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HACHETTE LIVRE’S CARBON AUDIT: EFFORTS REWARDED BY A FURTHER REDUCTION IN THE CARBON FOOTPRINT
Hachette Livre’s third carbon audit showed a 10% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions between 2012 and 2015, to 169,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent. That represents another significant reduction after the 16% cut between 2009 and 2012, and resulted mainly from efforts to streamline print and reprint runs. One specific programme reduced by 7% the number of copies printed or reprinted, while increasing sales of each title: crucially, therefore, it was beneficial from both an economic and environmental point of view. Emissions resulting from book production fell from 120,000 to 105,000 tonnes of CO2 equivalent between 2012 and 2015, a reduction of 13%.
A new IT system used by publishers, called Cyclade, will in future give them even closer control over their print and reprint runs.
Hachette Livre’s efforts are therefore being rewarded, although we are aware that our carbon footprint is likely to shrink less quickly in future as the main potential reductions are identified and addressed.
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