Penguin has been ranked number 11 in The Sunday Times Green List, an annual survey to find the companies committed to improving corporate environmental performance. It was the highest ranking media company, beating Harper Collins (54) and BBC Worldwide (30).
The Green List supplement highlighted Penguin's green activities including:
- Printing on Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified paper.
- Forming a partnership with The Woodland Trust to plant 40,000 trees.
- Using 100% recycled paper used for all printing and photocopying at Penguin's London headquarters;
- Waste Recycling
- Switching off monitors are switched off at the end of each day and having office lights controlled by motion sensors.
Penguin claims the initiatives have helped it's UK division reduce its carbon footprint by 19% between 2007 and 2009.
Peter Field, Chief Executive of Penguin UK and Dorling Kindersley, commented: "We're really proud to have been included in The Green List. Being green is not a corporate mantra here but a grassroots movement driven by our people who care about protecting the environment - so this is recognition of all their hard work and commitment."
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