We will reduce our waste and consumption and develop initiatives to enable a circular screen supply chain.
Targets
Within our own operations we aim to:
- Continue to ensure all single use plastic convenience items (e.g.polystyrene food containers, single use coffee cups, plastic waterbottles) from Screen Ireland offices in line with government policy.
- Install food recycling bins in all staff kitchens and ensure 100% offood waste is recycled.
- Reduce non-recycled waste sent to landfill by 25% by 2025.
- Adopt a zero waste to landfill policy.
To support circularity across the wider screen industry we aim to:
- Establish and roll-out at least one industry-wide initiative that willhelp the Irish screen industry move towards greater circularity.
Key Actions – Screen Ireland Operations
Implementation of these actions will be coordinated by Screen Ireland's Green Team.
- Install food recycling bins in all Screen Ireland staff kitchens.
- Formalise policy on single-use plastics (cups, cutlery and straws) asmandated by government, and ensure this implemented across ScreenIreland offices. Ensure good availability of ceramic kitchenware andcutlery, glass water etc. in staff kitchens to make it easy for staff toavoid single use items.
- Review any paper-based processes, and evaluate the possibilities fordigitisation so it becomes the default approach.
- Develop and implement green procurement policy for purchasing goodsand services. Advocate with government for any goods and servicespurchased under framework agreements to be with sustainableproviders.
- Run staff awareness campaign to encourage positive behaviour changeon environmental issues by staff at work and at home.
Key Actions – Supporting the Screen Industry
- Raise awareness of the existing ‘Sustainability Department Directory’ on the Screen Ireland website, encouraging production companies to use environmentally sustainable suppliers of various goods and services. Continue to expand and improve this directory.
- Support the adoption of circular economy principles by all Screen Ireland funded productions by providing practical supports to those productions (e.g. on-site ‘sustainability advocates’; training on circular economy practices for production companies).
- Upskill key screen industry suppliers on sustainability to encourage them to green their products and services in order to meet the growing demands of the industry.
- Explore opportunities for collaborative initiatives that will solve common industry-wide challenges regarding consumption and waste. Consult within the industry and with relevant organisations outside the industry and convene strategic partnerships to deliver scalable solutions.