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Championing Accessibility at HarperCollins

Facilitating access for those with print disabilities is key to HarperCollins’s commitment to promoting literacy. We are part of the Accessible Books Consortium’s Charter for Accessible Publishing, supporting the production of accessible format books, and work with TIGAR to exchange accessible books globally. HarperCollins also partners with Bookshare, an online library for people with print disabilities, to provide free content, and works with the UK’s Royal National Institute of Blind People.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure

IPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities

HarperCollins Leverages Text-to-Speech Audiobooks to Increase Accessibility

HarperCollins teamed up with ElevenLabs to leverage text-to-speech technology to produce audiobooks in our foreign language division. This collaboration will bring audio versions of deep backlist series to life, broadening the accessibility and reach of titles that would not otherwise have been created.

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HarperCollins Eco-Friendly Font Initiatives

Our eco-friendly font journey began in 2017 with Zondervan’s NIV Comfort Print typeface, which has saved over 100M pages, followed by the HC Arc font for non-English titles. The proprietary fonts are easy to implement and versatile, enhancing reader experience while benefiting the environment. The adult trade team has since curated a collection of thinner fonts that improve opacity and use less ink; paired with thoughtful layouts to maximize space and reduce page count has saved over 183M pages.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and production

HarperCollins Australia Utilizes Sustainable Design Principles

In Sydney, HarperCollins Australia adopted sustainable design principles in their office relocation, using high-recycled-content materials from local suppliers, installing sensor lighting, and donating two tons of surplus office supplies.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 11 – Sustainable Cities and Communities

HarperCollins Children’s Books Helps Bring Books to Displaced Ukrainian Children

In the UK, HarperCollins Children’s Books collaborated with the International Rescue Committee to bring a Christmas surprise to children at St. Mary’s Ukrainian School. Bestselling children’s books were translated into Ukrainian and gifted to families rebuilding their lives in the UK.

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IPA SDG – Goal No 16 – Peace, justice and strong institutions

Fresque du livre – Book Fresk

RAISE AWARENESS OF ECOLOGICAL TRANSITION CHALLENGES AMOUNG BOOK SECTOR PROFESSIONNALS

Modelled on the Climate Fresk – an educational card game with over a million followers – the Book Fresk is designed to raise awareness of sustainable development issues among book professionals.

Created in 2023 by Fontaine O Livres and CSR Specialist Charles Hédouin, the Book Fresk is played in a 3-hours game, including brainstorming, discussion and outlook.

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Discover the Power of SDGs on Scopus Author & Organizational Pages!

By integrating the SDGs directly into our Author and Organizational Pages, researchers and institutions can now showcase their contributions to critical global challenges. With SDG integration, users can easily identify the impact of their work aligned with specific goals, making it simpler than ever to connect research to real-world solutions. Scopus Author and Organizational Pages highlight relevant SDG affiliations, helping scholars and institutions demonstrate their SDG commitments

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IPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals

Book 2.0

Over the past decades, Portugal has undergone significant transformations in the field of education and the promotion of reading, seeking to respond to the challenges of a constantly evolving society. Despite the progress, there are still challenges that require utmost attention, namely the inequality in access to education and reading that still persists. Book 2.0 provides a pivotal platform to bring the public and the sector together to drive the love of reading.

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Carbon Footprint Study of the Portuguese General Publishing Market

The idea was simple. For books to be truly sustainable the full supply chain needs to be working together to rapidly decarbonize. But it is difficult to see how actions being taken across the supply chain were making tangible carbon reductions. To do this, we used a carbon footprint approach to give an initial estimate of the overall carbon impact of the Portuguese general publishing sector. The data would be supplemented by qualitative interviews to help identify areas where action can happen.

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Focused Toolkit for Journal Editors and Publishers: Building Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Accessibility in Editorial Roles and Peer Review

This new toolkit aims to support all those seeking to build a more inclusive editorial and reviewer community. The toolkit recommends practical and relevant actions for editors and publishers to take to create broad representation on editorial boards and to ensure fairness and minimization of bias in the peer review process. Translations of this toolkit in Spanish and Portuguese will be coming soon.

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Women Leaders in Scholarly Publishing: Empowering Self and Inspiring Others

This online webinar recognises that scholarly publishing faces significant challenges related to DEIA, and gender is one critical dimension that demands attention. While women are in many roles within publishing, there are too few leading publishing houses. Improvement is needed, and this session focuses on the role of women in leadership. In an area where we know gender disparities persist, it is heartening to recognize that women are at the forefront, leading the way in various roles.

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Geoscience in Action: Advancing Sustainable Development

Geosciences are foundational to achieving the SDGs because they provide methods, tools, and technologies that can be applied to finding practical solutions to major problems facing our planet and its population. “Geoscience in Action: Advancing Sustainable Development” is a special report co-published by the American Geophysical Union (AGU) and UNESCO demonstrating how geoscientists’ knowledge, skills, and competencies can be used to advance every one of the SDGs.

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