Environmental Policy

Created: March 2023

Last Reviewed: August 2023

Next Review: March 2024

Mission statement

At The Forest TV Productions Ltd (also trading as The Forest and Wooden Post) we recognise that the environment is important to our business and our clients. We recognise our responsibility to manage our environmental impacts carefully. We are committed to reducing our negative environmental impacts, promoting environmental responsibility and continually improving our environmental performance as an integral part of our business strategy and operating methods, with regular review points. We will encourage clients to do the same.

Policy aims

We endeavour to:

• Incorporate environmental considerations into our business decisions.
• Continually improve and monitor our own environmental performance.
• Promote environmental awareness among our clients.

Policy priorities

1.  Carbon footprint

• We will continue to monitor our carbon footprint annually, seek reductions to our emissions and set a target for net zero.
• The suite currently uses 100% renewable energy, zero uncompostable consumables, and Cradle to Cradle® certified LED lighting.
• Unnecessary printing was reduced to zero in 2021. All individually packaged drinks are banned, and plant-based alternatives to milk are offered.

2.  Our clients

• We will build consideration of environmental sustainability into all of our work with clients. We endeavour to work with suppliers who share similar values and principles. In 2023, we completed post production on our first Albert Certified television programme.

3. Transportation

• We will continue to minimise our need to travel, including through promoting the use of travel alternatives such as video/phone conferencing. Online screenings of rushes and exports are always accessible.
• We will continue to maximise the use of public transport for necessary business travel. Car sharing occurs wherever and whenever overall mileage can be reduced.
• All unavoidable business flights are carbon offset. There have been no flights since 2021.

4. Company administration

• We will incorporate environmental considerations into all aspects of administration including banking, insurance and purchasing.
• We are engaging with our landlord to ensure waste management and water consumption are as efficient as they can be.
• We are looking to offset unavoidable emissions by investing into the preservation of our forest, so we can look out of our windows, and see where our emissions are being captured.

Environmental Management System

We have developed an Environmental Action Plan to ensure we meet the requirements of this policy. The Environmental Action Plan, together with this policy, comprises our Environmental Management System (EMS). Our EMS is independently certified by Green Small Business. Our certification is maintained through an annual audit carried out independently by Green Small Business, who also provide expert advice on how further we can reduce our carbon footprint via energy consumption and operational changes.

We will update this policy at least annually.