Content in the style guide will span sustainable outfit recommendations, while highlighting past red carpet designs that are sustainable and include circular-inspired actions to take (as RCGD Global’s app already gave a taste of). Its thought leadership and expertise, along with the active engagement of Academy members, will continue to support our forward and necessary momentum.”Īs part of the broader partnership, The Academy will circulate RCGD Global’s official “red carpet style guide” to all attendees, encouraging them to make more responsible fashion choices on the red carpet - where decisions like re-wearing have become a fashion statement - and beyond. “We are proud to partner with RCGD Global.

“While the Academy remains consistent in our commitment to operating as a socially responsible organization with sustainability at our core, we acknowledge that there is always more we can do,” commented Academy executive vice president of impact and inclusion, Jeanell English. The next dinner in the series is set for March following the 95th Academy Awards. A plant-based meal was served in a nod to Amis Cameron’s other organization, The OMD Plan, or “One Meal a Day,” which encourages swapping plant-based food options for at least one meal a day.

The inaugural “Sustainability Evenings” dinner series kicked off Thursday with the theme: “The Opportunities and Next Steps for Sustainability Progress in Film.” Speakers for the evening included The Academy’s executive president of impact and inclusion, Jeanell English RCGD Global’s founder Suzy Amis Cameron and the organization’s chief executive officer Samata Pattinson as well as eco-consultancy Good Energy’s founder Anna Jayne Joyner. Already, RCGD Global’s ambassador network includes celebrities like Sophie Turner, Marlee Matlin, Tati Gabrielle and Billie Eilish among others, many of whom have proven their passion through climate change-related advocacy. Celebrity ambassadors are a big proponent, if not the lifeblood, behind red carpet campaigns.

The organizations will now join forces in an official partnership to spotlight engaging topics and support communities and organizations driving powerful change in a wider capacity.Īs part of the long-term partnership, the groups will run a “Sustainability Evenings” dinner salon series and promote a new “red carpet style guide” (a voluntary dress code, more or less). Since 2011, The Academy has been collaborating with Red Carpet Green Dress Global on its initiative to get Oscars attendees into garments that prioritize more sustainable materials (like Tencel, for one).

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is increasingly adding sustainability to its storytelling.

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