Tips for making your business video Net Zero

Here are some tips for making your business video Net Zero. With the conclusion of the COP26 climate summit on the horizon it’s more important than ever to look into making a Net Zero video for your business. The thought of this may sound daunting and impossible but there are lots of small ways you can help lower your production’s carbon footprint. 

But First Some Background

The COP26 Conference saw some of the world’s biggest companies pledge how they are going to help the climate crisis. 

In an interview with the BBC, Chancellor Rishi Sunak claimed the UK was leading the world in becoming the “first-ever Net-Zero aligned global financial centre”. He said that changes would mean: “Better and more consistent climate data; sovereign green bonds; mandatory sustainability disclosures; proper climate risk surveillance; and proper global reporting standards.”

At COP26 a total of 450 firms have committed to limit global warming to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels. This requires every industry to pull together.

What Actually Does It Mean For Something To Be Net Zero?

For something to be Net Zero, you have to have a balance between the amount of greenhouse gas produced and the amount removed from the atmosphere. We reach net zero when the amount we add is no more than the amount taken away.

How Can You Help?

When making a video there are lots of components involved that could use a lot of energy. 

In the pre-production stages, you can limit the number of things you are printing. Just having paper copies of vital documents and storing all others in an online cloud will reduces paper waste. Here at Holler we no longer need physical signatures and use e-signatures where required.

Vehicles are one of the biggest polluters in today’s world. Using public transport to travel to filming and meetings means less fossil fuels are being emitted into the environment. If public transport isn’t possible, sharing cars with other crew will all lower emissions. Power is always a necessity on a shoot but there are ways you can limit the amount of energy you use.