Tag: World of Books Group

World of Books Group hits sustainability targets ahead of schedule in latest impact report

Stuart Mitchell

Leading circular economy and ethical business, World of Books Group, has released its latest impact report, revealing strong progress towards its sustainability goals, including becoming carbon neutral ahead of target. At the same time, World of Books Group reported another successful year in rehoming preloved books, with nearly 16 million sold via Wob, which is the equivalent of over 516 thousand trees (or 1,400 trees every day). Additionally, 79 tonnes of books, CDs, DVDs and games, which would otherwise have been destined to landfill, were rescued and rehomed by the…

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World of Books Group partners with local councils to support refugees

Stuart Mitchell

World of Books Group (Wob) has partnered with local councils to support refugees in their resettlement process. So far, Wob has hired six new staff across both its Goring and Coventry sites as part of the refugee resettlement schemes which endeavour to support refugees in finding homes, acquiring jobs and setting up a new life. Emma Newman, Talent Acquisition Manager at Wob comments: “Refugees face many obstacles when resettling in a new country. Not only is finding a home a common challenge, but having no permanent address means it can…

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Worlds first scheme gives authors royalties on used book sales

Stuart Mitchell

In a world first, authors are now able to receive royalties on sales of used books thanks to AuthorSHARE – a groundbreaking new scheme designed to create a fairer deal for authors in the used book market. Until now, authors have only been able to receive royalty payments on sales of new books. However, in recent years there have been increasing calls from within the writing community for a new approach to address the exponential growth of the used book market. The market for used books is growing at 12%…

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World of Books Group to be Carbon Neutral by 2022

Stuart Mitchell

World of Books Group have released their second annual Impact Report, telling the story of their social and environmental achievements over the last year and outlining their plans for their next chapter. The business has used this report to officially announce their plan to be a carbon neutral business by 2022 – a huge step on their journey to Net Zero by 2030. The B Corp certified business was founded on an ethos to do good, support charities and protect the planet – and their commitment to be carbon neutral…

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World of Books Group fund new award for writers with the power to change the world

Stuart Mitchell

World of Books Group, the UK’s largest retailer of used books, have partnered with the Society of Authors to launch a new grant to support writers as they work on books of any genre that have the power to inspire progressive behaviour change. The World of Books Impact Award will be granted twice a year and offers the winning author a sum of £5,000 to support them as they complete their work. The award criteria is linked to World of Books own guiding values and are aligned with the UN…

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