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Making a DifferenceGreen Office Berkshire has always wanted to make a difference, in publishing and in the world at large. Our mission is to improve global understanding and to empower citizens around the world to make better-informed decisions in their daily lives and when they vote. It's not our mission to promote a particular agenda, and we work with people of many political persuasions, academic perspectives, and religious beliefs. One of Berkshire's founders, Karen Christensen, has long been an environmental writer, and with the publication of her latest book, The Armchair Environmentalist, Berkshire has a renewed focus on creating a sustainable business. This includes activities in the office, how and where we travel, and the big decisions we make about printing and digital distribution. We have joined the U.S. Green Press Initiative; watch our blog for details about the challenges. We're also conscious that digital delivery also has environmental costs, and we are looking at ways to reduce the environmental impact of knowledge-based, educational, and reference publishing while ensuring that the many social benefits of publishing have even wider influence. The founders of Berkshire Publishing have incorporated an independent nonprofit educational organization, the Barrington Institute, to undertake important, noncommercial projects and activities with colleagues, contributors, and educational institutions. The Barrington Institute has no formal relationship with Berkshire Publishing, but will draw on its contacts and resources to create publications and public events that will increase students' and citizens' understanding of contemporary global issues and international relations. The Barrington Institute plans to disseminate information in pamphlets and books, websites and online databases, and conferences and training programs. The Barrington Institute's Board of Directors includes Nancy Kranich, past president of the American Library Association. Corporate Social Responsibility Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a path that many major companies have embarked on. Our friends at Sustainability in London, originally a Green consultancy, have expanded their mission to include CSR. Our research activities and interdisciplinary publishing make it clear that environmental solutions cannot be separated from solutions to global poverty, inequity, access to health care, and education. In the months and years ahead, we'll be looking at ways that publishers, librarians, and educators can apply CSR principles. 
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