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  • Type of initiative: Research
  • SECTOR: Academic, Other

Agricultural Biotechnology special series in Applied and Environmental Microbiology Journal

Applied and Environmental Microbiology (AEM) calls for papers in a Special Series on Agricultural Biotechnology, including cutting-edge research on microbial innovations contributing to fundamental, translational progress toward sustainability. AEM invites researchers worldwide to submit work on diverse agricultural scales, systems, and practices, from temperate and tropical cropping systems to arid and high-altitude environments and from smallholder farms to industrial-scale operations.

Relevant SDG’s

Zero hungerIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action

  • Type of initiative: Event
  • SECTOR: Other

Microbiology and the UN Sustainable Development Goals mini-symposium at ASM Microbe 2025 conference

At Microbe 2025, a dedicated mini-symposium was held to discuss how microbiologists and microbes can further the SDGs. Expert panels held conversations about microbiology as a roadmap for progress, through the use of microbes to mitigate climate effects, generate renewable energy solutions, and advance the bioeconomy, and discussed the crucial role of education both as its own target and as a core part of achieving all of the goals.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and production
  • Type of initiative: Other
  • SECTOR: Other

APACE (Accelerating Publishing Accessibility through Collaboration in Europe)

APACE (Accelerating Publishing Accessibility through Collaboration in Europe) is a network promoting inclusion for 100M+ print-impaired people in Europe by connecting publishers and accessibility organizations. It builds industry capacity via training, a Summer School, networking, awareness events, and pilot projects, aligned with the EU Accessibility Act. Results (guidelines, best practices, whitepapers) will be shared through the European Accessibility Directory.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Other, Research
  • SECTOR: Academic, Other, Trade

Women’s Health and the Development of Microbiota in Childhood special series in Infection and Immunity

Women experience unique health issues such as pregnancy, childbirth, and menopause, which are understudied due to historical bias. From the prenatal period through childhood, the intestinal microbiota sees major compositional changes, and many diseases have been linked to dysbiosis. IAI invites manuscripts on the vaginal microbiome, pathogen-host interaction in the female reproductive tract, or the infant microbiome for its Women’s Health and the Development of Microbiota in Childhood series.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 3 – Good Health and well-being
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Other

PULP Sustainability Newsletter

As part of the Princeton University Press’ commitment to environmental sustainability, the Press launched its first issue of the PULP sustainability newsletter, aimed at educating and informing its staff of environmental issues within the publishing industry, as well as the sustainability initiatives being undertaken by PUP, under the guidance of its Sustainability Working Group. The newsletter is an educational tool to bring more awareness to sustainability to the Press’ employees.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and productionIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Other

Global Equity Grant

In 2020, Princeton University Press (PUP) launched the Global Equity Grants initiative. The grants support self-identified underrepresented authors during the publication process. Nearly 100 grants have been offered since the launch of the program, subsidizing the costs of childcare, permissions and illustration preparation, media coaching, additional marketing, and research and engagement related travel.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender EqualityIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Other

Commitment to use of sustainable materials in published books

Beginning in 2022, Princeton University Press (PUP) has committed to using only book papers rated three stars or higher by the Book Chain Project, as determined by a tool called Forest Risk Assessment, which assigns a grade to each paper brand and type. PUP has also increased its use of paper certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) and continues to prioritize the use of FSC-certified paper whenever possible.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and productionIPA SDG – Goal No 15 – Life on land
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Training
  • SECTOR: Education, Other

Princeton University Publishing Fellowship

In 2020, Princeton University Press announced the PUP Publishing Fellowship, an initiative aimed at addressing a lack of diverse representation across the publishing industry. The Fellowship is also part of the Press-wide “Equity, Inclusion & Belonging” strategic initiative launched in 2018. It is designed for individuals with no prior publishing experience, who are from communities historically underrepresented within US publishing.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender EqualityIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Education, Other

