Pearson | Sustainability Performance
Provides educational materials, technologies, and assessment services to schools and individuals.
1844
United Kingdom
10,001+ employees
Education Management
$1B - 10B in revenue
$100M - 500M in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#80
Overallⓘ#9
in United Kingdomⓘ#1
in Education ManagementⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon emissionsCarbon certificatesEnergy consumptionWaste ManagementWater ManagementNature and biodiversitySocial
Diversity and InclusionPay GapsHealth and SafetyExternalitiesGovernance
TargetsSDG ImpactFinancial Data
Business performanceCapital & innovationAnalyst projections
Aligned
Critical
Critical
Aligned
Aligned
Intensity
Greenhouse gas intensity Scope 1, 2 (tCO₂e /$M)
Greenhouse gas intensity (Scope 1, 2, 3)(tCO₂e /$M)
Energy consumption (direct) intensity (MWh /$M)
Water consumption intensity (m³ /$M)
Industry Benchmark
3.2
B/M 3.2
19.0
B/M 19.0
9.3
B/M 9.3
41.0
B/M 80.8
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Controversy level
- Pearson plc, UK global education major (Pearson Education K12, higher education, professional certification), has faced sustained class actions over the historic 20222024 sustained Pearson higher education customer demand collapse (US college enrollment normalization, OER pressure, Pearson+ subscription transition) affecting Pearson's revenue, plus the contested 2024 GBP 7+ billion sustained Apolloled takeprivate discussions affecting UK institutional shareholders.
Sustainability employees
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11+
ⓘThis value represents the estimated number of employees in a company with sustainability-related roles or job titles, as determined by Illuminem using publicly available data.