FAQs
Is the Green Rider a contract?
No, the Green Rider handshake isn’t a contract, but an offer for collaboration between artist and production. It can amended to reflect your circumstances and the production. Download our handshake and schedule a call with your agent to discuss what you’d like to aim for.
I’m an agent, how can I get involved with Green Rider?
Agents can get involved in the Green Rider campaign by sending the handshake agreement to their clients, and discussing with them the areas that they are most passionate about and what actions they would like to take to reduce their impact. Read our one-pager for agents to find out more and sign up to our mailing list for updates. We are also happy to come into your offices to discuss the Green Rider and how best to support agents to guide clients towards greener ways of working.
I’m an Equity member, is the Green Rider built into my terms and conditions?
The Green Rider team are actively working with Equity to negotiate green measures into collective agreements with Equity and PACT (the Producer’s body). This will mean that as an Equity member working on a PACT contract, you should be guaranteed certain sustainability. This negotiation is ongoing, so we will share updates when we have them. In the meantime, check out Equity’s PACT negotiations updates.
I'm a producer, how can I get involved with Green Rider?
Producers can get involved in the Green Rider campaign by sending the Handshake agreement to cast, and assembling a Green Team to meet throughout production to share ideas. Read our one-pager for producers to find out more and sign up to our mailing list for updates. We are also happy to come to read-throughs to discuss the Green Rider and get productions excited about becoming part of a bigger movement.
I’m not number 1 on the call sheet, can I still use a Green Rider?
Yes!
We encourage actors at all levels to get involved with the Green Rider campaign in the way that’s right for you. This could be through sending a personalised Green Rider Handshake to production on your next job, attending our GR events, or enlisting your actor friends!
Are productions using the Green Rider to cut costs?
Actions like ridesharing and 3-way trailers do save production money. But they may also be spending this elsewhere - In proper waste disposal, train travel and cleaner energy sources. Ultimately, the focus is saving the planet, so if we can prove to the industry that it’s greener AND cheaper, surely that’s win-win!
What if I can't do all the terms in the Handshake?
No problem! Adapt it to your circumstances. Keep the discussion alive with your agent and other actors. There may be some projects where you can do more than others. Remember, you are part of a bigger community pushing for big, systemic improvements across the entire industry. This is so much more effective than placing all the responsibility for change on a few individuals.
I'm worried about using the Green Rider Handshake and being called a hypocrite when the actions I take in my own life are not always sustainable.
Nobody can be perfect. We live in a world that still relies on fossil fuels for many things, so affordable, sustainable options are not always available to us. In order to move to a healthier, fairer economy, we need everyone to get involved. Do what you can. It’s much more powerful to have 99 imperfect people working together than one puritan.
What if production tell me my contract has already been signed off?
Whether this is communicated via your agent or directly, stay positive! Reassure them that the Handshake is not a contract. It’s a two-way collaboration to reduce the production’s environmental impact - and you want to help! Invite them to look at the Handshake and see what things they are already doing, what they could aim to do with your support, and what they might need to amend to fit this particular production and your role in it. It can be helpful to remind production that Green Rider is about progress, not purity. It should be used as a roadmap, not a list of demands.
If production or your agent are still being unresponsive - don’t panic. This is a movement and you don’t have to fight on your own. We don’t want any actors to damage their working relationships. Just engaging with this issue demonstrates that actors want change too. If it didn’t work on this job, it may on the next. Please feel free to contact us if you’d like further support on approaching agents, productions or other actors about the Green Rider campaign.
What if production tell me they are BAFTA albert accredited so I don’t need to worry?
Don’t be deterred! Let them know that BAFTA albert have endorsed the Green Rider Handshake and are actively encouraging productions to use it. By getting involved, actors can help productions hit their climate targets. It will benefit them to work with you!
I’ve already used the Green Rider on a production, how else can I get involved?
Congratulations! If you haven’t already, please get in touch to let us know how it went. We are always looking for supporters and advocates. This could include posting on social media, attending our events, featuring in a Green Rider campaign video, or simply providing us with a quote. If you are uncomfortable with taking action publicly, we can also work with you behind the scenes, for example in convening other actors to discuss greening our ways of working in a safe space. Get in touch to request a comms pack or if you want to discuss how you can take more action.