Our strategy

Our sustainability strategy is underpinned by scientific rigour to meet the highest standards of accountability. To deliver our objectives and support the wider media sector, we are working collaboratively with suppliers and creative peers, across the UK and beyond, to develop a sustainable industry on and off-screen. 

One of the BBC’s core purposes is providing clarity on matters of fundamental public importance. On the unique, universal subjects of climate change and biodiversity loss, it is our mission to inform, educate and inspire through our content and programming. 

We know we have to match our unrivalled, international reputation for bringing the natural world and environmental content to audiences with the care we take to reduce our environmental impacts off-screen. 

The BBC is a signatory of the Climate Content Pledge and co-founder of the Journalism Climate Commitment, which demonstrates our commitment to output that is relevant, evidenced by the latest science and remains impartial. We pursue the truth without campaigning, in accordance with the BBC Charter. 

Our Three Pillars

Successful implementation of our Sustainability Strategy will drive continuous operational improvement, ensuring that we achieve our overall goal of maximising the impact of our content, whilst minimising the impact on our planet.

This will be delivered through our three interconnecting, supporting pillars:

• Nature Positive: Managing our impact on nature to do more good than harm to our planet by halting and reversing negative impacts on land, water and biodiversity from our operations 
• Net Zero: Adopting a decarbonisation first approach that is underpinned by the science, removing greenhouse gas emissions at source
• People Positive: Informing and educating audiences on the most pressing issues facing our planet and driving continuous improvement to maximise the impact of our content, whilst minimising the impact on our planet