Sustainable Design and Practice in Reproduced Sound

Large broadcasters are beginning to recognise the importance of environmental sustainability in their operations as part of their corporate responsibility. The albert+ standard developed by the BBC1 and BAFTA2 and Sky’s ‘The Bigger Picture’ 3 reports are evidence of this. There is evidence of pockets of development in environmental sustainability in the audio industries but the industry is yet to develop a coherent strategy in this area.

This paper reviews some of the current literature and practice in environmental sustainability in the audio-visual (and related) industries and considers how this can be applied to some of the challenges of live and installed sound with regards to reducing carbon footprints and operating in a more environmentally friendly and sustainable way. Recommendations are then made with respect to future working practices and future research required in this area.

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