Culture and conduct
Standing up Our progress |
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1. Founding signatory of the UN Global Compact, which sets ethical and environmental standards for the corporate sector. |
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2. Completed a thorough review of our environmental impact, and put in place targets for annual progress. |
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3. Advised 16,000 suppliers of our commitments and expectations under the UN Global Compact. |
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4. Published a Pearson-wide Code of Business Conduct, and set up a regular process to verify compliance. |
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5. Implemented a company-wide framework for career appraisals. |
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6. Launched a four-year diversity strategy, to ensure that our company reflects the societies in which we operate. |
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7. Established a programme to support Pearson people who volunteer in their communities including a company award scheme and payroll giving. |
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8. Set up a major partnership with US not-for-profit Jumpstart, to encourage talented college students to become teachers and to support disadvantaged pre-schoolchildren. |
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9. Named the media sector leader in the Dow Jones World Index for corporate sustainability. |
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Our plans for 2004 |
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1. Maintain or improve our ratings in key indices of corporate sustainability. |
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2. Introduce business targets and milestones for our diversity strategy. |
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3. Work with UK book production companies to develop industry guidelines on labour standards and human rights in the supply chain. |
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4. Assess key printers and paper suppliers against UN Global Compact standards. |
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5. Continue to invest in scientific research-based education products. |
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6. Extend the reach of our management development programmes to more countries and parts of the business. |
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7. Reduce energy use in key buildings and review packaging and office waste. |
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8. Develop strategic community partnership for key markets outside the US. |
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