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Higher Education from Cambridge University Press further upholds our sustainability commitment through several core initiatives. 

Our 'Digital First' approach 

Our approach to exam copies is “digital first” wherever possible, to help reduce our environmental impact. This initiative is important to Cambridge University Press as it supports the University of Cambridge’s overall goals for building a community that is sustainable today and in the future.

Print on demand

By switching to a Print on Demand model, Cambridge University Press decreases the amount of paper and materials used when printing textbooks, which avoids overproduction and limits emissions from transportation.

Our digital sustainability program 

Our digital sustainability project includes the implementation of key principles across all Cambridge University Press sites. The Higher Education website has introduced these guidelines by benchmarking performance measures to identify sustainable goals, streamlining user journeys, and more. Our Sustainable Web Guide ensures web projects are energy efficient and produce the least amount of carbon emissions possible.  

Our publishing 

At Cambridge University Press, we are proud to publish high quality academic texts to educate and inspire our audience on current sustainability research and education. Explore our Climate Textbook and SDG collections to learn more.

Sourcing sustainable paper 

As part of our commitment to championing sustainability, Cambridge University Press aims to use only paper and board from certified sustainable sources.  In our Cambridge University Press books and journals, 75 percent contain only paper and board that is certified, and the remaining 25 percent are being updated to include paper and board from sources rated by the Publishers Database for Responsible Environmental Paper Sourcing (PREPS).