November 2019 tve Global Sustainability Film Awards 2019 together with Fastflow Group 1 Luis Koberg, Alema Bibi, and George McCallum at the 2018 Awards, credit: Yakir Zur main sponsor Welcome to the 2019 tve Global Sustainability Film Awards. An awful lot has happened since we met here last year. What has been incredible to see over the past 12 months is how younger generations are really stepping up to make the world see that we need to work together to save our planet. At just 16 years old, Greta Thunberg is leading her peers and making a difference. The tide of change she is leading is remarkable. She began by spending her school days outside the Swedish parliament to call for stronger action on global warming. Soon other students engaged in similar protests in their own communities and started the international school climate strike Main sponsor movement, ‘Fridays for Future.’ Neil Armstrong After Thunberg addressed the 2018 United Nations Climate CEO and chairman, Change Conference, student strikes took place every week Fastflow Group somewhere in the world. In response, politicians have acknowledged the need to focus on climate change. Businesses are part of both the problem and the solution. We need to be doing all we can to support a sustainability agenda. As we face a planetary emergency, business has a hugely important role to play, not only in building a better world, but also in creating hope that such a world is possible - by showing solutions for what a better future can look like. As responsible business owners we also have to be doing what we can to address social inequality. Many struggle to have even basic essentials, like a home, food, sanitation and clean water. In 2019, this shouldn’t be the case. Businesses need to have this in their focus within their broader sustainability projects. Global attention to climate change has been incredible over these past 12 months, but so much more is needed. We are here this evening to celebrate and congratulate everyone who has submitted an entry for this year’s awards. You have all recognised the need for change, which provides us with inspiration and hope. As always, our gratitude goes to the entire team at tve for helping to raise the profile of the sustainability agenda. Tides are rising, our oceans contain too much pollution and we simply cannot fail to recognise the threat and to step up to the challenge. 8.30pm -11pm 2 tve Global Sustainability Film Awards 2019 together with Fastflow Group programme 7.15pm - 8.15pm The May Fair Theatre Your host DARIUS tve executive director Nicole Itano Main sponsor, Fastflow Group Neil Armstrong, CEO and chairman Companies taking climate action award Infrastructures for the future award sponsored by Azad Ayub Sky: Beyond plastic award Sustainable transactions award sponsored by Elemental Financial Transforming society award sponsored by Bright Courtyard Group AI and digital innovation award in partnership with Grace Bian, chair, China International Culture Stock Exchange Judges’ special mention PA award for environmental storytelling Founder’s award for sustainability on the big screen President’s closing remarks Jennifer Viccars, brand and marketing director, Octopus Group 8.15pm - 8.30pm Celebratory drinks 8.30pm -11pm Gala dinner, auction and entertainment tve Global Sustainability Film Awards 2019 together with Fastflow Group 3 Global sustainability is moving up the media agenda. The We are shocked and saddened to see floods and fire Whoever takes the honours, we are all the stronger for energy savings opportunity scheme, auditing, measuring evidence has become overwhelming, the noise deafening devastate swathes of American land and then baffled as your collective efforts. and reducing our carbon footprint. It’s also why we hold and, finally, society is responding. Those who question President Trump withdraws from the Paris Climate Accord - CEMARS certification, measuring our greenhouse gas the importance of the sustainability agenda are now in naysaying climate change. But what these films demonstrate is that it is no longer emissions and putting in place plans to reduce them. the minority. enough to talk about sustainability. The time for We see a world of increasing class divide, in which millions awareness has passed. We have moved on. It is what we Throughout this, we embrace the strategic, competitive Damage has, of course, already been done. Some changes are without basic food, water and sanitation, whilst others do that matters now. advantages of a sustainable business model and operate may be irreversible. But the tide is turning. We have accumulate diesel-fuelled cars, air-conditioning units and ethically, thereby establishing and maintaining long-term momentum on our side. central heating systems so advanced that householders So we are practising what we preach. Not just sponsoring relationships to make a positive contribution to society. need never don a jumper. awards, but endeavouring to drive sustainability. It’s This is the very best time to work harder. To shout louder. something we do in partnership with our clients. We I hope you get the picture. To encourage everyone to make an effort. To make changes Our journey through these films is instructive and emotive. provide them with essential energy, water and housing, personally – and professionally – to contribute to a cleaner, Some hold-up a mirror and make us question whether and it’s something we do by creating new, sustainable Lists like these can be tiring to read. But they are crucial. more sustainable world. we are doing enough. Others answer that question in communities. Because each represents an action. Something real and a different way, highlighting people, businesses and measurable we are doing to fight back. To redress the Nights like this are invaluable. They pull like-minded people corporations investing in underprivileged communities, We have over a thousand people maintaining quarter of a balance in favour of a cleaner, more sustainable world in together with our focus exclusively on the environment. embracing clean energy, phasing out fossil fuels and million homes every year. 40,000 require urgent repairs. the spirit of the films we are celebrating tonight. We honour films that inform, challenge and shock in equal implementing stringent policy to restrict the use of plastic. more than 1,200 new homes are provided annually for measure. And it is a great honour for the Fastflow Group Their work is inspiring. A bitter-sweet combination of a affordable rent. All require clean drinking water and To find out more about what we do and how we do it, – and United Living with whom we have recently merged – problem caused – and now being solved – by people. energy. visit www.fastflow.co.uk and www.unitedliving.co.uk to sponsor these awards for a fifth consecutive year. Each and every one of the innovative, inspiring and Doing this badly could add to the potential environmental Film has a unique way of allowing us to see and understand thought-provoking entries we received for this years’ catastrophe looming over us all. So we take our obligations our environment. To be overcome by the majesty of awards demonstrates how people, working together with to society and the environment very seriously indeed. the ocean surface, and sickened by the heaps of plastic a common goal, can bring about positive change. We poisoning its very depths, and being washed-up on its congratulate everyone involved in this fantastic charity. 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But what these films demonstrate is that it is no longer emissions and putting in place plans to reduce them. the minority. enough to talk about sustainability. The time for We see a world of increasing class divide, in which millions awareness has passed. We have moved on. It is what we Throughout this, we embrace the strategic, competitive Damage has, of course, already been done. Some changes are without basic food, water and sanitation, whilst others do that matters now. advantages of a sustainable business model and operate may be irreversible. But the tide is turning. We have accumulate diesel-fuelled cars, air-conditioning units and ethically, thereby establishing and maintaining long-term momentum on our side. central heating systems so advanced that householders So we are practising what we preach. Not just sponsoring relationships to make a positive contribution to society. need never don a jumper. awards, but endeavouring to drive sustainability. It’s This is the very best time to work harder. To shout louder. something we do in partnership with our clients. We I hope you get the picture. To encourage everyone to make an effort. To make changes Our journey through these films is instructive and emotive. provide them with essential energy, water and housing, personally – and professionally – to contribute to a cleaner, Some hold-up a mirror and make us question whether and it’s something we do by creating new, sustainable Lists like these can be tiring to read.