Going
Green

Together with local industry partners, MPA-Canada works to support initiatives that educate, empower and inspire the adoption of industry best practices for the film, television & streaming industry in Canada.

All of the MPA Studios individually and voluntarily take on a wide variety of green initiatives throughout the year. See how they’re bringing green-friendly policies to practice while working to accelerate the transformation of the global entertainment business into a more sustainable industry.

 

Sustainable Production and Global Awareness

As members of the Sustainable Production Alliance (est. 2010), the MPA studios are dedicated to accelerating the transformation of the entertainment business into a more sustainable industry. As partners in the Green Production Guide, they lead by example and work to promote best practices in sustainable film and television production.i  

Many of their productions in Canada have won the Environmental Media Association’s Media Awards, the only program solely devoted to celebrating the entertainment industry’s environmental efforts; and the Environmental Media Association’s Green Seal, which is a recognition program honouring progress in sustainable production. 

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Studio Initiatives

In addition to their work on the Sustainable Production Alliance, all of the MPA Studios individually and voluntarily take on a wide variety of green initiatives throughout the year. Each studio regularly issues social corporate responsibility and/or sustainability reports which highlight their respective programs, with the latest links below:

Green Production Highlights Across Canada 

In 2022/23, global studios and streamers brought a record $6.86 billion in production volume to Canada, supporting the employment of over 239,300 Canadian creative workers. Many MPA Studio productions in Canada have won prestigious environmental awards, including the Environmental Media Association’s Media Awards, the only program solely devoted to celebrating the entertainment industry’s environmental efforts; the Environmental Media Association’s Green Seal, which is a recognition program honouring progress in sustainable production.

In 2023, the following MPA Studio productions in Canada were among those honoured with an EMA Green or Gold seal.

MPA STUDIO PRODUCTION TITLE FORMAT FILMED IN EMA SEAL
Walt Disney Company Alaska Daily Series BC Gold
Walt Disney Company Death and Other Details Series BC Gold
Walt Disney Company In the Blink of an Eye Feature BC Gold
Walt Disney Company Percy Jackson and the Olympians Series BC Gold
Walt Disney Company What We Do in the Shadows Series ON Gold
Walt Disney Company A Million Little Things Series BC Green
Walt Disney Company Washington Black Series NS Green
Warner Bros. Kung Fu Series BC Gold
Warner Bros. Riverdale Series BC Gold
Warner Bros. Superman and Lois Series BC Gold
NBC Universal Mr. Monk’s Last Case: A Monk Movie Feature ON Gold
NBC Universal Resident Alien Series BC Gold
NBC Universal Umbrella Academy Series ON Gold
Paramount Cross Series ON Gold
Paramount Grease: Rise of the Pink Ladies Series BC Gold
Paramount The Spiderwick Chronicles Series BC Gold
Paramount Joe Pickett Series AB Gold
Sony The Boys Series ON Gold
Sony The Good Doctor Series BC Gold
Sony Accused Series ON Gold
Sony Alert Series BC Gold
Sony Goosebumps Series BC Gold
Sony Pradeeps of Pittsburgh Series ON Green
NBCUniversal/SyFy Reginald the Vampire Series BC Gold

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