“In 20 to 30 countries worldwide, Albert has established a presence and, from January 2021, the Albert carbon calculator will be an international calculator,” says Whitehead. “We’ll have carbon factors for each country. Wherever you’re filming, you’ll be able to measure your impact. We’ll also have the ability to offer the calculator in different languages. It’ll become more like a workbook, as well as a measurement tool. We can’t do it alone. We have to work collaboratively.” Whitehead recognises that the battle for sustainability needs to take place across multiple fronts. “I think people are understanding that climate change, and the impacts of climate change, go beyond just the environment. It’s about human wellbeing and economic prosperity, as well as environmental restoration. Issues of diversity are also intrinsically linked with climate change. People in developing countries are the ones who are going to be suffering disproportionately, and yet, they’re not the major emissions contributors. The whole thing is linked and people are becoming more aware that you can’t discuss these issues in siloes.” FINDING ZERO Carbon offsets have become one way for individuals and business to try to compensate for the carbon they are emitting. Bafta’s Albert has curated a number of offset programs into a portfolio that is built around restoring and protecting existing trees rather than planting new, fast-growing trees that won’t be effective at carrying out substantial carbon drawdown for many years. YOU CAN’T MAKE A NET ZERO BUILDING, IF YOU’RE NOT IN A NET ZERO COUNTRY
LOTS OF SUSTAINABILITY
Established by Danish-British architect Ove Arup in 1946, the Arup Group has specialised in major infrastructure projects, counting among its work household names like the Sydney Opera House and the Georges Pompidou Centre. The founder’s ethos of an employee-owned company that prioritised human wellbeing and encouraged its workers to bring a moral compass to their decision-making has carried through into the company’s work with sustainable architecture. Arup’s global clients still include the fossil fuel industry, but the company is fast becoming a major developer of zero carbon power sources, including wind, solar and hydrogen. Arup designed Pinewood Studio’s new sustainabie studio lot (visualisation – top), which features five sound stages. Prefabricated components and smart use of timber throughout – learned in the development Sky Studios – made for a fast, low-carbon build (cement makes up 8% of the world’s carbon emissions). The greening of the buildings themselves has made the location an improved habitat for wildlife. Arup’s new 32-acre development for Sky Studios Elstree (visualisation – bottom), scheduled to open in 2022, aims to be one of the most sustainable film studios ever developed, with highly efficient buildings and smart lighting systems operating sustainably.
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