Production sustainability: what this means for your production

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The Production Managers Association logo in navy against a white background
Application deadline
9 Oct 2025
Career stages
Entry, Early, Experienced, Expert
Industries
Unscripted TV

Amy Holtby from First Option will be examining and measuring the impact of a production on the climate and people. She will be putting forward some practical solutions and answering any questions this might raise. There will be a demonstration of the First Option’s Carbon Calculator. It’s suitable for production managers and anyone else working in production.

This session will include a brief overview of sustainability and what it means today. Followed by a deep dive into the current technologies available for productions in transport, power, waste management and carbon calculating. Finishing off with a demonstration of First Option's carbon calculator and a search tool that helps you understand what regulations you need to follow when filming around the world.

If you want to have a sneaky peek at the calculator please go here - https://data-firstoption.group/co2e

This session will be delivered by Zoom, with captioning available.

To register for a place and arrange payment please email pma@pma.org.uk

Bursary applicable

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About this listing

This training course is not funded or commissioned by ScreenSkills, but has been reviewed to ensure it is meeting agreed standards such as industry-led diversity targets, appropriate business insurance, and evidence of previous quality training provision.

Production Managers Association

Production Managers Association

The Production Managers Association (PMA) is a long-established (over 30 years) professional body of film, television, corporate and multimedia production managers.

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