Media Flights Environmental Policy:
Leading Production Travel Beyond Net Zero
Last updated: July 2023
The next review date: July 2024
Media Flights is dedicated to promoting an environmentally conscious media production industry. Our goal is to gain deeper insights into our own impacts so we can effectively address them through introducing strategic measures. We plan to use our influence to create significant positive change in our company and the wider media industry ecosystem alike.
Our Impact
Media Flights, established in 2017, is a UK-based company specialising in delivering expert flight, travel, and VIP services to clients in the media sector, including the TV, film,
entertainment, production, and broadcasting industries.
We undertook an emission mapping exercise with sustainability experts at Thrust Carbon to map our key emission areas in line with recommendations of the Greenhouse Gas Protocol.
The results of which are illustrated in the table below.
Emissions Scope
Materiality for Media Flights
Due to the nature of our business, we have determined that the largest area of emission impact is scope 3 category 11, pertaining to the use of sold products. We additionally identified scope 3.7 and 3.8 as significant emission areas, and as such our reduction actions are primarily focused on these sources.
Our Actions
Employee Commuting
We operate as a hybrid business with 3 days a week in the office to reduce overall employee commuting and promote staff work life balance.
On the office days, employees are encouraged to walk or take public transportation if possible and to carshare if this is not possible. This is supported by scientific research which shows that one person switching just one trip a day from car to active travel can reduce CO2 emissions by 0.5 tonnes a year.
Workspace
We chose to lease an office space in The Light Box by Workspace in London due to their commitment to sustainability, more information on this can be found here.
Workspace is committed to meeting net zero by 2030 through setting science-based targets and already utilises 100% renewable energy.
Workspace also prioritises waste reduction, biodiversity enhancement, green travel infrastructure, proactive climate risk management, as well as delivering social value through fundraising and volunteering.
Media Flights Offset Shop
Media Flights has an offset shop managed by Thrust Carbon which offers clients and staff the ability to calculate and offset the carbon emissions of their travel.
The shop uses best-in-class methodology and stocks a variety of verified high quality offset projects.
The shop is accessible via the following link:
media-flights.thrustcarbon.shop
Media Flights is committed to offering the opportunity to calculate and offset the emissions of travel to every customer by including the link to the Media Flights
Thrust Carbon shop in employee email signatures as part of the booking flow.
Green Procurement Approach
Media Flights is committed to providing sustainable options for their clients. As part of every travel proposal, we strive to incorporate a visually striking design that highlights the available green pioneer option whenever they are applicable.
Green pioneers in air travel are airlines which not only have public net zero targets but are recognised as leaders in the early adoption of sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) through SAF supply investment and forward-purchase agreements.
Green pioneers in accommodation are hotel organisations which demonstrate a commitment to a range of sustainability initiatives, including setting net zero targets,
renewable energy usage and reducing single use plastic.
Our Potential to Make a Difference
We have undergone a stakeholder mapping exercise to better understand how our actions have the potential to make an impact in the wider industry as well as our own operations.
Internally, the Director of Operations and Team Leader will take a lead on monitoring our sustained progress on these environmental actions and educating the team on sustainability topics and procedures. All employees will receive training in relation to carbon offsets, hotel sustainability and airline SAF usage and net zero pledges in order to support their delivery of the environmental actions outlined above.
Externally, this policy will be shared with clients when requested and made publicly available on the website. This will enable clients to meet their own sustainability requirements for their supply chain as requested by their own clients and industry leaders, such as Albert of which Media Flights are now a proud registered supplier.