Sky has become the first broadcaster to commit to carbon-neutral productions working with the albert Consortium.

In the broadcaster”s newly-published Bigger Picture Impact Report 2019, Sky has received CarbonNeutral® certification on all 41 UK-commissioned original productions in the calendar year including shows like Chernobyl and Brassic.

This has been achieved through the measurement, reduction and offsetting of emissions from all of Sky”s UK-commissioned original productions from third party producers and Sky Studios.

Jeremy Darroch, Sky Group chief executive, said: “We are entering a critical decade on the long road to climate recovery, and all businesses have the opportunity to accelerate progress and become part of the solution.

“In February 2020, we confirmed our most ambitious commitment yet on climate action by setting a 2030 target for Sky Zero. And already in 2019, we became the first broadcaster to offset the emissions to of all our UK-commissioned Sky Originals – an important milestone on our path to net zero carbon, in addition to already being carbon neutral for our operations since 2006.”

Aaron Matthews, head of industry sustainability for BAFTA albert, said: “Britain has committed to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 which means all businesses including those in the film and TV industry will need to look at their operations.

“It”s fantastic that Sky are choosing to tackle their emissions head on and set their own ambitious target. albert”s role is to support the Film and TV industry as it transitions towards our carbon neutral future and we look forward to working with Sky to make Sky Zero a success.”

All UK-commissioned Sky original productions are required to measure their emissions using the albert carbon calculator and Sky has set an ambition for all its UK-commissioned Sky original productions to attain albert sustainable production certification.