How IOP Publishing cut its carbon footprint by 36% since 2020

My guest in this episode of the Physics World Weekly podcast is Liz Martin , who is sustainability lead at IOP Publishing . We chat about how the scholarly publisher has reduced its carbon emissions by 36% when compared to a 2020 baseline – and the challenges and opportunities for achieving further reductions. Martin talks about the importance of cooperation and partnerships – both internal and external – to achieving environmental goals. This includes engaging with both suppliers and employees on how to reduce carbon emissions. IOP Publishing is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Institute of Physics , which is the professional body and learned society for physics in the UK and Ireland. It produces over 100 scholarly journals, around half of which are published jointly with or on behalf of partner societies and research organizations. Physics World is also brought to you by IOP Publishing. You can download a PDF of IOP Publishing’s Sustainability Report 2025 here .

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This episode is 27:31 long.

This episode was published on Mar 26, 2026.

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