Scope sustainability requirements for the production

This standard is about reaching agreement on, and shared understanding of the brief and the creative vision of a production and identifying the sustainability requirements to be met at each stage of the production process.
As part of your role, you will be expected to understand budget and cost parameters, as they relate to sustainability.

You also need to understand the parameters of the production and prioritise influence on areas of high emission, for example energy, transport, materials, waste and accommodation.
You are expected to be able to provide information on sustainable suppliers.

You will need to liaise with Heads of Department (HODs), the Production manager (PM) and or Line producer (LP) depending on the size of the production; you may also liaise with Unit managers and Suppliers.

This standard is for those who work primarily in Sustainability lead and manager roles on a production. Some of the tasks could alternatively be undertaken by the Sustainability coordinator depending on the type, size and budget of the production and the size of the sustainability team deployed.

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1. interpret and breakdown a brief to identify areas of decarbonisation within the production considering what is non-negotiable and what is aspirational
2. liaise with the Heads of Departments (HODs), the Studio and Facility management about the brief's requirements
3. explore possible decarbonisation strategies and minimise potential biodiversity impacts and impacts on crew
4. apply these considerations to both on screen and off screen actions, within the editorial parameter
5. suggest changes to the editorial to demonstrate sustainability behaviour on screen where possible
6. attend the recces along with relevant departments and assess the set and location needs as agreed
7. research the infrastructure and facilities proposed for the production, focusing on how sustainability can be effectively integrated into their planning and use
8. work with the production, HODs and senior production leads to identify key decarbonisation initiatives to apply to the production as a whole
9. work with senior production leads to produce initial forecast of the carbon emissions in line with the shooting schedule
10. suggest alternative actions to the production and those involved in overseeing sustainability when original proposals have a high carbon impact on the production
11. confirm and negotiate with production how the sustainability requirements can be addressed within the budget
12. work with the production team on allocating budget to sustainability
13. support the selection of suppliers, vendors and facilities with the required expertise and equipment to fulfill sustainable requirements
14. confirm and establish wrap requirements and potential disposal of waste and circularity of materials including props, sets, costumes, equipment and assets
15. report problems and difficulties to the relevant people
16. establish measures to ensure compliance with policy, regulatory, organisational requirements and industry guidelines and communicate to decision makers when compliance is required

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1. who to liaise with to obtain the production brief
2. how the production process works and the production hierarchies
3. different scales and types of productions and the particular environmental challenges and opportunities for each
4. the production schedule and where sustainable solutions can be embedded
5. the importance of understanding and navigating the tension between the creative and the sustainable requirements
6. the production needs of all the departments and how to work in collaboration with them
7. how and why setting priorities supports your role in engaging the production with the sustainability goals
8. the materiality and priorities for decarbonisation and nature restoration work streams
9. how and where to negotiate trade-offs and how to communicate co-benefits for example saved time, money, or improved working environment
10. the importance of educating and influencing with diplomacy when carrying out your role
11. areas of decarbonisation including carbon hotspots and high emission areas
12. how to identify the key areas which may impact on emissions, for example studio and location days, crew size, crowd and extras
13. key initiatives to consider energy and temporary power, transport, materials, catering, waste and disposal, for example hybridised power supply, vegan and vegetarian catering, EV vehicle usage
14. how to maintain senior buy-in to decarbonisation initiatives
15. the infrastructure and facilities required for production bases and shooting locations for example EV chargers, local schemes, recycling policies
16. the application of Hybrid power solutions including Battery Energy Storage Systems
17. circular economy and supply chain circularity and the local communities and organisations to include in circularity planning
18. different tools for forecasting carbon foot prints and meeting the carbon budget set for the production
19. the reporting requirements to complete a greenhouse gas inventory/declaration that satisfy production-level reporting requirements
20. who to report problems or difficulties to and who get support from
21. the policy, regulatory, organisational requirements and industry guidelines

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2027

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Current

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Original

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ScreenSkills

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SKSSP1

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Sustainability lead, Sustainability manager, Sustainability consultant, Sustainability coordinator

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scope; sustainability; sustainability requirements; productions;

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