Press Release: Report Finds Sector-Wide Shift as Publishing Industry Embraces Social and Environmental Responsibility

RAN also welcomes the release of new responsible paper procurement policies by two major publishing companies, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt and Macmillan. The companies' new public commitments establish them as leaders among their peers.

"Our report finds that major publishers are doing the hard work needed to root out rainforest destruction from their supply chains. This 'race to the top' has positive implications for forests and forest-dependent peoples worldwide, " said Christy Tennery-Spalding, forest campaigner with Rainforest Action Network. "While there have been big changes in the way book publishers do business, there is still an urgent need to reform remaining bad actors, like Indonesia's reckless logging giant Asia Pacific Resources International Limited (APRIL)."