Springer Nature has launched its Responsible Business Report for 2018. The report outlines how Springer Nature, a publisher of open access research, publisher of Nature and parent of Macmillan Education, helps the research, education and professional communities it serves to advance discovery and learning, and sets out the steps it is taking to manage its own environmental and social impacts.
According to the CEO Daniel Ropers, by tripling the proportion of renewable energy they use to power Springer Nature, as well as implementing energy efficiency measures in several of their sites, they have reduced the carbon emissions by 18 percent (net) since their first Responsible Business Report a year ago.
Springer Nature’s Responsible Business report covers the most significant areas where the company feels it can make a positive contribution to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), including: addressing grand challenges; diversity and inclusion; and publishing robust research that is openly accessible.
Through new publications such as Nature Sustainability, Sustainable Earth and the Springer Sustainable Development Goals Series, Springer Nature is disseminating new discoveries to find new solutions to global issues. They also report on how the company is managing operational risks and reducing its environmental impacts.
They recognise the need for greater diversity and inclusion both in their own workplaces, and in the research community whose content they publish. In 2018, Springer Nature agreed targets for a better gender balance in its global leadership tiers.
As custodians of the scientific record, they publish thousands of new discoveries each month. They are committed to open access (OA) research, are the world’s largest OA research publisher and continue to innovate with tools such as SharedIt and recently announced partnership with ResearchGate.
Interested individuals may visit www.springernature.com/responsiblebusiness, to download the full report.
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