AUSTRALIA (2025)
Penguin Random House Australia & New Zealand opened their new warehouse to a 5–Star Green Star rating from the Green Building Council of Australia. Equipped with solar panels, water catchment systems, and a range of other energy-saving initiatives, Penguin Random House Distribution was designed with the reduction of our environmental footprint in mind—ensuring the facility is fit for a greener future.
Penguin Random House is taking meaningful steps to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Australians through our Reconciliation Action Plan (RAP), a formal commitment to respect and connect with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, developed in partnership with Reconciliation Australia.
In 2024 we completed our Reflect RAP—the first of four stages—focused on internal education, external relationship-building, and the exploration of Penguin Random House’s potential for positive impact. In 2025 we began our Innovate RAP, working closely with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander representatives and Reconciliation Australia to develop an action plan that will advance our reconciliation commitments.
Our employees across the territories are leading teams, such as the Sustainability Subcommittee in the United States and the Environment Team in Australia/New Zealand, to make grassroots efforts to combat climate change. In the United States, the Sustainability Subcommittee is an employee-led group of engaged colleagues who are dedicated to positively affecting the environment. In tandem with our corporate efforts, through awareness campaigns and events, the Subcommittee aims to have a positive impact in our communities and the environment where we work and live.
AUSTRALIA (2019)
In 2019, we successfully introduced a new approach to internships in order to provide underrepresented groups better opportunities to explore the publishing industry and consider publishing as a possible career path. We partnered with the Afro-Australian Student Organisation in Victoria and New South Wales—a group that provides opportunities that improve the academic, professional, and personal development of African and African Australian students in Australia—to seek candidates for our paid internship program. Successful candidates have the opportunity to gain a broad understanding of publishing, spending 120 hours rotating through different departments and learning how a book goes to publication and beyond.
