resources
green production resources
Good Energy
Good Energy is a story consultancy for the age of climate change. Their mission is to inspire, support, and accelerate stories in scripted TV & film that reflect the world we live in now — And help us envision a better future.
Green Production Guide
The Green Production Guide (GPG) is the premier industry online toolkit designed to reduce the film, television, and streaming industry’s carbon footprint and environmental impact. The GPG was established in 2010 in a joint effort between the Producers Guild of America Foundation’s PGA Green committee and a major studios partner group, now known as the Sustainable Production Alliance (SPA).
Albert
The home of environmental sustainability for the UK screen arts. Founded in 2011 and governed by an industry consortium, albert creates tools and resources to support everyone working in film and TV to understand their opportunities to create positive environmental change.
AdGreen
AdGreen unites the advertising industry to eliminate the negative environmental impacts of production. They are part of the Advertising Association, working in partnership with BAFTA and albert, and supported by leading industry players who share their vision. AdGreen has launched in the UK but with global ambition to enable the industry, wherever the activity is, to act for a sustainable future.
Green The Bid
Green the Bid is a community sharing best practices and resources in creating a green future for commercial production.
Reel Green
Sustainable production efforts in British Columbia were formalized through the Reel Green initiative, a resource centre with a collection of best practices to help productions reduce their environmental impacts and improve their overall environmental footprint.
NYC FilmGreen
NYC Film Green is the first sustainability program for the film and television industry in the United States administered by a government agency. NYC Film Green is a voluntary program that enables productions engaging in environmentally-conscious practices to apply for and receive recognition for their efforts.
Green Film Shooting
Green Film Shooting provides a platform for sustainability in the media industry in the form of both an annual print publication as well as an online forum for creative professionals in media to share their experiences, information, ideas, and new approaches.
EcoProd
Based in France, Ecoprod develops and provides professional resource center to reduce the environmental footprint of their business through free tools such as fact sheets, stories, guides, and directories.
industry impact assessment reports
[2016] Carbon Footprint of Movie Production Location Choice: The Real Cost - Harvard University
[2017] GREEN REGIO REPORT - Cine Regio
[2020] GREEN REGIO REPORT - Cine Regio
[2018] Sustainability in New York City’s Film and Television Industry - Columbia University
[2020] Screen New Deal - albert
“Diversity is a reality; inclusion is a choice.”
— Dania Rivas
practicing intersectional environmentalism
A growing list of what we’re reading and who we’re following
Other Free Things We Can Do:
Follow BIPOC creators on social media! A simple yet influential act to avoid echo chambers and learn different perspectives.
A few who we’re following:
@lesley_webb_, @browngirl_green , @greengirlmagic , @diandramarizet , @khadija_khokhar_ , @nativein_la , @grassfedhooman , @climatediva , @mikaelaloach , @keyra_juliana , @xiyebeara , @toritsui_ , @ayisha_sid , @elsamengistu , @jamie_s_margolin , @isabellafallahi , @imkevinjpatel , @blackgirlenvironmentalist , @intersectionalenvironmentalist , @elsamengistu , @queennushie , @marissaalba , @conservationscholars , @ayana.harscoet , @ashiainbloom , @environmentalbae , @aalayna.green , @laurenaritchie , @williamthewalker, @ecochicpodcast
Take this Implicit Bias Test from Harvard. This test will reveal your implicit bias. Knowing what it is can help us understand how to dismantle it easier.
Protest:
If feeling comfortable enough, protesting alongside our BIPOC community is helpful especially if you are white and can use that privilege to help shield BIPOC.