The audiovisual sector has a disproportionately negative ecological impact.Sustainability in production is no longer a niche concern: due to rising societal awareness and binding environmental standards by broadcasters and film funds, Green Consultants are in high demand.

Donald Houwer is one of them and works as a consultant for Media Production & Streaming & Story Development. He was the co-founder of the Start Up “BetterStream” , a streaming platform for sustainable movies and is the CEO of the Edison Filmproduction.

His Clients are production companies and organizations such as broadcasters, film funds and universities.

Here you find some Content Extracts of the Consultancies:

 • Script Consultancy | Sustainability goes Writer's rooms                        • Compliance with the Ecological Standards,                                       CO2e-Budgeting, Production, Planning, Reporting and Evaluation.  • International Harmonisation Sustainability Guidelines, Laws and       Standards                                                                                                                • Target group analysis | Different people need different stories
 • Green Streaming, Energy-Efficient Data Centers, Efficient Video      • Encoding & Compression, User-Side Optimization, Green                      Software Practices                                                                                                    • Emission Offsets Work and Best Practices                                                   • Integration of climate, environmental & sustainability topics in           narratives - Three levels: Pragmatic (script), Implicit (imagery),           Explicit (theme) see Checklist                                                                         • Sustainability Management Systems such as ISO 14001 and                 EMAS