Inter-Guild and Union Sustainability Alliance Take Action
19 Mar 2025
A message from the Inter-Guild and Union Sustainability Alliance:
"Wasting Less, Made Easy": Ridwell Recycling Program
17 Mar 2025
The Local 600 Sustainability Committee is excited to have learned about Ridwell, an organization collecting hard to recycle items like plastic
Getting to Net Zero Production: Part 2
17 Mar 2025
In part one of this series (Protocol Fall 2024), we discovered that it is possible to get to net-zero production with battery energy storage systems (BESSs) that can be paralleled to increase capac
Electric Generators in Action
17 Mar 2025
There are more and more vendors across the country dedicated to renting electric generators and mobile batteries on set.
Green Production Spotlight: "Lullaby"
17 Mar 2025
This month, the Local 600 Sustainability Committee is spotlighting the film Lullaby for implementing sustainable production practices.
Local 600 Member "In Memoriam" Tree Planting: 2025 Update
26 Feb 2025
Three years ago, the Local 600 Sustainability Committee started an annual tradition to plant trees in memory of our Local 600 members who have passed away.
Unscripted Producers Unveil Next Steps of Sustainability Initiative
03 Feb 2025
Under the guidance of eco-entertainment organization Reality of Change and the environmental non-profit Rare, an advisory committee consisting of over 30 leading unscripted production companies announced a groundbreaking roadmap and pledge to support environmental sustainability both on-screen and behind the scenes.
The Climate of Insurance
18 Sep 2024
Recent weather-related headlines punctuate an accelerating economic trend: the climate of the private insurance industry is rapidly changing and risk averse. As such, Local 600 member communities and the wider IATSE family of unions are being impacted by national insurance trends that are already augmenting cost-of-living expenses and financial risk.
Getting to Net Zero Production: Part I
18 Sep 2024
Given the climate emergency, getting to net zero in the production of entertainment events must be a top priority.
First Entertainment Sustainability Certification for Workers Launches from USGBC-CA
18 Jul 2024
The entertainment industry is about to receive a first-of-its-kind environmental certification for professionals. The U.S.
Director of Photography Philip Dillon Talks Sustainability on Set
24 Jan 2024
When I was first asked to contribute to the IATSE Local 600 talk, the initial thought for all involved was what the impact of LED’s had on film making, in general.
Be A Director of Change with “Lights, Camera, Plastic?”
20 Sep 2023
“Lights, Camera, Plastic?” is a campaign with the goal of eliminating single-use plastics on screen. Experts agree that film and television subliminally dictate what is and isn’t acceptable to our collective society. Similar to the anti-smoking movement we can reduce societal dependency on single-use plastics by removing them from our beloved films and television shows.