 Sunday, November 03, 2024 | | | Welcome to the first issue of Seeds of Change, featuring the most exciting sustainability highlights from across CBC English Services. We’ll be popping into your inbox quarterly to post news about internal sustainability initiatives, spotlight environmentally-focused partnerships and collaborations, celebrate climate-friendly wins, and share green practices you can implement in your life. | | |  | | | Green Day 2: October 18, 2022 | | | Wondering how we can accelerate environmentally sustainable change through our content? Join us on October 18, 2022 at 11am ET to learn about how environmental thinking is being incorporated across various CBC departments and around the world. Speakers will include our senior leadership; representatives from CBC News, Sports, and Music; industry collaborators including BAFTA/albert and the Good Energy Playbook; and many more! Check out the exciting agenda here. | | | | | | |  | Image Source: https://www.sustainableproductionforum.com/ | | | | | | SPF22 is a global hybrid conference focused on accelerating sustainability in the motion picture industry. Now in its seventh year, it’s a great opportunity for changemakers to connect and push for tangible results in the decarbonization of content creation. Find out more on iO and on the SPF22 official website. | | | | | | | Susan Ormiston is CBC’s first-ever International Climate Correspondent | | | This summer, CBC News took a bold and forward-thinking step in creating the role of International Climate Correspondent. The decision acknowledges climate change as a central news issue worthy of dedicated funding and resources. Moreover, having a journalist as accomplished as Susan Ormiston to take on the role further demonstrates the CBC’s commitment to high-quality reporting on the environmental topics that matter most to Canadians. It’s exciting to note that a Climate Producer will soon be hired to support Susan too.
This is the kind of institutional change we love to see! Read more about Susan’s game-changing appointment here. | | | | | | | Road to the Olympic Games saves 78 tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions over two years | | | The inability to fly CBC Sports commentators into Toronto during the COVID-19 lockdown posed a major challenge: how could voiceovers get recorded if no one was allowed to travel or be in the studio? The solution was to record remotely. Voiceover booths were set up in CBC offices across the country in spring 2020, allowing commentators to record at their nearest location. In total 168 flights were avoided, which prevented 78 tonnes of CO2e (carbon dioxide equivalent) emissions from being released into the atmosphere! How can you incorporate environmentalism into your role? There may be more opportunities than you think, so always be on the lookout to conserve resources and find efficiencies. | | | | | | | GET INVOLVED | | | ENGLISH SERVICES ENVIRONMENTAL INFLUENCERS | If you're enjoying the content in this newsletter, you should join the ES Environmental Influencers group! We’re a group of eco-enthusiasts who meet quarterly to discuss sustainability updates, wins, and best practices across various CBC departments. Our next meeting is October 25, 2022 at 10:30am PT/1:30pm ET. Email leaticia.kaggwa@cbc.ca to sign up or request more information. | | | | | | | CLIMATE AND SUSTAINABLE PRODUCTION TRAINING ON Ed | | | We all have a role to play in embedding sustainability in our work activities. And production is no different. This course is specifically designed to equip production teams with the tools and resources they need for a greener, more sustainable production. This training is your opportunity to discover different ways to reduce your production’s carbon footprint and to contribute to the worldwide efforts to lower carbon emissions. Click here to sign up for the next session, which runs November 24, 2022 at 1-3pm ET. | | | | | | | CBC GREEN GOOGLE CHAT GROUP | | | Have you ever read an exciting article about sustainability and thought “wow, I need to share this!” Then the CBC Green Google Chat Group is ready for you! It’s an informal, inspiring space where CBCers can share stories and resources about the environment, climate change, eco-friendly tech, and so much more. Feel free to ask questions, tell jokes, and drop some heart emojis! | | | | | | | ECO TIP | | | If it’s not in use, turn it off | | | From laptops and lights to screens and switchboards, we all work with equipment that doesn’t need to run 24/7. Be mindful of the energy consumption around you and, whenever safe and appropriate, power it down. Here are a few tricks you can use to save energy depending on the tech: - Use a power bar to easily turn a group of electronics off at once
- Unplug electronics to prevent phantom power loss
- Connect devices to timers so they can power on and off automatically
- Transition equipment to sleep or standby mode if it can’t be fully turned off
| | | | | | | PICTURE IT GREENER | | |  | September 22, 2022 studio taping of Because News featuring Miguel Rivas, Jan Caruana, Brandon Ash-Mohammed, and host Gavin Crawford. | If you’ve had the pleasure of attending a taping of CBC Radio’s Because News, you’ve experienced a production that is going above and beyond to prioritize sustainability. Radio shows already have a relatively low carbon footprint, but that hasn’t stopped Executive Producer, Elizabeth Bowie, and her team from implementing green measures like providing reusable seat signage, awarding audience members with paper-based swag, and repurposing (the very few) printed scripts for note paper before ultimately recycling them. They also choose snacks with minimal packaging and serve them in reusable baskets. And there's not a single plastic water bottle to be seen – the crew brings in their own thermoses and water bottles to cut back on waste. Very impressive!
What’s your production doing to curb its carbon footprint? Send a note to leaticia.kaggwa@cbc.ca and you could be featured in the next issue of Seeds of Change. | | | | | | | | |  | CBC employees Susan Kelly, Chris Harris, Lisa Clarkson and Monique Van Remortel stand in front of CBC's compostable and recycled logo at Content Canada in September 2022. | | | | | | | IN CASE YOU MISSED IT | | | Wondering how you can make your production more environmentally-friendly? Check out these helpful webinar recordings:
The Academy Talks (presented by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television) CMPA Prime Time | | | |
