The Studio Sustainability Standard was first introduced three years ago with the aim of creating an industry-wide mechanism for studios to track and engage with a continual improvement cycle on their environmental performance. The standard encourages studios to focus on key areas in their operations where they can make systemic improvements and reduce their environmental impact. The studios are marked against six categories which include:
- Climate: Both emissions reduction and resilience to the impacts of climate change.
- Circularity: Minimising impacts of materials and preventing waste.
- Nature: Green space, food and broader ecosystem impacts.
- People: Health, wellbeing and community benefits.
- Management: How sustainability is managed, including reporting, audits, training.
- Data: Collecting and monitoring quality sustainability-related data.
The information provided against each of these categories is then assessed by an independent evaluator and studios are awarded a grade which ranges from ‘Participated’ to ‘Outstanding’. Of the 31 studios that took part in this year’s standard, 21 were awarded a grade of ‘Very Good’ or higher and three of those studios were awarded a grade of ‘Outstanding’.
