Hachette Announces New Carbon Emissions Reduction Strategy
Author: Emell Derra Adolphus
Hachette Livre - the parent company of Hachette Book Group - has announced an ambitious carbon reduction strategy that aims to cut 30% of the company’s carbon emissions by 2030. Dubbed its “30/30 Strategy,” Hachette aims to reduce emissions annually by 2.5% by reconfiguring its operations to be greener and more energy efficient. In 2009, Hachette began measuring its Scope 3 emissions with the help of the climate and energy decarbonization consulting firm Carbone 4. Since then, Hachette said its French division it has reduced its emissions by 20%. To improve the company’s overall carbon footprint, the company said it has developed a “biodiversity plan,” with initiatives to reduce plastic use that will be rolled out with its 30/30 Strategy.”Additionally, Hachette said it plans to shift to 100% renewable energy use by 2026. In 2021, U.S. division Hachette Book Group repod that 99.9% of its overall paper usage came from Forest Stewardship Certified and Sustainable Forestry Initiative fiber. Recycled fiber accounted for 8.3% of HBG’s overall paper usage, a 10.8% drop from 2020 and a 17.6% decrease in recycled tonnage. “These declines were due to an urgent lack of available recycled fiber,” Sophie Cottrell, senior v-p of corporate communications for HBG, said. “We remain committed to sourcing recycled papers when they are available in the marketplace and to push our suppliers to integrate recycled fiber into more paper products.”