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Pearson’s sustainability reporting has reached a new level of accuracy since implementing the Ecometrica Platform

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Technology Category	Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms
Applicable Industries	Education
Applicable Functions	Business Operation
Use Cases	Regulatory Compliance Monitoring
Services	Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services
Challenge	Pearson PLC, a British multinational publishing and education company, has been reporting environmental impacts for many years using spreadsheets. The spreadsheet was vast, with over 1,400 sites, and was becoming difficult to manage. This, coupled with the new UK mandatory reporting regulations, led Pearson to review its reporting processes and instead look to specialist providers to supply an online sustainability reporting solution. Pearson required a software service with features that included robustness and quality of data, accuracy, auditability, ease of use, ability to produce real-time management info such as reports and analytics, and the ability to integrate with finance, ERP and energy systems. Read More
About Customer	Pearson PLC is a British multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London. It is the world’s largest education company and book publisher, employing over 36,000 people in 70 countries and with revenues of over £5bn (2013). It has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index, with a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Pearson has been reporting environmental impacts for many years, using spreadsheets to manage data for various internal and external obligations such as Mandatory Carbon Reporting, CDP, the Carbon Trust Standard and FTSE4Good among others. Read More
Solution	Pearson went through a formal and rigorous tender process, and selected Ecometrica’s Sustainability suite after a lengthy deliberation. Combining all elements of the suite, including GHG/Carbon, Energy, Waste, Water, Ethical and Business Travel, Pearson selected the Ecometrica platform ahead of its rivals due to its intuitive interface, expert support from our analyst team, the availability of audit ready outputs (as assured by PwC) and cost-effective integration process that allowed Person’s CSR team to get up and running straight away. Read More Log in to view content
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Technology Category

Platform as a Service (PaaS) - Data Management Platforms

Applicable Industries

Education

Applicable Functions

Business Operation

Use Cases

Regulatory Compliance Monitoring

Services

Cloud Planning, Design & Implementation Services

Challenge

Pearson PLC, a British multinational publishing and education company, has been reporting environmental impacts for many years using spreadsheets. The spreadsheet was vast, with over 1,400 sites, and was becoming difficult to manage. This, coupled with the new UK mandatory reporting regulations, led Pearson to review its reporting processes and instead look to specialist providers to supply an online sustainability reporting solution. Pearson required a software service with features that included robustness and quality of data, accuracy, auditability, ease of use, ability to produce real-time management info such as reports and analytics, and the ability to integrate with finance, ERP and energy systems.

About Customer

Pearson PLC is a British multinational publishing and education company headquartered in London. It is the world’s largest education company and book publisher, employing over 36,000 people in 70 countries and with revenues of over £5bn (2013). It has a primary listing on the London Stock Exchange and is a constituent of the FTSE 100 index, with a secondary listing on the New York Stock Exchange. Pearson has been reporting environmental impacts for many years, using spreadsheets to manage data for various internal and external obligations such as Mandatory Carbon Reporting, CDP, the Carbon Trust Standard and FTSE4Good among others.

Solution

Pearson went through a formal and rigorous tender process, and selected Ecometrica’s Sustainability suite after a lengthy deliberation. Combining all elements of the suite, including GHG/Carbon, Energy, Waste, Water, Ethical and Business Travel, Pearson selected the Ecometrica platform ahead of its rivals due to its intuitive interface, expert support from our analyst team, the availability of audit ready outputs (as assured by PwC) and cost-effective integration process that allowed Person’s CSR team to get up and running straight away.

Impact #1	Improved accuracy in sustainability reporting
Impact #2	Ease of use with intuitive interface
Impact #3	Real-time management information such as reports and analytics

Impact #1

Improved accuracy in sustainability reporting

Impact #2

Ease of use with intuitive interface

Impact #3

Real-time management information such as reports and analytics

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Pearson’s sustainability reporting has reached a new level of accuracy since implementing the Ecometrica Platform

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