Sustainability
At News Corp, we are driven by our clear purpose to contribute meaningfully to society by minimizing our environmental impact, growing our businesses sustainably and inspiring others to take action.
2024 Environmental, Social and Governance Report
We are pleased to share our annual Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report, which details our practices, goals and accomplishments regarding issues of key importance to our stakeholders.
To facilitate review, our 2024 report is aligned to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) reporting frameworks.
Previous Reports
2023 ESG Report
2022 ESG Report
2021 ESG Report
Reduce
Reduce our operational scope 1 and 2 carbon emissions 65% by 2030 from a 2016 base year.
Minimize single-use plastic and other wastes within our business.
Achieve net zero carbon
emissions by 2050.
Read about our FY2023 Carbon Footprint and Global Waste Management Policy.
Engage
Engage our customers, employees, suppliers and partners on sustainability outcomes.
Align carbon reduction goals with a global temperature rise limit of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Continue to publicly report our Climate Change and Forests sustainability practices annually.
Read our CDP Climate Change and CDP Forests reports, plus engagement stories from our businesses below.
Source Responsibly
Source 100% of our paper from certified sources.
Reduce supply chain scope 3 carbon emissions 25% by 2030 from a 2021 base year.
Power our operations with clean energy wherever feasible.
Read our Global Paper Sourcing Policy.
For more information about our Sustainability initiatives, please read our 2024 Environmental, Social & Governance Report and Net Zero Goal Roadmap.
Please contact gei@newscorp.com with any questions or comments.
Through the Global Environmental Initiative (GEI), our comprehensive environmental sustainability program, we are principled in holding ourselves to the highest standards of doing business ethically, with integrity, transparency and in full compliance with the law at all times.
News Corp’s 2024 ESG Report Published
In October, we published our fourth annual Environmental, Social & Governance (ESG) Report, which showcases the strength of our culture, policies and practices as well as progress toward goals in sustainability, diversity and philanthropy, among other areas.
Click the below link to read the report.
News Corp Achieves Leadership Scores with CDP
We are proud to announce that we have been recognized for our leadership in corporate environmental transparency and performance by global non-profit CDP, securing an “A-” ranking in the climate change category for 2023. Last year, we were delighted to be recognized by CDP as a Supplier Engagement Leader (“A” ranking) for our efforts to measure and reduce climate risk within our supply chain (please see below).
News Corp Achieves Leadership Scores with CDP
News Corp’s commitment to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050 has been reviewed and validated against the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi) Net-Zero Standard, becoming the first North America based media company to do so. Our overall, near-term, and long-term targets are:
Overall Net-Zero Target
News Corp commits to reach net-zero GHG emissions across the value chain by FY2050.
Near-Term Targets
News Corp commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 65% by FY2030 from a FY2016 base year. News Corp also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 25% by FY2030 from a FY2021 base year.
Long-Term Targets
News Corp commits to reduce absolute scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions 95% by FY2050 from a FY2016 base year. News Corp also commits to reduce absolute scope 3 GHG emissions 90% by FY2050 from a FY2021 base year.
The Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi) is a global body enabling businesses to set ambitious emissions reductions targets in line with the latest climate science. It is focused on accelerating companies across the world to halve emissions before 2030 and achieve net-zero emissions before 2050. The initiative is a collaboration between CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, World Resources Institute (WRI) and the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) and one of the We Mean Business Coalition commitments. For more information, please visit www.sciencebasedtargets.org
News Corp Leads Media Industry in Environmental Efforts
In 2023, News Corp was recognized as the #1 Company for the Environment in the media industry by JUST Capital.
Check out the details behind our placement here, and click here for JUST Capital’s full list.
