Reed Elsevier’s Vision Statement
- We are passionate about understanding and responding to customer needs. We provide authoritative information and technology based solutions across key stages of our customers work flow. Our products are demonstrably superior, or distinctive to our competitors.
- We achieve this through relentless focus on innovation and content development, and mastery of digital technology.
- We proactively manage our portfolio of businesses. We expect each business to deliver superior, long term growth and added value. We look globally to enter faster growing adjacent sectors. We are committed to building sustainable, leadership positions.
- We are dedicated to creating a great place to work for all employees. We are a high performance driven organisation. At all levels we demand the highest standards of ourselves; we are driven by strongly held values; and we take our social responsibilities seriously.
- We are one company, benefiting from shared philosophy, skill sets, resources and synergies. Each of our businesses is stronger through belonging to Reed Elsevier.
- We deliver long term superior value creation for our shareholders through outstanding execution and delivery of our vision and strategy.
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Our values
At Reed Elsevier we have a clear set of values for delivering our vision. These are:
Customer Focus
Everything we do is driven by our customers' needs. We want to be their indispensable partner. We have a passion for understanding and exceeding our customers' expectations. We are committed to providing demonstrably superior products and services with the highest level of quality and excellence. We are professional in all our customer dealings. We are highly valued and respected by our customers.
Valuing Our People
We put the highest priority on recruiting, developing and retaining outstanding people. Our managers are directly responsible for the development of their people. We recognise and reward achievement. We enjoy what we do and we celebrate success. We empower our people to maximise their potential and contribution. We respect our people and believe in open and honest communication. We behave in an ethical and principled manner.
Passion for Winning
We are determined to outperform and beat the competition.
We always want to be the best. We are a high energy, fast moving, decisive organisation. We have a strong propensity for action. We always execute well and deliver. We set aggressive goals and strive to beat them. We hold ourselves and each other accountable for outstanding results.
Innovation
We welcome and push change; we challenge the status quo. We encourage our people to be entrepreneurial, take some risks and learn from mistakes. We are ready to make bold moves and decisions. We constantly look for new ideas, and value 'out-of-the-box' thinking. We keep things simple and minimise bureaucracy.
Boundarylessness
We welcome the global nature of our business and encourage people to work collaboratively across business units, hierarchy and functions. We constantly strive to break down barriers between organisations. Our people are supportive of each other.
We seek partnerships with customers and suppliers.
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Our Mission
Reed Elsevier aims to be the indispensible partner to our customers in the science, medical, legal, risk management and business sectors, by providing them with the online professional information and workflow solutions they need.
We create authoritative content delivered through market leading brands, enabling our customers to find the essential data, analysis and commentary to support their decisions.
Our content and solutions are increasingly embedded in the workflows of our customers, making them more effective and Reed Elsevier a more valued partner.
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Our strengths
We hold leadership positions in large global markets sustained by the increasing demand for professional information.
We deliver authoritative content of the highest quality through market leading brands, enabling our professional customers to find the essential data, analysis and commentary to support their decisions.
Our content and solutions are increasingly embedded in our customers’ workflows making them more effective and Reed Elsevier a more valued partner.
We generate a large part of our revenues from subscriptions and other recurring revenue streams.
Our focus on operational efficiency allows us to deliver continuous margin improvement while funding investment in new products.
The quality of our profits is underpinned by strong cash flow generation.
We recruit and cultivate the best talent to serve our customers and manage our business with enterprise, professionalism and exceptional commitment.
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Our Strategy
We have a clear, investment led business strategy which has four main elements. These are:
Deliver authoritative content through leading brands
We invest in new sources of content to widen and differentiate the product offering to our customers, expanding into new segments and geographic regions.
Drive online solutions
We leverage our leadership brands and authoritative proprietary content to deliver innovative, solutions-orientated products that become embedded in customers’ workflows and enable Reed Elsevier to move up the value chain.
Improve cost efficiency
We harness our scale, skill sets, technology, resources and collective experience across the business to improve cost efficiency.
Reshape and strengthen portfolio
We allocate capital and resources, both through internal investment and acquisition, to pursue opportunities that accelerate our strategic and business progress and create a more cohesive business.
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