Producers Guild of America Announces Sustainability Tool Kit for Producers 

Developed in collaboration with the Inter-Guild and Union Sustainability Alliance

LOS ANGELES, CA – April 15, 2025 – Today, as part of its work to make productions more economically and environmentally sustainable, the Producers Guild of America (PGA) released its Sustainability Tool Kit for Producers. The Tool Kit guides producers on how to demonstrate the business case for sustainability, embed climate awareness in each storytelling phase, and engage and support the entire crew in realizing sustainable solutions. It also offers a variety of resources to help producers advance the sustainability and efficiency of productions. 

The Tool Kit consists of four sections: 

• Production: Increasing sustainability and efficiency throughout production by reducing fuel, materials and waste.
• Storytelling: Supporting and enabling your climate awareness to move freely through phases of storytelling, including development, production, post, and marketing in the same way that climate permeates everyday life.
• Communication Guides: Five guides to help producers communicate with their creative teams as they incorporate climate realities and support cast and crew in bringing forward sustainable solutions.
• Resources: Checklists, calculators, videos, websites, and more to help with sustainable production and storytelling.

Whether you’re just getting started or ready to go deeper, there’s something for every film, television, and emerging media producer, including tips to help make the case to financiers, studios, and other collaborators that having sustainable productions can also be good for the bottom line. 

The Tool Kit is the next phase of the PGA’s work in advancing the industry forward in its sustainability practices. Previously, the Producers Guild has also called on the industry to transition to clean energy. For more than 16 years, the PGA has been advocating for sustainability in the entertainment industry, including organizing climate educational programs for production and storytelling; mentorship around set protocols for decarbonization strategies; and a variety of sustainability panels, workshops, and trainings for members and the entertainment industry.

About the Sustainability Tool Kit for Producers

The Sustainability Tool Kit for Producers was developed in collaboration with PGA Sustainability Task Force chairs Lydia Dean Pilcher and Mari Jo Winkler, PGA member Clara George, and members of the Inter-Guild and Union Sustainability Alliance. The production-related sections were written by Clara George, an award-winning television producer and renowned champion for sustainable production. The storytelling-related sections were written by Lydia Dean Pilcher, Jessie Keyt and Abby Rabinowitz of Global Rise: Stories for the Future, a company that works with creatives across media to examine the interdisciplinary role of science, humanities, and imagination in crafting rich climate narratives to shift policy and culture.

About the Inter-Guild and Union Sustainability Alliance

The Producers Guild founded and has been regularly convening national meetings of the Inter-Guild and Union Sustainability Alliance since 2023 that coordinate, support and amplify the work of the group. The Alliance is now comprised of members and staff of 21 national, international and local guilds and unions, including: Producers Guild of America, Directors Guild of America, Directors Guild of Canada, IATSE and several of its locals, SAG-AFTRA, the Teamsters’ Motion Picture and Theatrical Trade Division, the Writers Guild of America West and Writers Guild of America East. Specific locals include: IATSE 44 Affiliated Property Craftspersons, IATSE 52 Motion Picture Studio Mechanics, IATSE Local 80 Motion Picture Grips, Crafts Service, Marine, First Aid Employees, and Warehouse Workers, IATSE Local 600 International Cinematographers' Guild, IATSE Local 705 Motion Picture Costumers, IATSE Local 728 Studio Electrical Lighting Technicians, IATSE Local 729 Motion Picture Set Painters & Sign Writers, IATSE Local 800 Art Directors Guild, IATSE Local 829 United Scenic Artists, IATSE Local 871 Including Script Supervisors/Continuity Coordinators, Teleprompter Operators, Coordinators (Production, Art Department), Accountants (Production, Payroll), IATSE Local 892 Costume Designers Guild, Teamsters Local 399, and Teamsters Local 817.

About the Producers Guild of America (PGA)

Producers Guild of America (PGA) advocates for a thriving future for producers and the entire industry. Representing more than 8,400 members across 32 unique credits in film, television and emerging media, PGA protects and promotes the interests of the full producing team. 

PGA invests in its core values, working to improve economic opportunities for producers, the culture and sustainability of the entertainment industry, and create more pathways into the Guild for the next generation of producers, including those from underrepresented populations. PGA offers a robust array of networking opportunities, free training, tools, mentoring and education, as well as industry events including the annual Produced By Conference and PGA Awards. PGA provides the Producers Mark (p.g.a.) for feature-length productions, a certification available to both members and non-members at no cost.

Ongoing efforts include PGA’s groundbreaking Healthcare Initiative that calls on studios, streamers and production companies to expand essential benefits for producers. PGA strongly advocates for fair financial structures, employment opportunities, and competitive tax incentives that support domestic production – because producing is a job.

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