#BookstoresAreHolidays: PRH Partners with Binc Foundation to Give Back to Indies
December 4, 2019
Penguin Random House is committed to supporting bookstores, which provide a source of community, information, and imagination. This year, we are partnering with the Book Industry Charitable Foundation (Binc) on their year-end fundraising campaign, which launched on Small Business Saturday, November 30. To double the power and impact of individual donations, Penguin Random House is matching all donations made to Binc through December 31, 2019.
Penguin Random House Adds 300,000 to the One Million Books Donated to First Book in Obama Family Name
December 3, 2019
Today, Penguin Random House joins with Former President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama to announce that the company will donate an additional 300,000 children’s books to First Book, building upon its previously announced donation of one million of its children’s books to First Book in the Obama family’s name. Plans for the one million donation were originally announced in 2017 when Penguin Random House acquired world publication rights to publish books by President and Mrs. Obama.
Penguin Random House: A Story of Shared Values – Our Vision for 2020
February 26, 2018
Today, we complete our eight-part Social Impact Highlights Summary series by highlighting our vision for 2020.
Penguin Random House: A Story of Shared Values – Environment & Sourcing
February 23, 2018
This eight-part series highlights individual sections from our first-ever Social Impact Highlights Summary. Today’s installment features environment and sourcing.
We are constantly inspired to do more with less. We are dedicated to the practices of responsible book publishing, and our policy on environmental sourcing highlights our values and actions on conservation and sustainability. We are proactive in minimizing the energy consumption in our offices and facilities by adopting cleaner energy sources, and it shows.
Conservation & Sustainability
Along with reduction of resources, we are engaged in efforts to help protect the planet and its future. We contribute to causes that preserve wildlife and improve the air we breathe, and we express unwavering support on global and pressing issues such as the Paris Agreement.
Penguin Random House: A Story of Shared Values – Creativity & Culture
February 21, 2018
This eight-part series highlights individual sections from our first-ever Social Impact Highlights Summary. Today’s installment features creativity and culture.
Creativity often equals choices. As a company, we foster the development of a wide range of viewpoints in the writers we publish and the stories they share around the world. We broaden the creative spectrum through our partnerships and programs that discover new authors and connect books to new places.
Creativity & the Arts
At Penguin Random House, we are passionate about fostering the freedom to create for our authors and aspiring writers. We are committed to the development of new literary talent and of stories that celebrate diversity, push boundaries and speak from the heart.
Penguin Random House: A Story of Shared Values – People & Community
February 20, 2018
This eight-part series highlights individual sections from our first-ever Social Impact Highlights Summary. Today’s installment features people and community.
People are at the heart of what we do at Penguin Random House. From our employees to our booksellers and ultimately our readers, we believe in the power of reading— and how just one story can change a perspective for a lifetime, enriching ourselves and our global community in ways we never could have imagined.
Our Drive to Help
At Penguin Random House, community involvement is not a side story. We volunteer to support and fundraise for organizations around the world that are aligned with our mission to foster a universal passion for reading.
Penguin Random House: A Story of Shared Values – Literacy & Education
February 16, 2018
This eight-part series highlights individual sections from our first-ever Social Impact Highlights Summary. Today’s installment features literacy and education.
The power of reading and writing knows no bounds. The ability to read and write is key to unlocking a new perspective and a greater awareness of not only the world outside but also the one within. It is the starting point in both transcending and uniting generations and cultures, building empathy and expanding the imagination.
Access to Books
At the forefront of our objectives in social responsibility are programs offering books to people in communities where few are available. Each year we contribute millions of our books, which serve as an invaluable resource to schools and programs worldwide.
Penguin Random House: A Story of Shared Values – Inclusion
February 15, 2018
This eight-part series highlights individual sections from our first-ever Social Impact Highlights Summary. Today’s installment features inclusion and diversity.
Authors and books have never been more important in our championing of diverse voices in our culture, as well as an inspiration in our workplace. We are committed to strengthening and promoting equality, diversity and social inclusion through our company and among our shareholders, and by partnering with organizations that share our commitment.
Embracing Diversity
Penguin Random House Embraces the diversity of our authors and employees and, though various initiatives in and out of the office, we strive to create an environment of belonging and respect for all.
Penguin Random House: A Story of Shared Values – Freedom of Speech & Expression
February 14, 2018
This eight-part series highlights individual sections from our first-ever Social Impact Highlights Summary. Today’s installment features freedom of speech and expression.
The right to freedom of expression and the protection of writers against censorship and unjust persecution are indispensable to the development of society and culture. We are unwavering in our support of writers who seek out truth in their stories and stand with organizations that share in our commitment and devotion to free speech as a fundamental right. Please read on to learn about some of our initiatives to support Freedom of Speech & Expression.
Penguin Random House: A Story of Shared Values – Take Our Quiz
February 12, 2018
Last December, our CEO Markus Dohle shared Penguin Random House’s first-ever Social Impact Highlights Summary as part of his year-end letter. As Markus wrote, the summary “showcases how our company operates responsibly and complements our publishing efforts by going beyond the day-to-day activities of the business to give back to our communities, both locally and globally, across our territories.”