Each of these areas is underpinned by measures of performance.
| Our responsible business priorities |
Aim | Progress | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | ||
| Environment | Maintain percentage of electricity we use from renewable sources at over 75% of total (measured in Mwh) | Yes 170,7001 |
Yes 170,229 |
N/A 3,255 |
N/A 2,594 |
| Maintain commitment to climate neutrality –% of remaining emissions offset | 100 | 100 | 0 | 0 | |
| Suppliers | Ensure our suppliers share our commitment to responsible business practice: | ||||
| Number of significant global suppliers with material spend advised of Pearson commitment to UN Global Compact social responsibility principles | 1,882 | N/A2 | 1,702 | 750 | |
| External benchmarks | Maintain our position in key indices of social responsibility: | ||||
| Dow Jones Sustainability Indexes | Global Sector Leader |
Global Sector Leader |
Global Sector Leader |
Global Sector Leader |
|
| BITC Corporate Responsibility Index | Platinum (Retained) |
Platinum (Retained) |
Platinum (Sector Leader) |
Platinum (Joint Sector Leader) | |
| Inclusion in FTSE4Good | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | |
| Community | Grow our total community investment and maintain at 1% or more of operating profit | £13.1m (1.6%) |
£10.5m (1.4%) |
£7.7m (1.1%) |
£7.2m (1.3%) |
1. Final number subject to confirmation by separate environmental audit.
2. 2009 focus was on business continuity planning.