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  • 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: Best practice, Industry standard, Research
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education, Trade

Top Tips for Co-creating Research with Practitioners

These Top Action Tips are designed to empower academic authors to jointly generate knowledge with practitioners by involving them throughout the research process to ensure real-world needs and challenges are met.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Tool
  • SECTOR: Academic

Top Tips for Academic Authors

These Top Action Tips are designed to empower academic authors to support and promote sustainable development. The tips provide actionable and easy-to-use ideas and best practices for integrating sustainability into research and publishing processes and outreach to practitioners and policy makers.

Relevant SDG’s

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

Top Tips for Promoting Equity in Research and Publishing

These Top Action Tips are designed to empower stakeholders in the scholarly community to support and promote equity, diversity and inclusion in research and publishing.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Event, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Academic

Writing for non-academic audiences – SDG Fellows Interactive workshop

This practical, hands-on workshop convened by the Higher Education Sustainability Initiative SDG Publishers Compact Fellows, the Open Climate Campaign, and OpenPharma explored how to make research more accessible to non-academic audiences. It included practical advice and a worked example for researchers of how to write for non-expert readers, sharing the practical implications of their work in plain language.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Training
  • SECTOR: Academic, Education

SDG Fellows OpenPharma Summit talk on Plain Language Summaries for Supporting the SDGs

The HESI SDG Publishers Compact Fellows were invited to take part in the OpenPharma Summit: A new vision for pharma communications. In this recorded short presentation, we explore how plain language summaries (PLS) of research help practitioners, policymakers and the public find answers to today’s challenges and what publishers, authors and other stakeholders can do to make progress.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 17 – Partnerships for the Goals
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Academic

Wiley’s Net Zero Target validated by the Science Based Targets Initiative (SBTi)

The climate target set by Wiley to reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2040 has been validated by the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Wiley’s commitment to these science-based targets signifies the company’s dedication to act on the urgent need to address climate change.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate actionIPA SDG – Goal No 15 – Life on land
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard, Tool, Training
  • SECTOR: Academic

Wiley’s Sustainable Development Goals website

Wiley’s new SDGs website recognizes the importance and interdisciplinary nature of all 17 SDGs. It’s a dynamic hub where cutting-edge research meets real-world impact. Each of the 17 SDGs has its own page, with curated content from our journals, topical collections and special issues, books and major reference works. You can also learn about Wiley’s ESG actions and goals, and authors can find a home for their SDG research in an open special issue or a journal, or send us SDG book proposals.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 4 – Quality EducationIPA SDG – Goal No 13 – Climate action
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Academic

Inclusion at Wiley: 10 Employee Resource Groups

Wiley’s 10 ERGs enhance our inclusive and welcoming workplace; they build community, celebrate culture, and advocate for our diverse communities. We position our ERGs to be strong advocates for the colleague perspective and proactively partner with them when evaluating and rolling out new policies,
processes, and practices. Senior leaders engage with our ERGs through our ERG Champions program. We match each ERG with executive and senior leaders who serve as mentors, allies, and advocates.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 5 – Gender EqualityIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • 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, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Trade

HarperCollins UK Joins On-Pack Recycling Labels to Promote Consumer Awareness

HarperCollins UK became a member of On Pack Recycling Labels (OPRL), a program to promote consumer awareness of what materials can be recycled and where they can recycle them. OPRL labels are widely recognized in the U.K. and give clear information to consumers on items with shrink-wrap or cardboard packaging used to protect products.

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, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Trade

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.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
  • Type of initiative: Best practice, Industry standard
  • SECTOR: Trade

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.

Relevant SDG’s

IPA SDG – Goal No 9 – Industry, Innovation and InfrastructureIPA SDG – Goal No 10 – Reduced inequalities
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