A business built to give more than it takes.
Science-based targets for net-zero, global reporting standards, and a circular product built to reduce, not offset. Here's our plan, in the open.
Our footprint lives across the network, so that's where we measure it.
We acknowledge our true impact extends beyond our own walls, upstream and downstream. Our model is designed to keep that impact low by default.
A collaborative network
We operate as a network of partners, systems and suppliers, far lower direct consumption than a production-led company.
Printed on demand
Every book is made to order. No centralised inventory, no overproduction, no warehouse of unsold stock.
Distributed printing
Production is sourced dynamically after purchase from a global network, printed close to the reader where possible. The order travels as data, not freight: it goes digitally to the nearest local printer, and only the last mile travels by road.
Rigorous supplier checks
A formal supplier assessment process gives transparency and accountability across our whole network's footprint.
Our footprint lives across the network, so that's where we measure it.
We acknowledge our true impact extends beyond our own walls, upstream and downstream. Our model is designed to keep that impact low by default.
A collaborative network
We operate as a network of partners, systems and suppliers, far lower direct consumption than a production-led company.
Printed on demand
Every book is made to order. No centralised inventory, no overproduction, no warehouse of unsold stock.
Distributed printing
Production is sourced dynamically after purchase from a global network, printed close to the reader where possible. The order travels as data, not freight: it goes digitally to the nearest local printer, and only the last mile travels by road.
Rigorous supplier checks
A formal supplier assessment process gives transparency and accountability across our whole network's footprint.
Aligned to the standards that hold us accountable.
Science-based net-zero
Targets aligned to the minimum ambition of 1.5°C, verified by the Science Based Targets initiative.
Full GHG disclosure
Company-wide and product-lifecycle reporting on Scope 1, 2, 3 & 4 emissions, water, energy and waste.
Certified B Corporation
B Impact Assessment underway, aligning to industry standards to raise transparency and sector leadership.
ISO-aligned governance
Policies aligned to ISO 9001 / 14001 / 27001, working toward audited verification.
No offsets. Real reductions.
We won't buy our way to "carbon neutral". Instead we report Scope 4 emissions avoidance, invest directly in verified carbon capture and sequestration with third-party audits, and engineer circularity to reuse waste. The goal: cut emissions to a minimum, for real.
A timeline we'll be held to.
Foundations & disclosure
Q2 2026In-region production options for rights holders, aligned to the UN 10 Principles.
New safeguards for customer data and secure connectivity with print partners.
Inclusive storytelling so every child sees themselves in the story.
First cause-linked book. My Name'5 Doddie Foundation (MND).
Tools showing our impact on literacy, confidence and learning styles.
First UN SDG Action Manager assessment, published with an action plan.
Guided by serious sustainability experience.
In July 2022 we appointed sustainability consultant Alexander Pond, a former UN Global Compact representative and lecturer at the Institute for Sustainability Leadership, University of Cambridge.
His work with ABN AMRO and PwC modelled the 17 UN Sustainable Development Goals across €197bn of assets under management, and he advised the Bank of England during the pandemic on ESG-linked data for the Covid Corporate Financing Facility.
The principles behind the plan.
LGBTQ+ inclusive storytelling
Inclusive characters and family structures so every child sees themselves, built with expert and sensitivity readers.
Diversity, equity, inclusion & belonging
A DEIB policy for a safe, inclusive workplace for everyone (publishing Q4 2027).
Supplier code of conduct
Protecting staff and promoting good governance and environmental practice across our network.
Anti-sportswashing & greenwashing
A published commitment that our products are never used to mislead.
Built to reduce. Reported in full.
Our first company-wide and product-lifecycle reports publish at the end of Q4 2026. We'll share every number.