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Appendix 6: albert, PGA Green Production
Guide, AdGreen, Creative Carbon Scotland
and Julie’s Bicycle
albert Consortium
https://wearealbert.org
Established 2011, emerging from a carbon calculator developed for BBC productions, and
governed by an industry consortium led by BAFTA. Funded by industry fees, enabling all
resources, tools and training to remain free of charge at point of use.
albert objectives:
1. To enable every part of the screen industry to eliminate waste and carbon emissions
from production
2. To empower industry creatives to make editorial content that supports a vision for a
sustainable future
The commissioning directorate (BBC, ITV, C4, Sky and Netflix) supports the development and
implementation of albert’s strategy and industry wide objectives.
The wider consortium supports the creation of albert’s strategic projects, tools and initiatives.
Consortium membership includes commissioning directorate members plus Elephant House
Studios, Hat Trick, Warner Bros, Endemol Shine Group, IMG, Freemantle, Viacom, Tinopolis,
UKTV, all3media and NBCUniversal.
The albert consortium currently works with three industry partners providing specific green
services: Green Tomato Cars, Sargent Disc and Good Energy.
albert also extends its reach via:
• Ambassadors (individual creatives who take a proactive role in sustainability),
• International Partners (Screen Greening, Ireland; Focus op Groen, Netherlands; Greener
Screen, UAE; Reel Green, Canada)
• Affiliates (Aurora Media, Bad Wolf, Blast! Films, Bronte Film & TV, Cactus TV, Caryn
Mandabach, Crackit Productions, Curve Media, Darral MacQueen, Envy Post
Production, Evolutions, Expectation Entertainment, Films@59, Five Apples, Fulwell 73,
Icon Films, Input Media, ITN Productions, IWC Media, Keo, Kindle Entertainment, Locate
Productions, Me and You Productions, October Films, Open Mike Productions, Plimsoll
Productions, Raise the Roof, RDF, Rough Cut, Sid Gentle, Silverback, Sister Pictures,
Splice, Suite TV, True North, Vice)