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49 Reed Elsevier Corporate Responsibility Report 2007 Environment
Environmental Expertise
In 2007, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change was awarded the Nobel Peace
Prize with former US Vice President Al Gore. Elsevier editors and editorial board members
contributed as authors and reviewers of the 2007 and three previous IPCC reports. Rajendra
Pachauri, Chair of the IPCC, is an editorial board member of Energy Policy and Associate Editor
for the Encylopedia of Energy.
We hold world class environmental exhibitions, such as FC EXPO, the International Hydrogen
and Fuel Cell Exhibition, and Pollutec, the world’s largest environmental engineering
conference. Online environmental information includes Reed First Source making it easier
for architects, engineers and designers to procure sustainable building materials: in addition,
publications dedicated to non-environmental sectors, such as Motor Transport, have regular
features on green issues.
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See Appendix 13 for more on environmental knowledge in the group
We are committed to actively reducing our direct environmental impact by limiting resource
use and by effi ciently employing sustainable materials and technologies. We require our
suppliers and contractors to meet the same objectives.
We are guided in our efforts by the RE Environmental Management System (EMS), based on
the ISO 14001 environmental standard, which outlines our environmental obligations to:
> Manage the environmental risks of our activities
> Ensure we are compliant with environmental legislation
> Measure our continual improvement against environmental targets
> Minimise our environmental impact as desired by employees and stakeholders
Ongoing dialogue with stakeholders informs our EMS and environmental activities. In 2007 we
engaged on environmental issues with employees; government agencies, including the UK’s
Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs; environmental
charities and NGOs such as Earthwatch and the Woodland Trust; and specialists including
Best Foot Forward and Eco Network Ltd. We also learn by participating in environmental
benchmarking activities like the annual Business in the Environment (BiE) Index and the
Carbon Disclosure Project, among others.
Our Environmental Champions network, led by the RE Environment and Health and Safety
Coordinator, includes property directors and facilities, production and distribution managers,
and was expanded in 2007 to include IT, purchasing and fi nance professionals. They are charged
with carrying out the EMS, while the heads of our three business units are accountable for
ensuring we comply with RE environmental policy and relevant government regulations.
The CEO, is resposnsible to the Board for company environmental performance.