HarperCollins has donated 50,000 books to Book Rich Environments, a program dedicated to providing books to book deserts and public housing communities.
Relevant SDG’s
- Type of initiative: Other
- SECTOR: Education, Trade
- Type of initiative: Best practice, Tool, Training
- SECTOR: Education
SKOOL21 is an education company that has formulated a STEM Book Series featuring STEM projects to promote sustainability literacies in schools around the world. SKOOL21 is a member of Catalyst 2030, and many schools in the Middle East, South East Asia and Latin America have adopted the books in their schools. These STEM project books supplement core science and mathematics learning and provide learners with emerging problems to solve using their knowledge and tools provided.
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- Type of initiative: Event, Repor
- SECTOR: Education, Trade
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.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Climate action, Life on land
- Type of initiative: Report
- SECTOR: Academic, Education
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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- Cat// Partnerships for the goals, Quality education
- Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
- SECTOR: Education
Convocamos, organizamos y realizamos loe encuentros editoriales más importantes en México.
Además gestionamos la participación de la Industria Editorial Mexicana a nivel Internacional.
Estos eventos son clave para promover el acceso a la literatura, contribuyendo a una educación integral.
CANIEM colabora con instituciones llegando a zonas marginadas con el objetivo de promover la lectura como herramienta de desarrollo y aprendizaje.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Decent work and economic growth, Peace, justice and strong institutions
- Type of initiative: Best practice, Report, Research, Tool, Training
- SECTOR: Academic, Education
With the aim of fostering Responsible Governance and Inclusive Peace, Globethics develops one of its main Series/book collections with publications on the topic. One of its last instances has been the trilogy “Global Survey on Business Ethics”, edited by Dr. Bryan Robinson and Dr. Georges Enderle. Thit trilogy is the result of a sharp academic work on business good practice and responsible leadership from a multifaceted and international perspective.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Quality education
- Type of initiative: Event, Tool, Training
- SECTOR: Academic, Education
In 2021, Globethics, in collaboration with IRAFPA (Institut de Recherche et d’Action sur la Fraude et le Plagiat Académiques), started collaborating to develop a book Series focused on SDG 4, Quality Education. The focus of the initiative was to develop cutting-edge research and publications on the matter of Academic Fraud and Plagiarism, something undermining the ethics and quality of education at a large scale nowadays. As of 2024 we have published 3 volumes, with a fourth already planned.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Affordable and clean energy, Climate action
- Type of initiative: Best practice, Event, Research, Training
- SECTOR: Academic, Education
This forum serves as a fertile ground for sowing the seeds of change and nurturing the growth of Green Sciences in alignment with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Our focus encompasses a spectrum of critical areas: from the conservation of biodiversity to the innovative reduction of CO2 emissions, from sustainable urban living to the development of renewable energy sources. These pillars of Green Science are essential in steering our planet towards a more sustainable & resilient future.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Quality education
- Type of initiative: Event, Training
- SECTOR: Education
In order to improve the quality of literacy of young people, we organize a training and writing program for self-development books. This program has been running for 3 years and has produced 40 batch. In the process, this program has produced 1200 writers from various unique and different backgrounds.
The Anthology Book Writing Program is an initiative to invite the younger generation to have reading, writing and literacy skills. The output of this program is to produce quality books in the con
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Gender equality, Reduced inequalities
- Type of initiative: Research
- SECTOR: Academic, Education, Other, Trade
Diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) for ASM are key values and a vital part of its mission. ASM Journals is proud to feature articles addressing topics related to inclusive diversity with equity, access, and accountability. This regularly updated collection covers challenges faced by microbiologists from underrepresented groups, fostering DEI in STEM education, inclusive accommodations for both scientists and students, neglected diseases affecting underrepresented populations, and more.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Climate action, Good Health and well-being
- Type of initiative: Research
- SECTOR: Academic, Education, Other
As a signatory to the UN SDG Publishers Compact, ASM values the efforts of researchers addressing these important targets. This collection from across the ASM Journals program includes topics and SDGs such as advances in sustainable agriculture and aquaculture, biofuel production, and water safety, new climate change findings and strategies, and perspectives on bioeconomy, pandemic preparedness, and training the next generation of scientists.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Climate action, Responsible consumption and production
- Type of initiative: Best practice, Research, Tool, Training
- SECTOR: Academic, Education
As part of its editorial work, Enssib editions publish books for library professionals to help them develop their practices. In this context, we have published the book “Engaging libraries in the ecological transition”.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Climate action, Responsible consumption and production
- Type of initiative: Best practice, Tool
- SECTOR: Academic, Education, Trade
This guide provides an introduction to current best environmental sustainability practices and is intended as a prompt for industry discussion on environmental sustainability. Additionally, there are checklists for publishers to aim implementing recommendations from the Greener Publishing Guide.
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- Cat// Climate action, Sustainable cities and communities
- Type of initiative: Event, Tool, Training
- SECTOR: Education
We started to invite children to work together on children books to promote sustainability and environmental protection. Earlier this year, we published our first picture book called Mysterious Sham Wan. The book was being featured in Italy’s Bologna book fair, and other books fairs in Singapore, Hong Kong, Beijing and Guangzhou. We also organise beach cleaning activity to help children turn learning into action. We will continue to work together with children and publish more children books.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Climate action, Responsible consumption and production
- Type of initiative: Event, Industry standard
- SECTOR: Education, Trade
The Dutch PA’s GAU and MEVW jointly launched the sustainable publishing pledge ‘Handvest Duurzaam Publiceren’. By signing the pledge, publishers commit to several sustainability goals. The goal of GAU and MEVW is to contribute to the minimum of global warming to 1.5 °C, as agreed in the Paris Climate Agreement. We therefore want to reach a net zero CO2 emission level as soon as possible (and no later than 2050). GAU and MEVW see it as their responsibility to jointly bring about positive change.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Partnerships for the goals, Quality education
- Type of initiative: Best practice
- SECTOR: Education
‘Escuelas Sostenibles’ Award is an initiative of Santillana, OEI and Fundación Santillana that aims to identify, recognize and make visible the educational centers most committed to sustainability. It consists of a first national stage and a second international stage. The ultimate goal is to share good practices and inspire other schools, so that they can incorporate good practices in ESG matters. Currently, it is developed in Mexico, Colombia and Brazil.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Quality education
- Type of initiative: Best practice
- SECTOR: Education
Fundación Santillana and Santillana are promoting training courses about education and ESG matters for teachers and other professionals of education, which are available in Fundación Santillana website. The first of them, ‘Education for Sustainable Development’, has been developed to address the issue of the 2030 Agenda and guide teaching practice. It includes information about the UN Sustainable Development Goals and highlighs their progress in Latin America.
Relevant SDG’s
- Cat// Gender equality, Quality education
- Type of initiative: Best practice
- SECTOR: Education
#VoyaSer is a project boosted by Santillana and Fundación Entreculturas – Fe y Alegría. It supports girls at risk of exclusión, with the purpose of helping them complete secondary education and, therefore, giving them better future opportunities. To accomplish that, #VoyaSer offers comprehensive care, which includes training in digital skills and emotional intelligence and pedagogical support and mentoring, provided by the company’s employees. It is being
developed in Guatemala and Perú.
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