The film and television industry has made significant public sustainability commitments and the infrastructure to deliver on them is maturing fast.

 

Albert UK, the BAFTA-backed sustainability certification scheme, has become the de facto standard for UK TV productions. The BFI's Environmental Sustainability guidelines set expectations for funded projects. Major broadcasters are extending environmental requirements to their production suppliers. For production companies and facilities providers, sustainability in film and television production is now a professional expectation.

 

Worlds Better supports production companies, broadcasters, and creative businesses in the screen sector to implement credible sustainability programmes - from carbon measurement to ISO 14001 accreditation and supply chain sustainability.

 

Sustainability in Film and Television Production: The Standards That Matter

Albert, developed by BAFTA in partnership with the UK screen industry, is the leading framework for sustainability in film and television production. Albert certification requires production companies to calculate the carbon footprint of each production, reduce emissions against a baseline, and report on progress. It is now expected by the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, and most major UK broadcasters as a condition of commissioning.

 

Beyond Albert, the BFI publishes Environmental Sustainability guidelines for funded productions, and ISO 20121 — the international standard for sustainable event management — applies to productions with significant live or location-based elements. ISO 14001 provides the environmental management system framework for production companies wanting to embed sustainability across their entire operation rather than production by production.

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Green Film Production: What It Looks Like in Practice

Green film production is not just about calculating a carbon number at the end of a shoot. It means embedding sustainability decisions throughout the production process: how locations are selected, how cast and crew travel, how catering is managed, how set materials are sourced and what happens to them afterwards, and how production suppliers are selected and held to account against environmental standards.

 

Worlds Better works with production teams from pre-production through to post-production reporting, helping to build the planning processes, supplier briefings, and measurement systems that make green film production systematic rather than ad hoc.

 

Sustainable Film Production Companies: Building Organisational Capability

The most progressive sustainable film production companies are not treating sustainability as a per-production calculation — they are building the organisational capability to make it systematic. That means an environmental management system (ISO 14001) that applies across all productions, a procurement policy that extends sustainability standards to the supply chain, and reporting processes that satisfy the requirements of broadcasters, funders, and investors.

 

Worlds Better implements ISO 14001 for production companies, supports Albert certification at production level, and develops the strategies and policies that underpin long-term, credible sustainability performance across the screen sector.

 

Our Work in Film and TV Sustainability

• Carbon emissions footprinting for individual productions

• Albert certification support

• ISO 14001 environmental management system implementation

• BFI sustainability guideline compliance

• Sustainability strategy and policy for production companies

• Supply chain sustainability and sustainable procurement

• Sustainability training for production teams and leadership

• Annual sustainability reporting for broadcasters and funders

 

Ready to make sustainability a competitive advantage for your production company?

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