Sustainable Screens Australia

What Sustainable Screens Australia does

Sustainable Screens Australia (SSA) is an Australian nonprofit incorporated association (Sustainable Screens Australia Inc, ABN 68 470 596 792) founded to address what it described as a decade-long gap between Australian screen production practices and global sustainable production standards. The organization, established in 2023 with seed funding from Screen Australia and Minderoo Pictures and headquartered in Flemington, Victoria, operates as an industry-led collective whose core product is the localized BAFTA albert toolkit — comprising the Carbon Calculator and Carbon Action Plan — delivered through its exclusive Australian partnership with BAFTA albert.

SSA's product surface centers on facilitating access to albert's production-specific carbon measurement and reduction methodology, a curated Sustainable Supplier Directory of 1,000+ verified vendors, a Tools & Resources library of department-specific sustainability checklists, free Events & Workshops, published case studies (In Action), a multi-tier Membership Program, and a Sustainability Supervisor Training program developed with Netflix and Screen Australia funding. The integration point for productions is the albert platform at calc.wearealbert.org, with SSA providing Australian training, certification (the Sustainable Screens Certification and end-card logo), and supplier matchmaking on top of that core engine.

The business model is membership-and-grant funded rather than transaction- or license-based. Revenue derives from seven annual membership tiers — Consortium (broadcasters, streamers, distributors), Associate (production companies, studios), Affiliate (micro companies, sole traders), Industry Partner (screen agencies), Education Partner (tertiary institutions), Commercial Partner (energy, suppliers), and Philanthropic Partner (trusts, donors) — supplemented by ongoing grants from Australian federal and state screen agencies. The albert toolkit itself is provided at no cost to Australian productions, and events/workshops are free, consistent with a collective-action adoption strategy rather than direct monetization.

Name

Sustainable Screens Australia

Legal name

Sustainable Screens Australia Inc

Website

https://sustainablescreens.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

2020

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Sustainable Screens Australia is a nonprofit industry collective that localizes the BAFTA albert carbon toolkit and certification for the Australian film and television production industry, serving broadcasters, streamers, production companies, studios, screen agencies, and tertiary institutions through a tiered membership and grant-funded model.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Film Industry Sustainability Services

akta.pro primary industry

Emissions Factors, LCA & Product Carbon Footprint (PCF) Platforms (EUABAEAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Environmental, Climate & Sustainability Standards & Reporting Cooperation (BPADANAI), Technical Committees, Working Groups & Expert Panels (BPADANAB)

Keywords

• Sustainable production
• Carbon calculator
• Screen industry
• Environmental consulting
• Film sustainability

Headquarters

HQ city

Gepps Cross

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from multiple tiers including Consortium (Broadcasters, Streamers, Distributors), Associate Member (Production Companies, Studios), Affiliate Member (Micro companies, Sole Traders), Industry Partner, Education Partner, Commercial Partner, and Philanthropic Partner. Fees facilitate the relationship with albert, fund resources development and free training for the Australian industry.
2. Seed Funding and Grants: Initial seed funding from Screen Australia and Minderoo Pictures. Ongoing support from government screen agencies including Australian Government, Screen Queensland, NSW Government, Screen NSW, Victoria Government, VicScreen, Screen Tasmania, and others.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Sustainable Screens Australia (SSA) is an industry-led nonprofit collective that facilitates the BAFTA albert Carbon Calculator and Carbon Action Plan for Australian film and television productions. Around this core toolkit, SSA delivers a curated sustainable supplier directory, department-specific tools and resources, free training workshops, a tiered membership program for industry participants, and a Sustainability Supervisor Training program. The collective enables productions to measure, reduce, and certify their environmental footprint using internationally-validated methodology.

