{ "licence": "CC-BY-4.0", "attribution": "maGnet — sustainable practices database", "source": "https://magnet.ma-gestion.pro", "exported_at": "2026-09-22T23:43:11.207Z", "label_language": "fr", "filters": { "profession": null, "impact": null, "country": "NL", "sector": null, "language": "en", "q": null }, "practice_count": 7, "practices": [ { "id": 67, "title": "Connect to underground public power points instead of running a diesel generator", "description": "For a short outdoor shoot, the crew plugs lighting and camera equipment into the municipality's underground power pillars on the square, tied into the local renewable-energy grid, instead of hiring and running a diesel generator.\n\nThis works in city centres that already have this kind of civic power infrastructure installed for markets and public events, and suits a short reportage or live-broadcast shoot rather than a multi-day production. The example given is a local broadcaster covering a public event on a city square in Utrecht.\n\nThe source gives a direct cost comparison for two separate shoots: 20 kWh drawn from the municipal supply at 0.70 euro per kWh cost about 14 euro, against an estimated 300 to 400 euro for a diesel generator for the same day, a saving of roughly 96.5%; a second shoot using 52 kWh came to 36.40 euro, a 90.9% saving. The source states the environmental benefit is significant without giving a separate CO2 figure.", "impact_criterion": "energy", "impact_criterion_label": "Énergie", "profession": "electrical", "profession_label": "Électricité", "country": "NL", "country_label": "Pays-Bas", "sector": "audiovisual", "sector_label": "Audiovisuel", "language": "en", "language_label": "anglais", "source_name": "Green Filmmaking (Nederlands Filmfonds)", "source_url": "https://greenfilmmaking.com/2019/02/calculation-saving-96-on-energy-costs-in-utrecht/", "author": "contributor-anonymous", "published_at": "2026-09-22T22:47:29.110Z", "url": "https://magnet.ma-gestion.pro/fiches/67", "licence": "CC-BY-4.0" }, { "id": 40, "title": "Go fully plant-based and size catering orders on past consumption data", "description": "The whole festival menu is plant-based. Compostable single-use tableware has been replaced with reusable tableware. Order quantities are set using consumption data from previous editions rather than guesswork, to limit food waste, and catering partners are required to provide a detailed environmental footprint per dish (CO2 per plate) so choices can be steered toward organic, seasonal and local ingredients.\n\nThis applies to an outdoor, urban electronic music festival; the shift to a fully plant-based menu took effect in 2022.\n\nThe source gives one concrete figure, from the 2024 edition: more than 1,322 plant-based burgers sold with one catering partner, which it equates to over 280,000 litres of water saved — the suggested daily water intake for 140,000 people. No budget figure is given.", "impact_criterion": "accommodation", "impact_criterion_label": "Hébergement", "profession": "catering", "profession_label": "Cantine et catering", "country": "NL", "country_label": "Pays-Bas", "sector": "festival", "sector_label": "Festivals", "language": "en", "language_label": "anglais", "source_name": "DGTL Festival", "source_url": "https://dgtl-festival.com/en/sustainability-food/", "author": "contributor-anonymous", "published_at": "2026-09-22T20:04:34.203Z", "url": "https://magnet.ma-gestion.pro/fiches/40", "licence": "CC-BY-4.0" }, { "id": 39, "title": "Test on-set composting and alternative catering with the crew, not just on paper", "description": "Producers, caterers and film commissions test, in real shooting conditions rather than in theory: separating waste on set into measured streams, composting locally on site, offering alternative protein sources on the catering menu, and giving crew electric bikes for short trips between set and base camp. Producers also ask film commissions to open up access to the public electric charging network for production vehicles.\n\nThis comes out of a joint workshop between Dutch producers, caterers and film commissions, meant to be tried on an actual shoot rather than stay a proposal.\n\nNo percentage or figure is given for the reduction achieved. The source does point to one lever: larger producers have enough purchasing power to push their suppliers toward more sustainable options.", "impact_criterion": "accommodation", "impact_criterion_label": "Hébergement", "profession": "production", "profession_label": "Production", "country": "NL", "country_label": "Pays-Bas", "sector": "cinema", "sector_label": "Cinéma", "language": "en", "language_label": "anglais", "source_name": "Green Filmmaking (Netherlands Film Fund)", "source_url": "https://greenfilmmaking.com/project/20-02-18-workshop-catering/", "author": "contributor-anonymous", "published_at": "2026-09-22T20:04:34.195Z", "url": "https://magnet.ma-gestion.pro/fiches/39", "licence": "CC-BY-4.0" }, { "id": 34, "title": "Hand over usable set pieces to a relay structure instead of the skip", "description": "Instead of sending leftover set pieces to the skip at wrap, the production hands them to a relay structure: a DIY recycling workshop that stores set pieces for the theatre world, or a municipal drop-off point where productions can collect or leave items for free. An informal exchange group among Dutch producers works the same way, on a smaller scale.