Managing our production-related environmental impacts and creating more efficient productions are key to minimizing our Company's footprint. We consider regulations, technology, infrastructure, and costs when identifying and executing improvement opportunities.
The Corporate Social Responsibility team collaborates with production groups to address measurement and reduction of environmental impacts from productions, sharing best practicies and coordinating GHG emissions data measurement.
For example, the production team for Warner Bros. Television's Shrinking reduced its environmental footprint during production of its third season by addressing fuel use through renewable diesel for production vehicles, electric vehicles, and solar-powered trailers; improving energy efficiency with LED lighting; reusing the set for another Company production; and reducing waste by donating leftover food. WBD Sports EMEA delivers sustainability commitments through its CSR program, WBD Sports Together, focusing on integrating sustainability principles into day-to-day operations, including implementing more responsible production practices, working with partners to reduce environmental impact across events, and strengthening measurement and continuous improvement processes.
- Our five production focus areas
- Fuel: Enforcing no-idling policies; implementing cleantech equipment, such as battery energy storage systems and solar trailers; installing or using existing electrical connections to the local power grid on location, when possible, to avoid or reduce usage of diesel generators; utilizing alternative fuels like renewable diesel; and pursuing electric vehicles (EVs) to support production.
- Materials: Buying sustainable products, such as Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)-certified plywood for sets, reusable and compostable products, and recycled paper.
- Waste: Reducing solid waste by reusing set materials throughout production and among WBD productions, recycling and composting materials, aiming to avoid single-use or non-recyclable products on set and in production offices, donating production materials and food, and implementing virtual and digital production practices like electronic document distribution.
- Electricity: Reducing electrical demands by maximizing LED set lighting, powering down equipment when idle, automating efficiency through timers and programmable thermostats, and utilizing renewable energy, when possible.
- Reporting: Calculating GHG emissions and setting environmental key performance indicators to measure our impact and identify our priority areas for improvement.