Article: BFI FAN: Green Hour – Tracking Environmental Impact

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BFI FAN: Green Hour is a series of events for UK film exhibitors focusing on environmental sustainability. Join us online on Thursday 10 October for a session on Festivals and Environmental Sustainability.

Session 5: Tracking Environmental Impact

Wednesday 4 December, 12:00 – 13:00

In this session, we’ll be joined by Danielle Pipe from Julie’s Bicycle (Sustainability Coordinator, Creative Green Consultancy Programme) and Zoe Rasbash from Watershed.

In this conversation, Danielle and Zoe will discuss how to track your organisation’s environmental impact with sustainability reporting tools, helping you better understand your energy use and make the case for your venue to be supported in its green journey (to councils, funders, partners etc.).


Eligibility

This is a nationwide event, open to all members of the BFI Film Audience Network’s regional and national Film Hubs.

Accessibility

Auto-generated captions will be available via Zoom. If you have any access requirements please get in touch at: info@filmhubnorth.org.uk

Speakers

Danielle Pipe

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Danielle joined Julie’s Bicycle in October 2021 as a Sustainability Coordinator within the Creative Green Consultancy Programme, supporting the team across a variety of projects. Before joining Julie’s Bicycle, she worked in the social housing sector on energy efficiency and renovation projects before focusing more on environmental work.

Danielle holds an MSc in Sustainability and Consultancy from the University of Leeds, during which she completed a research project placement with Leeds 2023 Year of Culture, focusing on sustainable events and exploring best practice from events and festivals working to reduce their environmental impact. Danielle also works closely with membership network, Sustainable Arts in Leeds, delivering Carbon Literacy Training sessions for members, accredited by the Carbon Literacy Project.

Zoe Rasbash

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Zoe is a researcher, writer and programmer working at the intersection of creative industries and climate justice. She is currently Climate Action Researcher at Watershed in Bristol, a cultural organisation focussed on togetherness. She is co-founder of Lilith Film Club, climate editor for Shado-Mag and previously campaigned with UKYCC, Amnesty International and for UN Taskforce on Climate Displacement. She works to co-design resources to enable action and combat overwhelm, and likes creating spaces of imagination to design actions in the now which realise more radical futures.

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