Product overview

Sustainable Screens Australia (SSA) operates as an industry collective, not a traditional software product company. SSA's core offering centers on the albert toolkit — comprising the Carbon Calculator and Carbon Action Plan — which it facilitates in Australia through its partnership with BAFTA albert. This toolkit is the primary product SSA delivers to the market. Around this core, SSA provides a Supplier Directory of vetted sustainable vendors, a Tools & Resources library of department-specific checklists and guides, Events & Workshops for industry education, an In Action case study section, a tiered Membership Program, and a Sustainability Supervisor Training program developed with Netflix and Screen Australia funding. The products function as an integrated ecosystem: productions use the Carbon Calculator to measure their footprint, the Supplier Directory and Tools & Resources to implement reductions, attend Events & Workshops for guidance, and can pursue Sustainability Supervisor Training and Membership for deeper institutional change.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• albert Carbon Calculator A purpose-built, production-specific carbon calculator developed by BAFTA albert and facilitated for Australian screen productions to understand their environmental footprint by tracking and measuring carbon emissions across all production departments and activities.
• albert Carbon Action Plan A structured process guiding Australian screen productions through reducing their carbon footprint. Productions that successfully complete a Carbon Action Plan achieve Sustainable Screens Certification and earn the right to display an end-card logo.
• Supplier Directory A curated online database of vetted sustainable suppliers and eco suppliers that helps productions implement sustainable practices across all departments, from catering and waste management to generators and costumes. Searchable by location, service type, and sustainability certifications.
• Tools & Resources Library A library of practical sustainability resources including department-specific checklists, sustainable actions guides, explainer content, sustainability frameworks, roadmaps, and templates covering departments from Assistant Director to Art Department and Production Office.
• Events & Workshops Expert-led sustainability-focused events and workshops designed to inspire action and foster collaboration among Australian screen industry practitioners, including the 90-minute Sustainable Production Methods Workshop offering hands-on training with the albert toolkit.
• In Action Case Studies A collection of real-life sustainable practice success stories and case studies from Australian and global productions, showcasing practical sustainability implementations and their measurable outcomes.
• Membership Program Tiered membership program with categories including Consortium (Broadcasters, Streamers, Distributors), Associate Member (Production Companies, Studios), Affiliate Member (Micro companies, Sole Traders), Industry Partner, Education Partner, Commercial Partner, and Philanthropic Partner. Membership funds the relationship with albert and enables access to free training.
• Sustainability Supervisor Training First-of-its-kind sustainability supervisor training program for the Australian screen industry, developed with funding from Netflix and Major Government Partners, designed to build internal sustainability leadership capacity within productions.

Quantifiable outcome

• First Australian feature film to adopt BAFTA albert process
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

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Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core, foundational and infrastructure.

• albert (BAFTA albert)coreTechnology or Integration · 9 June 2023SSA partnered with BAFTA albert, the leading screen industry organization for environmental sustainability, to facilitate the use of their purpose-built, production-specific carbon calculator and Carbon Action Plan in Australia. albert developed their first carbon calculator over a decade ago and has been refining it to help productions understand and reduce their environmental impact. This is SSA's core technology partnership enabling all other services.
• ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)foundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralia's national public broadcaster and one of the founding members who recognized the crucial need for collective action on sustainability. Included in initial industry coalition that brought SSA into existence.
• SBS (Special Broadcasting Service)foundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralia's multicultural and multilingual broadcaster and founding member of SSA. Partnered with Docklands Studios to achieve 100% renewable electricity for productions.
• BBC StudiosfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerInternational production and distribution company and founding member of SSA, bringing global best practices to Australian operations.
• Docklands Studios MelbournecoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAustralia's largest film and television studio, led by SSA Board Member Antony Tulloch, transforming into an eco-conscious production hub with focus on renewable energy and waste reduction. Partnered with SBS for 100% renewable electricity.
• Matchbox PicturesfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerLeading Australian production company founded by SSA Board Member Helen Panckhurst, pioneering sustainability across Matchbox and Tony Ayres Productions slate. Helped drive industry change.
• Webflow Inc.infrastructureTechnology or IntegrationWebsite hosting provider. Personal information collected is stored on servers hosted in the United States by Webflow Inc.
• HumanitixinfrastructureTechnology or IntegrationEvent management platform used by SSA to host and manage events and workshops.
• Regen StudiosfoundationalStrategic or Co-development PartnerProduction company founded by Damon Gameau and SSA Board Member Anna Kaplan, producing environmental documentaries including 2040 and The Oyster Gardener. Advocates for sustainable production practices.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Julie's Bicycle: UK nonprofit supporting sustainability across arts and culture including film and TV, providing carbon tools, training and policy advocacy for creative industries — directly comparable in mission and model to SSA.
• AdGreen: UK-based sustainability initiative for the advertising production industry, providing carbon calculators and training. Directly comparable in its industry-collective, calculator-based sustainability model for a related screen/content vertical.
• BAFTA albert: Creator and owner of the Carbon Calculator and Carbon Action Plan toolkit that SSA facilitates in Australia. Both organizations serve the screen industry's sustainability needs using the same underlying methodology.
• Producers Guild of America – Green Production Guide: US-based industry sustainability initiative providing carbon calculators, production guides and vendor directories to the American screen industry — a functional analog to SSA in the larger US market.

Regional players

• EcoProd: French film and audiovisual industry collective for sustainable production, offering carbon calculators and eco-conditional funding tied to production grants — comparable regional model to SSA for the French market.
• Green Film Shooting: Austrian/German initiative promoting sustainable film production practices across the German-speaking European market — comparable in mission and producer-focused support model to SSA.

Broad incumbents

• Sustainable Production Alliance: US-based coalition of major studios and production companies (including Netflix, Disney, Amazon) collaborating on industry-wide environmental sustainability — analogous to SSA's foundational membership coalition but at larger scale.

Emerging players

• Earth Angel: US-based sustainability consultancy and production services provider for film and television, offering carbon management and on-set sustainability supervision — overlapping service offering with SSA's training and certification programs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/SustainableScreensAustralia
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sustainablescreensaustralia
• Instagraminstagram.com/sustainablescreensaustralia

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors2 records

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M&A

Investments

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