Everybody Wants This: Industry Sustainability with Reality of Change Founder Cyle Zezo

Cyle Zezo discusses his journey from working at the CW to founding Reality of Change, an initiative aimed at promoting sustainability in unscripted television. He shares insights on the industry's response to sustainability, the importance of integrating eco-friendly practices into programming, and the challenges faced in production. Cyle emphasizes the need for collective action and the role of storytelling in engaging audiences on climate issues. He outlines the three pillars of the pledge that production companies can adopt and highlights the significance of collaboration and innovation in creating a sustainable future for the entertainment industry.

• Reality of Change — Reality of Change works to support sustainability efforts across the entertainment industry. Our English-language work is focused on unscripted entertainment, and our team is made up entirely of individuals from the business. We provide tools, resources and services to help surface environmental sustainability on-screen, and work with partners to sharpen and adapt tools for making production practices more sustainable.
• Take The Pledge! — Our mission is to lead the unscripted industry in addressing climate change by incorporating sustainability into our content, promoting environmentally responsible production practices, and inspiring collaboration across the industry to build a more informed and engaged global audience.
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