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Welcome to our online digital hub where you will find additional resources to support your climate action plans. Check back often as we will continually update this database with articles, case studies, templates, tools and resources.
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Featured Resources

Climate Action Guides

The Future of Filmaking
Climate Action Guide for Emerging Producers and Low-budget Productions
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Greening the Screen
Climate Action Guide for Producers & Companies
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Articles

An Overview of Climate Risks for Film and TV Producers.
This article unpacks the various ways in which climate change represents a new set of risks for production.
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An Overview of Climate Risks for Film and TV Producers.
This article unpacks the various ways in which climate change represents a new set of risks for production.
Applying the SDG's to the Entertainment Industry
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are 17 priorities with the aim of "peace and prosperity for people and the planet".
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Applying the SDG's to the Entertainment Industry
The UN’s Sustainable Development Goals are 17 priorities with the aim of "peace and prosperity for people and the planet".
Communications Strategies for Climate Action
This article provides further tips for producers to support climate action communications.
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Communications Strategies for Climate Action
This article provides further tips for producers to support climate action communications.
Greenwashing 101
Avoid greenwashing with these best practices for authentic and transparent corporate communications.
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Greenwashing 101
Avoid greenwashing with these best practices for authentic and transparent corporate communications.
Key Terms
Learn key climate and sustainability definitions used throughout the Guide.
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Key Terms
Learn key climate and sustainability definitions used throughout the Guide.
Snackable Sustainability
Stories have the power to be so much more than mere entertainment, but how do we ensure our content serves up more than just empty calories?
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Snackable Sustainability
Stories have the power to be so much more than mere entertainment, but how do we ensure our content serves up more than just empty calories?
Towards a Sustainable Production Culture
This article provides further tips for producers to cultivate a culture of sustainability.
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Towards a Sustainable Production Culture
This article provides further tips for producers to cultivate a culture of sustainability.

Case Studies

Environmental Impact of Virtual Production
Research on the carbon emissions of virtual prodution on short films by Earth Angel, from the CMPA, Trembling Void and Versatile Media
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Environmental Impact of Virtual Production
Research on the carbon emissions of virtual prodution on short films by Earth Angel, from the CMPA, Trembling Void and Versatile Media
Rethinking Catering: A Case Study on Children Ruin Everything
New Metric Media's piloted a stipend system which reduced food waste and single-use plastics.
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Rethinking Catering: A Case Study on Children Ruin Everything
New Metric Media's piloted a stipend system which reduced food waste and single-use plastics.
Circular Design - DGC Green Case Study
A study produced by the art department, it presents the sustainable implementation process in the production of the thriller BED REST.
CMPA - Animation Case Study
A case study looking at the emissions profile of a B.C. based animation studio. CMPA / Earth Angel Services.

Templates

Green Production Workplan
This workplan template will help your sustainability team plan and schedule green tasks.
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Green Production Workplan
This workplan template will help your sustainability team plan and schedule green tasks.
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Green Wrap Report Template (Low Budget)
Customize this template to create your own unique sustainability wrap reports.
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Green Wrap Report Template (Low Budget)
Customize this template to create your own unique sustainability wrap reports.
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Plan d’éco-responsabilité
Utilisez ce modèle pour planifier vos efforts en matière de durabilité environnementale.
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Plan d’éco-responsabilité
Utilisez ce modèle pour planifier vos efforts en matière de durabilité environnementale.
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Sample Green Memo
Use this Sample Green Memo to build your own start pak green memo to let crew know about your commitment to sustainability.
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Sample Green Memo
Use this Sample Green Memo to build your own start pak green memo to let crew know about your commitment to sustainability.
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Sustainability Plan Template
Use this template to lay out your sustainability efforts, assign accountability, track progress, and later, measure results.
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Sustainability Plan Template
Use this template to lay out your sustainability efforts, assign accountability, track progress, and later, measure results.
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Wrap Report template
Use this template to summarize your production's green efforts, results, and any key takeaways.
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Wrap Report template
Use this template to summarize your production's green efforts, results, and any key takeaways.
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Industry

Reel Green
Where sustainability meets B.C.'s motion picture industry
Canadian Media Producers Association (CMPA) Sustainability Resources
Sustainability and climate action resources for Canadian independent producers.
L’Association québécoise de la production médiatique (AQPM)
AQPM représente et accompagne les entreprises de production indépendante en Cinéma, en Télévision et en Web
On Tourne Vert
On Tourne Vert promotes the adoption of eco-friendly practices in Quebec and offers a production certification.
Screen Nova Scotia
Screen Nova Scotia supports producers and productions working in Nova Scotia to be more sustainable.
Environmental Media Association
The EMA hosts an annual environmental impact summit for the entertainment industry and offers certifications for green productions.

