Advise and guide on sustainability within the production

This standard is about providing advice and guidance to the production and the production team including the line producer, producer, cast, crew, supply chain and contributors on sustainability within the production.

It also covers reacting to and providing solutions for changes to the production, including editorial decisions and how they might impact the sustainability goals.

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. work within local, regional and national legislation and policy
2. identify high impact areas of decarbonisation to focus on within the production including energy, transport, materials, catering and circularity
3. check and confirm that environmental impact or other assessments are carried out when operating in natural spaces and biodiverse habitats
4. consider the allocated sustainability budget within the relevant departments with senior production team to enable you to implement sustainability measures
5. liaise with the Heads of Departments (HODs) exploring decarbonisation strategies, sustainable choices and minimising potential biodiversity impacts
6. confirm the agreed sustainable solution, technology or supplier(s)
7. suggest amendments or alternative solutions to the production or relevant departments and outline the impacts of not choosing the sustainable options
8. establish measures to ensure compliance with policy, regulatory and organisational requirements and industry guidelines
9. provide a business case for additional sustainability funding if available
10. undertake industry training and update knowledge of sustainability as required

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1. local, regional and national legislation and policy
2. the importance of engaging with the local infrastructure and supply chain
3. local communities and organisations to include in circularity planning and legacy projects
4. who the key decision makers and sustainability advocates are within the production team and crew, when and how to engage with them
5. the importance of understanding the impact of productions on natural spaces and biodiverse habitats
6. how biodiversity should influence the decision making around locations and best practice
7. the environmental impact and other assessments to be carried out
8. the principles of greenhouse gas emissions for a production, including where suppliers fit into this, for example scope 1 - 3 emissions
9. what net zero means and how production level carbon reduction strategies contribute to wider net zero targets
10. practical circular solutions that avoid or reduce waste
11. environmentally sound waste management practices, including pollution prevention
12. the financial impact of sustainable solutions including additional costs, savings and additional funding opportunities available through broadcasters or local film offices
13. high impact areas of sustainability to focus on energy, transport, materials, catering and circularity
14. different types of sustainability initiatives and using these to support your role and plans for example the Equity Green Rider and the Climate Content Pledge
15. policy, regulatory and organisational requirements and industry guidelines
16. sustainability practice gained through attending industry training and continued professional development

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2027

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Current

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Original

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ScreenSkills

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SKSSP2

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Sustainability lead, Sustainability manager, Sustainability consultant, Sustainability coordinator

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advise; guide; sustainability; productions;

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