At Pan Macmillan we are committed to ensuring Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI) is at the heart of everything we do. Our ambition is to foster a fully inclusive culture and environment where our colleagues can be their authentic selves at work, where the books we publish are fully reflective of the society we live in and the audience we reach is fully diverse.
We’re committed to increasing representation at Pan Macmillan and across the wider publishing industry. We are signatories to the Publishers Association Inclusivity Action Plan and we are committed to improving diversity, equity and inclusion within the industry.
At Pan Macmillan, we have devised a DEI strategy which provides us with a roadmap to create an inclusive workplace and to be an inclusive publisher. Our strategy comprises four goals and identifies our priorities and the actions we will take to achieve our ambitions:
We are prioritising the recruitment and retention of people of colour, as research has shown that the lack of POC within the industry has an impact on the books that are published, which in turn affects the likelihood of attracting a broad and diverse audience who are interested in reading.
We aim to remove barriers into publishing for those from lower socio-economic backgrounds and have implemented a number of internal initiatives including removing unnecessary qualifications from job adverts.
Our aim is to foster an inclusive culture and ensure diversity, equity and inclusion is at the heart of everything we do from recruitment to the range of books we publish.
We acknowledge that there are systemic barriers in place that prohibit full inclusion and we will be working to remove them by creating an internal talent pipeline of underrepresented talent.
Our main aim is to increase the diversity of the Pan Macmillan audience by ensuring our books reflect the society in which we live. We are working in partnership with the Black Writers Guild and the Publishers Association to monitor and increase the number of authors and illustrators from underrepresented backgrounds.
We acknowledge that the publishing industry is underrepresented with people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. This includes those who work in publishing houses as well authors and illustrators. We are actively targeting more diverse applicants and partnering with organisations such as BTBS and LDN Apprenticeships to help us achieve our goals
Over the last few years Pan Macmillan has invested time, money and resource into various DEI initiatives with external partners. Some of the most high-profile are listed below:
We are continuously reviewing how we can further our DEI journey: we know there is still a lot of work to be done at Pan Macmillan, but we are committed to Making a Difference.