# Once Films

**Certification:** The Climate Label Certified — Completed (expired), 2024
**Certified since:** 2022 (most recent: 2024)
**Industry:** Media + Photography
**Website:** https://www.oncefilms.com/
**Sustainability page:** https://oncefilms.com

## Sustainability story

We believe in creativity with conscious. Our work has always been held to a high standard as one of the most decorated video production firms in the country, but when we renovated a new studio in 2019, we knew we wanted to embrace adaptive reuse and be a net positive on the world around us. Today, more than half of our revenue is from non-profit organizations making a major difference in our community, we operate on 100% solar energy, and we pride ourselves on doing good work for good people.

## Emissions (2024)

**Methodology:** Once Films's inventory uses spending data to estimate GHG emissions. Once Films attests to the accuracy of their data inputs and the Change Climate Project team reviews the submission for compliance with the Standard.

- Scope 1: 3 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 2 (market-based): 35 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (location-based): 0 tCO2e
- Scope 3 (market-based): 58 tCO2e
- **Total (location-based): 0 tCO2e**
- **Total (market-based): 96 tCO2e**

**Emissions intensity:** Per dollar of revenue — dollar of revenue

### Emissions history (tCO2e, intensity as disclosed)
| Year | Scope 1 | Scope 2 (loc) | Scope 2 (mkt) | Scope 3 (loc) | Scope 3 (mkt) | Intensity |
|-|-|-|-|-|-|-|
| 2021 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 62 | 0.08 |
| 2022 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 45 | 0.04 |
| 2023 | 3 | 0 | 35 | 0 | 58 | 0.07 |

## Reduction plans

### Science-aligned targets
- We commit to reducing 2022 Scope 1 & 2 emissions 50% by 2030 (completion: 20%)

### Reduction action plans
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce emissions from shipments for equipment and expendables. (source: Upstream shipping, target: Q2 2024, completion: 15%)
- **Scope 3** — We plan to reduce the amount of gas-powered commuting miles per employee. (source: Employee commuting, target: Q2 2024, completion: 20%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce total business travel for non-essential personel by encouraging productions accomplished with smaller teams. (source: Business travel, target: Q4 2024, completion: 20%)
- **Scope 3** — Reduce by 50% the use of physical media for data transfer and delivery. (source: Goods & services, target: Q4 2024, completion: 10%)
- **Scope 2** — Install onsite Solar Panels in our Studio. (source: Electricity, target: Q4 2025, completion: 0%)
- **Scope 2** — Transition 90% solar for electricity through our electric utility in HQ. (source: Electricity, target: Q4 2025, completion: 50%)

## Climate funding (2024)

**Total funding:** $528

**Spend by category:**
- VCA (Voluntary Carbon / Reductions): $0
- OC (Organizational Commitments): $0
- BVC (Beyond Value Chain): n/a

### Projects
- [BVC] Akres Wind Power Project (Carbon credit, Voluntary Carbon Market): $528 — type: Renewable Energy, registry: Gold Standard, vintage: 2022, location: Turkey, provider: Bonneville Environmental Foundation (BEF)

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