Charitable Giving 2024

Princeton University Press (PUP) gives annually to organizations whose missions and values align with its own. Some of the organizations PUP has donated to financially this calendar year are BookTrust UK, Universal Reading Foundation, Princeton Public Library, HomeFront NJ, Trenton Area Soup Kitchen and the CCNY Publishing Certificate Program. PUP has also donated books to Northwest Prison Education Program, Literacy Volunteers of Somerset County and the TREC College in Prison Program.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education, Other, Trade

Adding Thema subject codes to identify books on any SDG Goal

The global book trade needs to be able to identify books that are about or advance all or specific SDG Goals and it is important that these can be discovered by potential readers.. EDItEUR has now added specific qualifier codes for each of the SDG Goals to the global book subject classification Thema and these can be used by publishers to increase the visibility of titles around the globe, in any language and for any audience.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Other
  • SECTOR: Other, Trade

Multi-publisher joint editorial on microbial solutions to climate catastrophe

In November 2024, multiple prominent scholarly publishers joined together in a call to action for the global community and governments to take immediate, decisive steps toward avoiding climate catastrophe. This joint editorial, published across multiple leading journals, identifies microbe-based solutions to pursue and globally coordinated strategies for implementing them at scale, emphasizing that science must be at the forefront of the global response to the climate crisis.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Training
  • SECTOR: Other

HarperCollins Author and Design Academy Provides Free Training to Writers and Designers

HarperCollins UK is relaunching the HarperCollins Author and Design Academy, which offers free training to writers and designers from Black, Asian, and minority ethnic backgrounds to help them gain the knowledge and skills to succeed in the publishing sector.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 8 – Decent work and Economic GrowthIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Training
  • SECTOR: Other, Trade

HarperCollins and News Corp Partner with Carbonauts to Bring Sustainability Education to Employees

HarperCollins and News Corp have partnered to offer employees enrollment in the Carbonauts’ Sustainability Bootcamp, an engaging six-week program where you’ll discover the fundamentals of sustainable living and how to apply them in your own life.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 11 – Sustainable Cities and CommunitiesIPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and production
  • Type of initiative: Best practice
  • SECTOR: Academic, Other, Trade

Double-Anonymized Peer Review option at Journal of Bacteriology

The Journal of Bacteriology (JB) is piloting a double-anonymized peer review option. Double-anonymized peer review is when the author(s) and the reviewers do not know each other’s identities. By including this option the journal aims to provide a more equitable and representative scholarly publication process by reducing bias with respect to gender, race, country of origin, or affiliation.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender EqualityIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Event
  • SECTOR: Other

“Right to Read” Conference

WIPO hosted “Right to Read” Conference on the topic of the Marrakesh Treaty and the Accessible Books Consortium in Sydney, Australia for representatives of government and blindness associations from the Pacific Islands. Ms. Maryanne Diamond, a key negotiator on behalf of the World Blind Union in Morocco, where the Marrakesh Treaty was adopted in 2013 gave the keynote address on the first day.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Other
  • SECTOR: Other

New Hires Start at HarperCollins UK with Tree Planted in Their Name

HarperCollins UK plants a tree for every new starter, working with Trees for Life, a rewilding charity based in Scotland, committed to creating large-scale environmental change in the Scottish Highlands. They plant a tree alongside other native trees that will in time transform open Scottish hillsides into healthy young woodland helping to restore the Caledonian forest.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate actionIPA SDG – Goal No 15 – Life on land
  • Type of initiative: Industry standard, Other
  • SECTOR: Other

New HarperCollins UK Facility in Glasgow Built with Sustainability in Mind

The new HarperCollins facility in Robroyston, Glasgow, including distribution center and offices, is due to open in 2025 and is being built with sustainability in mind. The site is being built to BREEAM ‘very good’ standard – this means it will be operating to a high standard on areas including energy and water usage, pollution, waste and ecology. Features will include solar panels, rain water recycled for bathrooms, and landscaping that will promote the local ecosystem.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureIPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and production
  • Type of initiative: Best practice
  • SECTOR: Other

HarperCollins UK Uses Trains to Reduce Carbon Emissions

Saving nearly 200 metric tons of carbon emissions in fiscal 2023 through HarperCollins UK’s transporting of books from Europe to the U.K. by rail instead of trucks.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 12 – Responsible consumption and productionIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
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