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We maintained our position as Global Leader in our sector (Media) in
the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for the third year running.
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In the US, Pearson was included on the 100 Best Companies for Working Mothers’
list for the ninth time in ten years, assessed on factors such as benefits, women’s
issues and advancement, child care, flexible work and company culture.
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We were again honoured – for the second time in three years – with the Cause Marketing
Forum’s Halo Award for Best Cause Marketing Event 2009, recognition
of Jumpstart’s 2008 Read for the Record campaign.
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We have been included in the FTSE4Good indices since their inception.
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We were awarded the Opportunity Now FTSE Executive Women Award 2009 for employing
the most female executives. Opportunity Now, part of Business in the Community,
is the foremost UK benchmark for gender equality, diversity and inclusion. Pearson
also claimed top place in a landmark study on gender balance and equal opportunities
in the FTSE 350 index, commissioned by The Observer, a major UK Sunday newspaper.
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