\n\nThis happens at the end of the shoot, when the set would otherwise simply be thrown out — either the crew drops items off voluntarily, or a relay structure comes to collect them.\n\nThe source does not give a figure for Dutch productions specifically, and notes that a shared, sector-wide set depot is a need that has been identified but not yet built.", "impact_criterion": "waste", "impact_criterion_label": "Déchets", "profession": "regie", "profession_label": "Régie et repérages", "country": "NL", "country_label": "Pays-Bas", "sector": "cinema", "sector_label": "Cinéma", "language": "en", "language_label": "anglais", "source_name": "Green Filmmaking (Netherlands Film Fund)", "source_url": "https://greenfilmmaking.com/2019/07/rethinking-waste-sustainable-set-design/", "author": "contributor-anonymous", "published_at": "2026-09-22T20:04:34.158Z", "url": "https://magnet.ma-gestion.pro/fiches/34", "licence": "CC-BY-4.0" }, { "id": 26, "title": "Reuse, borrow and donate props and set materials instead of buying new", "description": "Rather than building or buying everything new, the art department reuses existing props, borrows or lends equipment between productions, and buys from second-hand shops. For set construction, it favours FSC-certified materials and water-based paint. At the end of the shoot, usable items are donated or sold on rather than thrown away, and the rest is sorted for recycling. The costume department applies the same logic — second-hand clothing and props first, partnerships with sustainable fashion labels — and make-up favours certified organic brands over conventional ones.\n\nThis runs through the whole production: material choices in prep, sharing between productions during the shoot, and donation or resale once filming wraps.\n\nThe source describes sharing between productions as bringing 'both a financial and an energy benefit', in general terms, and notes that any extra sustainability steps 'need to be budgeted for' — without giving a cost or saving figure.", "impact_criterion": "materials", "impact_criterion_label": "Matériaux", "profession": "set_design", "profession_label": "Décoration et scénographie", "country": "NL", "country_label": "Pays-Bas", "sector": "cinema", "sector_label": "Cinéma", "language": "en", "language_label": "anglais", "source_name": "Green Filmmaking (Netherlands Film Fund)", "source_url": "https://greenfilmmaking.com/toolkit/art-department-2/", "author": "contributor-anonymous", "published_at": "2026-09-22T20:04:34.099Z", "url": "https://magnet.ma-gestion.pro/fiches/26", "licence": "CC-BY-4.0" }, { "id": 16, "title": "Test battery-and-solar systems as an alternative to the diesel generator", "description": "Two battery-based systems are tested as a replacement for the diesel generator: a small solar-and-battery unit, silent, transportable by one or two people, built with more than 98% recycled battery cells, for smaller productions or top-up needs; and a larger battery-plus-solar unit with a hybrid HVO generator as backup, for heavier productions on a fixed site, monitored remotely by app but less suited to frequent moves given its weight.\n\nThe smaller unit fits mini-series or productions with modest power needs; the larger one suits bigger productions that stay on one location.\n\nThe source does not give a CO2 figure for either system. It does give the cost: roughly 89 euros a day for the smaller unit, and around 800 euros a week for the larger one.", "impact_criterion": "energy", "impact_criterion_label": "Énergie", "profession": "electrical", "profession_label": "Électricité", "country": "NL", "country_label": "Pays-Bas", "sector": "cinema", "sector_label": "Cinéma", "language": "en", "language_label": "anglais", "source_name": "Green Filmmaking (Nederlands Filmfonds)", "source_url": "https://greenfilmmaking.com/2019/05/sustainable-generators-volta-naos-and-the-green-generator/", "author": "contributor-anonymous", "published_at": "2026-09-22T20:04:34.028Z", "url": "https://magnet.ma-gestion.pro/fiches/16", "licence": "CC-BY-4.0" }, { "id": 13, "title": "Phase out diesel generators in stages, ending on green grid power plus batteries", "description": "The festival cuts diesel use step by step over several editions — from a baseline of 50,000 litres down to 2,150 litres, then through a transitional period on biodiesel — before moving, from 2022, to fully fossil-free power: more than two-thirds of the site's energy comes from the host venue's green grid connection, the rest from batteries. Energy use is mapped zone by zone from equipment lists and operating hours.\n\nThis is a multi-year approach, and depends on the host site already having, or being able to get, a green grid connection — it is easiest to repeat at a venue that already has that infrastructure.\n\nThe source gives a 95.7% drop in diesel between the baseline year and 2019. No overall carbon or budget figure is given for the later, fossil-free phase.", "impact_criterion": "energy", "impact_criterion_label": "Énergie", "profession": "production", "profession_label": "Production", "country": "NL", "country_label": "Pays-Bas", "sector": "festival", "sector_label": "Festivals", "language": "en", "language_label": "anglais", "source_name": "DGTL Festival", "source_url": "https://dgtl-festival.com/en/dgtl-amsterdam/news/energy-from-diesel-generators-to-2025-04-10/", "author": "contributor-anonymous", "published_at": "2026-09-22T20:04:34.007Z", "url": "https://magnet.ma-gestion.pro/fiches/13", "licence": "CC-BY-4.0" } ] }