Supply chain management

Pearson purchases goods and services valued at over £2 billion each year. This total includes our investment in research and development such as our advances to authors and the development of new digital products and services.

Although rapid growth in our digital sales is being reflected in the mix of what we purchase, paper and print remain the most significant categories of direct spend for us:

• Production / Digital (37%)
• Manufactured product (46%)
• Paper (16%)
• Other (1%) 

As we grow, so do opportunities to consolidate and centralise the way that we purchase goods and services. This will bring efficiency benefits and cost savings, as well as a consistent global approach to the way we select and monitor the performance of our suppliers across all aspects, including corporate responsibility.

Learn more here.