YOUR LUNCH WAS A CLIMATE SOLUTION.
And your shows can be, too.
The Greener Reality Pledge has three pillars.
Companies that sign commit to increasing sustainability On Set, On Screen, and Together with their peers in the industry.
Who’s Already Joined:
44 Blue Productions
Alfred Street Industries
APG Pictures
Back Roads Entertainment
Blind Nil
Boardwalk Pictures
Common Ground Studios
Critical Content
DAT's Entertainment
44 Blue Productions Alfred Street Industries APG Pictures Back Roads Entertainment Blind Nil Boardwalk Pictures Common Ground Studios Critical Content DAT's Entertainment
Fremantle North America
Fulwell Entertainment
Intuitive Content
ITV America
Jolly Octopus Entertainment
Lighthearted Entertainment
Magic Lemonade
Margot Station
MFP Inc
Fremantle North America Fulwell Entertainment Intuitive Content ITV America Jolly Octopus Entertainment Lighthearted Entertainment Magic Lemonade Margot Station MFP Inc
MGM Alternative
Mission Control Media
MorningStar Entertainment
Range Studios
Scout Productions, Inc.
Sony Pictures Television’s The Intellectual Property Corporation
Unger Media
Velvet Hammer Media (VHM)
Warner Bros. Unscripted Television
Wrigley Media Group
MGM Alternative Mission Control Media MorningStar Entertainment Range Studios Scout Productions, Inc. Sony Pictures Television’s The Intellectual Property Corporation Unger Media Velvet Hammer Media (VHM) Warner Bros. Unscripted Television Wrigley Media Group
audiences WANT SOLUTIONS:
70 %
Americans who want to see climate friendly actions on screen.
72 %
Americans who accept the reality of global warming.
Ways sustainable solutions and climate stories can show up naturally and entertainingly in the unscripted series people already love to watch.
Why climate solutions love reality
Natural intersections
From home renovation to cooking and fashion, high impact solution areas often overlap with reality subgenres.
Germane Takeaway
Viewers actually want takeaway in the form of tips and tricks from reality tv shows, and to hear about the lived experiences of the people on screen.
Real People, Real World
Most people care about sustainability, and many people are engaged in sustainable behaviors or have been impacted by climate change.
These people are already appearing in our shows, and hearing from real people in the real world is highly relatable and authentic.
This is the power of unscripted television.
Reality of Change can provide your team with additional resources for surfacing sustainability in ways that prioritize entertainment and engagement.
We believe that every type of show, from cooking to dating and competition can feature organic and compelling sustainability stories.
About the greener reality pledge
The Greener Reality Pledge was the outcome of an advisory committee of your peers in unscripted television, including executives from major studios and production companies, which was organized by Reality of Change and the global environmental non-profit, Rare.
The Pillars of the Pledge
PRODUCTION : We pledge to evaluate and evolve pre-production and production practices to avoid waste, reduce emissions, and incorporate production efficiencies.
AUDIENCE : We pledge to look for diverse and entertaining opportunities to include themes and solutions around climate and sustainability on-screen in the content we produce.
INDUSTRY : We pledge to endorse these efforts within our industry, to welcome and consider ideas from our crews and employees, and to encourage our peers to join in this collective effort.
These are the three simple pillars of the GREENER REALITY PLEDGE.
Notes:
Meal emissions reductions were calculated by assigning Klimato Scale scores to the original proposed lunch menu (Score: C) and the lower carbon footprint lunch menu (Score: A), and determining the reduction between average emission ranges associated with those scores.
7 in 10 Americans want to see more climate friendly actions on screen is from a study by the global environmental non-profit Rare.
72% of Americans believe in global warming is from Yale University and George Mason University (Climate Change in the American Mind: Beliefs & Attitudes, Fall 2025 - published January 2026).