Sustainability Sprint
Created by Ida Tirkkonen / Lapland Film Commission
A sustainability challenge for you and your production company to take a step forward in creating more sustainable productions in the future.
Goal of the Day
Sustainability planning during production can feel like extra work and too overwhelming to get into. With this little exercise you and your company will take one concrete step towards bringing sustainability thinking into everyday decision making. Also, taking the time to do this in an unhurried environment helps you to stop and really think about the pros and cons of different choices when it comes to the social, ecological and economical aspects of sustainability.
This sprint can be done multiple times and each time you will have a more in depth understanding of the impact of your choices and decisions.
Even though we call this a sprint, it is important to remember that sustainability work is a marathon and takes time!
Sprint Rules
Gather a group of people from your work place and set a date and time for a two-hour sustainability sprint.
- Split the people into groups of 2 – 4 people and share this introduction site with all the attendees (15 min).
- Each group chooses one decision making moment in production. The moment can be from any department and from any stage or hot spot of the production (15 min).
- Each group will take a deep dive into that moment and look for the most sustainable solution for all aspects of sustainability: social, ecological and economical (see examples below)
(1 h). - Finally, gather the groups together and share the moments and the thinking processes behind each group’s solutions
(30 min).
Themes & examples
Choose one decision making moment in production with regard to one of the “hot spots” or themes on the right.
TIP! To get the conversation going group members can start the task by choosing a role through which they want to review the decision making moment.
Examples of roles: critic, ideator, enthusiast, skeptic, analyzer etc.
More information about sustainable productions:
Ekosetti Guidebook
Ekosetti is a guidebook to environmentally sustainable operations, written for the Finnish audiovisual industry. It contains practical points on how to make domestic productions more environmentally friendly, and its goal is to inspire the industry to adopt a greener production culture.
Sustainable Production in Lapland
Sustainable productions reduce their footprints via measuring tools, utilizing the circular economy & Everyone’s Right and Responsibility and promoting climate-friendly lifestyles.
Film Lapland Code of Conduct & Production Guide
The Film Lapland Code of Conduct & Production Guide cover best practices when filming in the wilderness or downtown, regional & national culture, and information about support & production services.