Sustainability

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Sustainability is one of the core pillars of UKTV's business and we consistently review and develop our sustainability strategy which is split into three areas; Our Viewers, Our Partners and Ourselves.

UKTV is aligned with BBC Group's Science Based Target of reaching Net Zero by 2050.

Our Viewers

UKTV content is watched by millions of viewers every week, so we are committed to embedding climate messaging into our UKTV original content as well as our promotional airtime:

Planet Placement

UKTV is recognised as an industry leader in planet placement – where UKTV's commissioning team embeds the climate crisis and sustainable lifestyles within the content of our programmes across all genres.

Everyday Sustainability

In 2023 UKTV launched its Everyday Sustainability campaign, dedicating £1 million of editorial time on the network to encourage viewers to make more sustainable lifestyle choices. This year the initiative is tackling food waste by partnering with international climate action NGO WRAP and using their campaign brand Love Food Hate Waste.

Our Partners

At UKTV we work closely with many partners and our supply chain makes up nearly 84% of our carbon footprint. We have conversations with all of our partners on how we can reduce our footprint, and we are aligned with the BBC group to better understand the indirect emissions produced by our supply chain.

Recently we have:

  • Worked with Amazon Web Services to create a serverless and sustainable system for ingesting, processing, and managing our media assets.
  • Signed up to the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP) to allow us to measure and reduce our footprint across our supply chain.

Ourselves

UKTV aims to create a workplace and culture that inspires action and embeds sustainability into everyday activities to help colleagues make greener choices and lower the carbon footprint of the company as well as their own carbon footprint.

Recently we have:

  • Ensured all energy used at our office is 100% renewable and comes from solar, wind, hydro and geothermal sources.
  • Selected suppliers and contractors for our recent office refurbishment for their ISO14001 Environmental Management certification and reused and upcycled existing furniture.
  • Halved the amount of waste sent to landfill since 2021 and upgraded the office waste recycling system.