Clarivate Plc has released its 2024 sustainability report, highlighting the company’s achievements in driving sustainability and broader Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) principles over the past year. The report shows how Clarivate continues to align its products and services with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs), contributing to progress across all 17 goals.
In 2024, Clarivate signed the UN SDGs Publishers Compact and maintained its existing commitments to the United Nations Global Compact, the United Nations Women’s Empowerment Principles and CEO Action for Inclusion & Diversity.
Matti Shem Tov, Chief Executive Officer of Clarivate, emphasized that the company helps people and organizations think ahead—something he described as essential for a sustainable future. He noted that Clarivate is committed to advancing sustainability by providing solutions that help customers progress the UN SDGs worldwide, and that the company strives to implement sustainable practices across its operations while partnering with others in its value chain to do the same.
Key achievements in the 2024 report include:
● 49% of Clarivate revenue is directly aligned with the SDGs.
● The Academia and Government segment developed and now offers a Sustainability Ebook Subscription mapped to all 17 SDGs.
● Clarivate colleagues used their volunteer time off benefit to provide nearly 32,000 collective hours improving their communities.
● A company-wide Clarivate Mentoring Program was launched to assist colleagues with professional development plans and career growth.
● Clarivate was included in the Global Mentorship Initiative’s top five corporate partners and became the first corporate partner to have 10x repeat mentors.
The report shows how Clarivate has aligned its corporate sustainability goals with the UN SDGs, particularly in the following ways:
● SDG 4: Quality education — With over 130 million students benefiting from Clarivate solutions, the company reports a significant impact on education. Its tools help students enhance learning and research experiences and access valuable resources, and it serves more than 26,000 public and academic libraries with essential tools and resources.
● SDG 9: Industry, innovation and infrastructure — Clarivate states that its data and insights support customers along the innovation lifecycle, bringing innovations to market faster. With over 200 million individual documents detailing research and development outcomes, its data helps policymakers understand the global technology landscape and inform sustainability policies.
● United Nations Global Compact — Clarivate signed the UN SDGs Publishers Compact as a commitment to develop sustainable practices and act as a champion of the SDGs during the Decade of Action (2020–2030).
Liliana Hinderman, Senior Vice President and Chief Risk and Sustainability Officer, underscored that sustainability at Clarivate is more than a corporate responsibility; she characterized it as central to the company’s identity.
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