learning to create change will be a great start to making a difference.
Liz Martin is head of production and sustainability lead at IOP Publishing
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