Penguin Books
Penguin Books offers 3 products on RevWix across Books & Media, with an average ethics score of 74.3/10 and recurring certifications including B Corp Certified.
Standards & certifications
Verified credentials appearing across Penguin Books's product range.
Ethics breakdown
Average scores across our scoring pillars.
- Environment83.3/10
- Labor80/10
- Animal Welfare80/10
- Sourcing78.3/10
- Transparency76.7/10
Categories covered
Where Penguin Books shows up across our directory.
- Books & Media3
What reviewers highlight
Strengths mentioned most often across Penguin Books's products.
- ✓Comprehensive and solutions-oriented
- ✓Inspiring and hopeful
- ✓Includes Forecast, a time-sensitive ranking of solutions
- ✓Insightful analysis
- ✓Challenges conventional thinking
- ✓Compelling call to action
Sustainability commitments
"The book emphasizes the importance of individual and collective action to promote environmental sustainability."
"Klein argues for a Green New Deal, emphasizing the need for systemic change and climate-based democracy."
"Responsible paper sourcing practices by Penguin Books"
Penguin Books scores & reviews
Product scorecard
| # | Product | Ethics | Shopper rating | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Drawdown: The Most Comprehensive Plan Ever Proposed to Reverse Global Warming | 88 | 4.6(1,200) | $14.95 |
| 2 | This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate | 80 | 4.5(3,949) | $11.48 |
| 3 | You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World | 55 | 4.5(271) | $14.88 |
Products from Penguin Books
Drawdown is an innovative, solutions-oriented book that proposes the most comprehensive plan to reverse global warming. Edited by Paul Hawken, it's best for climate enthusiasts, policy makers, and individuals seeking practical ways to mitigate climate change. The book presents 100 realistic and scalable solutions, from broad category wins to impactful actions. With over 70 contributors from diverse backgrounds, Drawdown offers hope and clear pathways to a sustainable future.
This Changes Everything by Naomi Klein challenges the narrative that climate change is an exceptional threat, requiring exceptional measures, and calls for a shift away from a capitalist system that prioritizes profits over people and the planet.
You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World is a poetry collection curated by barre&R bidang, featuring poets from around the world reflecting on nature and the environment. Published by Penguin Books, the collection aligns with their commitment to sustainability through responsible paper sourcing.
How to read Penguin Books's ethics scores
Each Penguin Books product on this page carries a 0–100 score built from four checkable inputs: active third-party certifications, disclosed ingredients or materials, published supply-chain information, and the brand's watchdog record. Nothing here is based on Penguin Books's own marketing language.
The spread matters as much as the top score. If Penguin Books's highest and lowest products sit far apart, verification is being applied to some lines and not others — common when a company certifies a flagship range and leaves the rest undocumented. A narrow spread, even at a moderate average, usually signals a consistent policy.
Scores can move without any editorial change, because certification status is re-checked as pages refresh. A lapsed certificate, a new audit or a recall notice will all show up in the product's certification and notes sections.
Questions worth asking before buying Penguin Books
Start with ownership: a parent company's testing or sourcing policy can change what a claim on the packaging actually covers. Then check scope — a certification often applies to one fibre, facility or ingredient rather than the whole product.
Finally, compare within the category rather than against Penguin Books's own range. A mid-scoring product can still be the strongest verified option at its price, and a high-scoring one can be beaten by a cheaper certified alternative.
What each score input covers
| Input | What we check | Why it matters |
|---|---|---|
| Certifications | Active listings in public registers, with scope and expiry | Only externally audited claims can be revoked |
| Ingredients & materials | Full disclosure, hazard flags, recycled or organic content | Comparable without trusting brand narrative |
| Transparency | Named suppliers, factories or audit summaries | Shows whether claims survive scrutiny |
| Record | Recalls, regulator rulings and greenwashing findings | Best short-term signal of quality control |
Buying Penguin Books with confidence
- Verify the mark, not the adjectiveSearch the certifier's register for the exact product line.
- Check the parent companyOwnership changes what cruelty-free or organic claims cover.
- Compare in-categoryThe same score means different things across categories.
- Read open notes firstAn unresolved recall outweighs a few score points.
Frequently asked
Is Penguin Books an ethical brand?+
Penguin Books's standing here is the average of its scored products, built only from verifiable inputs: active certifications, disclosed ingredients or materials, published supply-chain data and its recall or regulator record. Where a claim cannot be checked in a public register, it earns nothing.
Is Penguin Books certified by third parties?+
Any certification we could confirm appears on the individual product cards above. Marks shown are matched to the certifier's own register; self-declared logos and internal awards are not counted.
Why do Penguin Books products have different scores?+
Scores are per product, not per brand. Differences usually come from certification scope, ingredient or material disclosure, and packaging — a certified flagship can sit far above an undocumented line from the same company.
Are there better alternatives to Penguin Books?+
Compare within the category rather than the brand: category rankings list the highest-scoring verified options at each price level, so you can see whether a cheaper certified alternative beats the Penguin Books product you were considering.