Pearson PLC

Assessment year: 2018

Total score 
3 out of 5
Intent and awareness 
3 out of 5
Commodity policies 
3 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
3 out of 5
Scope and Ambition 
4 out of 5
Reporting and implementation 
2 out of 5
Social considerations 
2 out of 5

Assessment year: 2017

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
5 out of 5
Pulp & paper 
5 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
4 out of 5

Assessment year: 2016

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
5 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2015

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
5 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5

Assessment year: 2014

Total score 
4 out of 5
Overall forest policy 
2 out of 5
Commodity policies 
5 out of 5
Operations 
4 out of 5
Reporting and transparency 
5 out of 5
Sector 
Printing & publishing
Segments 
Manufacturer, Retailer
HQ 
United Kingdom
Company type 
Public listed

Collective commitments

New York Declaration on Forests signatory
No
Consumer Goods Forum member
No

350 companies

To ensure deforestation free supply chains, companies need to adopt and implement timebound and measurable policies for forest risk commodities.

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This assessment has been carried out following the assessment methodology developed for the Forest 500 project.

In 2018 the number of companies assessed increased from 250 to 350.

Profile 

Pearson Plc is a learning and media company based in London. The company operates in more than 65 countries and publishes material online and in book format. Pearson together with Bertelsmann owns Penguin Random House, which is the largest consumer publisher in the world. The large-scale publishing operations require vast amounts of pulp and paper.

Other companies

News Corp.

Score
3 out of 5

Pearson PLC

Score
3 out of 5

RELX Group

Score
3 out of 5

Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA

Score
3 out of 5

Dai Nippon Printing

Score
2 out of 5

Meredith Corporation

Score
2 out of 5

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