At DSM Productions, we are committed to ensuring that all of our Productions & operations are as sustainable and environmentally friendly as possible – aiming to reduce our carbon footprint to NET ZERO!

How are we doing this?

We can all make small changes that can have a big impact on the environment. Steps we have taken are:

• Reduced the use of single use batteries – favouring rechargeable where possible
• Fleet movements – the majority of our vehicle fleet are Euro6 compliant meaning that they emit very little harmful gases and where this isn’t possible, we operate very routine maintenance to ensure that helps to ensure that the vehicles are running efficiently.
• Any disposable paper products (cups etc…) are recyclable and/or compostable meaning that less goes to landfill and those that do decompose usually within 90 days
• Lighting in our offices and warehouse has been exchanged to low energy or LED technology
• Energy efficient heating is also installed throughout the premises to help lower our energy consumption in the colder months & Air Conditioning usage is kept to a minimum and instead, we open windows to allow a fresh air flow through our offices
• Our production equipment is kept up to date which naturally reduces the energy consumption – for example, digital audio amplifiers & LED stage lighting
• Waste: Live events naturally creates waste. This could be scenic materials, tapes, electronics waste and so on. Where possible we will reduce the amount of material used to reduce the amount of waste created. The next step is to reuse materials & if this is not possible we send the waste off to recycling or general waste goes to a biomass facility and turned into fuel
• Supply chain monitoring – We constantly monitor our supply chain to ensure that we are using suppliers that have the same vision as us. Things such as reducing packaging at source and buying from within the EU help to reduce our overall footprint and strengthen our supply chain relationships
• We actively work with third party organisations to offset our carbon emissions and encourage our staff and sub-contractors to do the same – however this may be

Environmental policy

DSM Productions Limited recognises that it has a responsibility to the environment beyond legal and regulatory requirements. We are committed to reducing our environmental impact and continually improving our environmental performance as an integral part of our business strategy and operating methods.

Responsibility

Daniel Smith, Managing Director, is responsible for ensuring that this environmental policy is implemented, however, all employees have a responsibility in their area to ensure that the aims and objectives of this policy are met.

Policy aims

We endeavour to:

• Comply with all relevant regulatory requirements.
• Continually improve and monitor environmental performance.
• Continually improve and reduce environmental impacts.
• Incorporate environmental factors into business decisions.
• Increase employee awareness and training.

Paper

We will:

• Minimise the use of paper in the office.
• Reduce packaging as much as possible.
• Seek to buy recycled and recyclable paper products.
• Reuse and recycle all paper where possible.

Energy and water

We will seek to:

• Reduce the amount of energy used as much as possible.
• Switch off lights and electrical equipment when not in use.
• Adjust heating with energy consumption in mind.
• Take energy consumption and efficiency of new products into account when purchasing them.

Office supplies

We will:

• Evaluate the environmental impact of any new products we intend to purchase.
• Favour more environmentally friendly and efficient products wherever possible.
• Reuse and recycle everything we are able to.

Transportation

We will:

• Reduce the need to travel, restricting to necessity trips only.
• Promote the use of travel alternatives such as e-mail or video/phone conferencing.

Maintenance and cleaning

We will:

• Use cleaning materials that are as environmentally friendly as possible.
• Only use licensed and appropriate organisations to dispose of waste.

Monitoring and improvement

We will:

• Comply with all relevant regulatory requirements.
• Continually improve and monitor environmental performance.
• Continually improve and reduce environmental impacts.
• Incorporate environmental factors into business decisions.
• Increase employee awareness through training.
• Review this policy and any related business issues at management meetings.

Culture

We will:

• Update this policy at least once annually in consultation with staff and other stakeholders where necessary.
• Provide staff with relevant environmental training.
• Use local labour and materials where available to reduce CO2 and help the community.