Target · Net-zero · 1+2+3 — Other
2018 → 2050 · 1.5°C · published 2024-09-19
Pearson Plc commits to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions across the value chain by 2050.
SBTi company profile · UK
Pearson PLC
Education Services Corporate
Validated Targets
Data: Science Based Targets initiative Target Dashboard, as at 2026-10-08
LocationUnited Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
RegionNorthern Europe
SectorEducation Services
Organisation typeCorporate
Near-term statusValidated Targets
Near-term target1.5°C · 2030
Long-term statusValidated Targets
Long-term target1.5°C · 2050
Net-zero statusValidated Targets
Net-zero target year2050
Business Ambition for 1.5°CBA1.5 member
ISIN in SBTi dataYes
Published records
Targets and commitments
The records below are reproduced from the Science Based Targets initiative Target Dashboard. A validated target is not evidence that emissions have fallen; progress requires the company’s reported emissions.
Target · Near-term · 1+2 — Other
2018 → 2030 · 1.5°C · published 2024-09-19
Pearson commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 50.4% by 2030 from a 2018 base year.
Target · Near-term · 3 — Other
2018 → 2030 · published 2024-09-19
Pearson also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions from purchased goods and services, upstream transportation and distribution, downstream transportation and distribution, and end-of-life treatment of sold products 50% within the same timeframe.
Target · Long-term · 1+2 — Other
2018 → 2050 · 1.5°C · published 2024-09-19
Pearson commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 90% by 2050 from a 2018 base year.
Target · Long-term · 3 — Other
2018 → 2050 · published 2024-09-19
Pearson also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 90% within the same timeframe.
Commitment — Validated Targets