Responsible Business Practice

Responsible product development

The Virgin Group is made up of a wide range of companies spanning a broad array of industries. We are aware of the impact that we have on society, and we take responsibility for the products and services that we sell. We work with industry and public authorities to prevent or remove any serious threat to public safety arising from the use of our products or services, and, where possible, to contribute to measures to improve public safety and welfare.

So, for example, Virgin Books believes in commissioning books that make a difference, and in championing innovative and challenging issues that others might not publish.

Here are some examples of the books that have made a difference:

• Your Life In Your Hands – a groundbreaking book on breast cancer, bringing potentially life-saving information to public attention.
• Beat Depression and Reclaim Your Life – a jargon-free, practical advice book, approachable, with mass appeal; endorsed and supported by SANE.
• Richard Branson’s Screw It Let’s Do It – written for emergent readers as part of World Book Day’s ‘Quick Reads’ literacy campaign.