Best Practices

ABC's of Climate Storytelling
This resource is designed to help unscripted producers put climate themes and sustainable behaviours on screen.
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ABC's of Climate Storytelling
This resource is designed to help unscripted producers put climate themes and sustainable behaviours on screen.
Greening the Screen: An Action Guide for Canadian Producers
(English) Une version française du guide sera bientôt disponible.
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Greening the Screen: An Action Guide for Canadian Producers
(English) Une version française du guide sera bientôt disponible.
On Screen Tip Sheet: Worlds, Settings and Characters
These tip sheets help creators incorporate sustainability into world building, settings and character choices.
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On Screen Tip Sheet: Worlds, Settings and Characters
These tip sheets help creators incorporate sustainability into world building, settings and character choices.
P4P's Greening the Screen: Best Practices Checklist
Use this summary to view and track all Best Practices, from every section of the Guide, in one place.
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P4P's Greening the Screen: Best Practices Checklist
Use this summary to view and track all Best Practices, from every section of the Guide, in one place.
Sustainable On-Screen Nudges
Inspiring tips for putting sustainability on screen in small ways.
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Sustainable On-Screen Nudges
Inspiring tips for putting sustainability on screen in small ways.
Écologisation de l'écran
guide d’action pour les producteurs de médias canadiens
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Écologisation de l'écran
guide d’action pour les producteurs de médias canadiens
éco-responsables à l’écran
Conseils inspirants pour mettre la durabilité à l’écran de petites manières.
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éco-responsables à l’écran
Conseils inspirants pour mettre la durabilité à l’écran de petites manières.
The Stories We Need Storytelling Guide
This storytelling guide sets out Climate Spring’s insights into the climate stories we need at this time and how our industry can come toget
Business Guide to Advancing Climate Justice
For businesses that are working to address the climate crisis through equity-centred solutions. B Lab US & Canada / Forum for the Future.
Ontario Green Screen: Best Practices for Clean Energy
Ontario Green Screen's guide to best practices for clean energy.
Zero-Waste Hierarchy
This resources describes a progression of policies to support the Zero Waste system, from highest and best to lowest use of materials
Lights, Camera, Clean Energy!
A guide on integrating clean energy norms into film and television production from the Green Production Guide / Producers Guild of America
Sustainable Entertainment Alilance Production Toolkit
Comprehensive toolkit from the Sustainable Entertainme Alliance with best practices, carbon and plywood calculators, and a resource library.
Sustainable Entertainment Alilance - Climate Stories
A list of industry resources on climate content from the Sustainable Entertainment Alliance.
Good Energy Stories: Climate Change Cheat Sheet
A cheat sheet of 16 ideas for how to weave climate change into storytelling.
The Complete Post Production Manual
A guide on greening post-production pipelines from Green the Bid.
DGC Green Accounting Tips
Practical advice for the accounting department from DGC Green.

Tools

Green Production Certifications
A list of certifications available for productions to apply and qualify for third-party sustainability verification.
Green Production Certifications
A list of certifications available for productions to apply and qualify for third-party sustainability verification.
Production Environmental Accouting Report (PEAR)
The PEAR calculator from the Sustainable Producction Alliance is a free tool that measures carbon emissions generated by productions.
Production Environmental Accouting Report (PEAR)
The PEAR calculator from the Sustainable Producction Alliance is a free tool that measures carbon emissions generated by productions.
albert Toolkit Quick Start Guide
The quick-start guide for albert's carbon footprint and carbon action plan, which are both required for albert certification.
albert Toolkit Quick Start Guide
The quick-start guide for albert's carbon footprint and carbon action plan, which are both required for albert certification.
Reel Green Fuel Budget Comparator
An interactive tool to help productions visualize the GHG and financial costs of diesel generators.
Sustainable Entertainment Alliance - Green Vendor list
A database of vendors who offer tools or technology that can help make your production more sustainable.
SME Climate Hub
Empowering small-medium sized businesses to take climate action. Offers training and tools like a business calculator and reporting tool.
Albert Climate Content & Planet Placement Guide
albert's editorial tools can help producers and artists create planet-friendly content across any genre.
DGC Green: Tips for Directors, Editors, Art
DGC Green offers tips for on-screen departments such as Directors, Art and Editing.
AdGreen Resource Guide for Production Companies
A resource guide for production companies working in the advertising production industry.
Reel Green Tools & Training
Reel Green offers training, vendors lists, as well as circular economy and clean energy toolkits for productions shooting in B.C.
Ontario Green Screen Sustainability Toolkit
Best practices guides, Ontario Grid tie-in maps, training and more.
CBC’s Behind the Camera Green Production Resources
A collection of green production tools and resources offered by CBC's Business & Rights team.
AdGreen Carbon Calculator
A free carbon calculator for motion, stills and audio projects within advertising campaigns.
Albert Carbon Calculator and Production Certification
albert offers one of the leading sets of free tools for production carbon calculation and certification.
Carbon Clap Carbon Calculator
Free carbon calculator tool from Ecoprod in France.
DGC Green Power Budgeting Tool
A tool to understanding the true cost and emissions of powering sets with diesel generators.
Green Riders - albert
Information on green riders from BAFTA albert.
The Green Rider - Equity for a Screen New Deal
The Green Rider campaign from Equity UK seeks to increase the use of Green riders and sustainable practices in production.
The Climate Reality Check
A Bechdel-Wallace test for a world on fire, this tool helps evaluate whether climate reality is represented on screen.
Climate Storytelling Toolkit | The Stories to Save the World
This toolkit by Futerra outlines how to create climate stories that break the mould and define paths for a new reality.
Telling Climate Stories Pocket Guide - albert
A practical pocket guide for including sustainability on screen in any genre. BAFTA albert
Good Energy Playbook for Screenwriting in the Age of Climate Change
An open-source digital guide to portraying climate change on screen.
Climate Justice And Intersectionality
This chapter of the Good Energy Stories Playbook provides tips on integrating climate justice into storytelling.

