Socially Responsible Procurement Framework
Pearson envisions a world of opportunity, where every person on the planet has access to quality education and lifelong learning which empowers them to improve their own lives, their communities and the planet.
Pearson works exclusively with a diverse range of suppliers who share and enhance these values. Our Socially Responsible Procurement framework has an outcome-oriented focus on exceeding minimum standards in the Responsible Procurement Policy, developing measurable goals in support of our Sustainable Business Plan 2030.
Our goals
- People Businesses take action against racism and discrimination to guarantee inclusion of people with diverse characteristics and creation of equitable access to opportunity; and Modern Slavery and all forms of coerced labour are eliminated
- Planet Carbon is reduced to a level which no longer contributes to climate change
- Product All goods and services are produced by workers who are safe and receive a living wage, using environmentally sustainable materials and practices
Our approach
- Beyond Policy Agree progressive targets to underpin our commercial relationships
- Learning Foster a culture of awareness and shared learning to elevate standards across industries
- Assessment & Accountability Support our commitments with assessment and targeted actions
Pledge to joint action
To ensure that the goods and services we source are aligned with our sustainability principles, we ask our suppliers for their commitment to progressive goals and participation in a maturity assessment. With a spirit of transparency and mutual support, we offer targeted learning and remediation to raise standards and best practices for our business partners and ourselves.
Joint action pledges
BEYOND POLICY
Pearson's Pledge
We work exclusively with a diverse range of suppliers who share and enhance our social and environmental values – reflected through the minimum standards of our Business Partner Code of Conduct and Socially Responsible Procurement Policy
Supplier's Pledge
We are committed to the goal of exceeding Pearson's minimum standards internally and with our own business partners
LEARNING
Pearson's Pledge
We will use our position as the world's preeminent learning company to promote education, providing free educational resources and helping to build a community of best practices
Supplier's Pledge
We will share our insights and expertise with Pearson to help establish a community of best practice and mutual progress
ASSESSMENT & ACCOUNTABILITY
Pearson's Pledge
We will invest in third-party capability to support the assessment of partner organisations — and will apply the same assessment to our own practices
Supplier's Pledge
We will share our insights and expertise with Pearson to help establish a community of best practice and mutual progress
Pearson's Pledge
We are accountable for seeking out and eliminating all forms of discrimination, inequality and forced labour within our external workforce. We encourage our external workforce to call out concerns for investigation via our ethics and compliance portal
Supplier's Pledge
We will actively seek out and eliminate all forms of discrimination, inequality and forced labour within our organisation. We will ensure that all of our employees and those in our own supply chains who support Pearson are aware of PearsonEthics.com and feel free to raise concerns that will be evaluated fairly and transparently
Questions?
See our Frequently Asked Questions or email us at supplier@pearson.com