Bertelsmann | Sustainability Performance
Operates as a media, services, and education company, managing a portfolio of businesses in publishing, broadcasting, and music. It emphasizes diversification.
1835
Germany
10,001+ employees
Media Production
$1B - 10B in revenue
$1B - 10B in profitability
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Sustainability Ranking & Industry Benchmark
#4655
Overallⓘ#257
in Germanyⓘ#13
in Media ProductionⓘSustainability Maturity
ⓘSustainability Intent
ⓘOverview
Environmental
Carbon certificatesEnergy consumptionGovernance
Targets
Leading
Controversy level
- Bertelsmann SE & Co KGaA, German privately held global media (Penguin Random House, RTL Group, Arvato, BMG, Bertelsmann Foundation), has faced sustained scrutiny over the historic 2022 USD 2.18 billion failed Penguin Random HouseSimon & Schuster acquisition blocked by US DOJ antitrust enforcement (US District Court Judge Florence Pan ruling) affecting Bertelsmann institutional creditor governance complexity amid US publishing sector consolidation.
Sustainability employees
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4-6
ⓘ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.