Training

Hot Set! Unpacking Heat and Wildfire Smoke Risks on Production
This webinar will help producers identify and manage exposure risks and introduce tools to help them plan ahead.
Hot Set! Unpacking Heat and Wildfire Smoke Risks on Production
This webinar will help producers identify and manage exposure risks and introduce tools to help them plan ahead.
Training for Sustainability
An up-to-date list of trainings and professional development courses available to members of the production industry in Canada
Training for Sustainability
An up-to-date list of trainings and professional development courses available to members of the production industry in Canada
Ontario Green Screen Training
OGS offers free foundational courses for anyone in the film industry.
AdGreen Training
Sustainable production training from AdGreen covers climate science, the advertising industry and the AdGreen calculator.
Managing Climate Risks on Productions
This webinar from BAFTA albert brought together producers and experts to discuss climate risks on productions and crew.

Research & Reporting

Carbon Emissions of Film & Television Production
An emissions report from the Sustainable Entertainment Alliance covering data from 385 global film and TV productions from 2020 - 2022.
Sustainability & Human Rights in TV: Overlapping Agendas
This White Paper sets out the issues and opportunities to be found in the overlap between sustainability and human rights in TV production.
Close Up: Scope 3 Emissions in Film and Television Production
Whitepaper on the minimum measurement boundaries for Scope 3 emissions in film and television production.
Embedding Sustainability in Organizational Culture
This report from the Embedding Project explains how business leaders can embed sustainability throughout their organizations.
BAFTA albert Annual Review 2023
The albert annual reports summarize industry emissions from data collected from the albert carbon calculator.
Close Up: Look in North America
A regional analysis of Film & TV carbon emissions from the Sustainable Production Alliance
Estimating the Carbon Footprint of Canada's A/V Sector
This report from Telefilm by Green Spark Group provides an estimate of industry carbon emissions based on case studies of 22 productions.
CBC's Industry Reports on Carbon Emissions
This CBC publishes annual reports based on the carbon footprints of CBC productions using the albert carbon calculator.
This Hour Has 22 Minutes Sustainable Production Case Study
Screen Nova Scotia partnered with CBC's This Hour Has 22 Minute to examine how the show incorporated green practices on and off set.
Waste Management Practices - Ontario’s Film & Television Industry Report
The report examined Ontario-based productions and provides useful observations to inform waste management practices.
What is the Circular Economy?
The Ellen MacArthur Foundation is a global charity committed to creating a circular economy.
Towards a Green Premium Framework for Canada’s Film-Based Industries
Report by Earth Angel Services / CMPA that looked at the Green Premium of sustainable production practices across Canada.
A Glaring Absence: The Climate Crisis is Virtually Nonexistent in Scripted Entertainment
Report from USC Norman Lear Centre & Good Energy Stories that looks at the representation of climate change in entertainment.
The Impact of Climate Content - Report
In depth research report on the impact of climate content on audiences. BAFTA albert, Screen Industries Growth Network - University of York
The Superpower of Media - Mirrors or Movers II
Report and call to arms for media companies to care about the way media content shifts hearts and minds. Responsible Media Forum, Carnstone
ISO On-screen Protocols & Pathways
A guide to working with First Nations, Métis and Inuit Communities, Cultures, Concepts and Stories from the Indigenous Screen Office.
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