SUSTAINABILITY TAKING CHARGE
WORDS Nicola Foley
We sit down with Bebob , a company walking the walk when it comes to environmental responsibility, to learn more about a greener future for on-set power O ur industry’s sustainability crisis is becoming an inconvenient truth too big to ignore. As
These stats are just the tip of the iceberg. The global entertainment sector collectively generates millions of metric tons of carbon annually, and change is needed fast if we have any hope of hitting net-zero targets. A cornerstone of the solution will be addressing our approach to power on-set; through transitioning to renewable energy sources, productions can dramatically shrink their environmental footprint and lead the charge towards sustainability. Michael Erkelenz, CEO of Bebob factory,
says he is already seeing a swing in the right direction. “We’re pleased to see increased interest from our customers and partners when it comes to the sustainability of energy supply solutions on-set. Although we have always aimed for a resource-efficient and sustainable concept with our batteries from the very beginning, for years this seemed to be more of a nice-to-have criterion for customers,” he muses. “Now, the topic influences purchasing decisions among
recently reported by the Sustainable Production Alliance, movies can emit roughly 391 metric tons of CO2 for a small film and up to 3370 metric tons of CO2 equivalents for big, tentpole productions – that’s the equivalent of powering 656 homes for a year. To make one hour of TV, meanwhile, leaves a carbon footprint of 9.2 tons – a figure that quadruples for drama shows, according to BAFTA albert.
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