In August 2010, as part of its Green Initiative, the Producers Guild of America, PGA, launched the Green Production Guide. With support provided by Disney, Fox, NBC Universal, Sony Pictures Entertainment and Warner Bros., the Green Production Guide was created by the Producers Guild of America Foundation and PGAGreen.org to provide a new resource for film and television professionals looking to turn their productions green and features more than 1,100 vendors offering sustainable and energy saving products and services.In October 2010, the Screen Actors Guild Awards® was honored for the second consecutive year with the Environmental Media Association (EMA)’s Green Seal, recognizing a production’s outstanding efforts in implementing sustainable initiatives and promote environmental awareness. The SAG Awards Ceremony, which takes place at the historical Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, featured many environmental initiatives including comprehensive recycling and composting, the use of local and organic foods, recycling and reusing all staging and red carpets and the purchase of materials made with recycled goods.
The 2009 Teen Choice Awards is considered one of the most environmentally-friendly events in Hollywood. Some of the highlights from last year’s event include Mobile Solar Hybrid Power Systems providing audio, video and lighting in the press and VIP tents; the Teen Choice “green” carpet was made of eco-friendly, synthetic grass; and LED and Kino Flo lighting was used in the press tents to cut down power consumption and heat generated by the lighting fixtures. Lastly, all waste from the Gibson Amphitheatre and press tents was sorted for recycling.
With gift bags including low-energy light bulbs, the Golden Globes and Academy Awards are trying to incorporate environmentally-friendly themes. Techniques also include red carpets made of old plastic bottles, electric generators powered by soy waste biodiesel fuel, and using solar panels to light party tents. The 2008 Oscars avoided an estimated 630 metric tons of carbon dioxide emissions thanks to renewable energy efforts.
Fox Entertainment was able to produce the first-ever carbon-neutral Emmy® Awards show. Highlights included partnering with the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power to secure renewable energy for the Shrine Auditorium, installing a solar canopy above the red carpet grandstands, a red carpet and stage area blue carpet made from 95,000 recycled plastic bottles, and a press tent illuminated with only compact fluorescent and LED lighting technology.
