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Coca-Cola's Oli Delaney moderated the "Growing Back Greener" sustainability session at CineEurope 2021

CJ Green at CineEurope: Part One

The ever-important topic of sustainability was, once again, given devoted focus at CineEurope 2021 during a Coca-Cola Company session titled, “Growing Back Greener”. Held three months ago in early October in Barcelona, the chosen topic – this time focusing specifically on the world’s problem w…

UNIC's Sustainability Session's panel discussion: "Greening Your Cinema"

CJ Green: Greening Your Cinema

After its conception in 2019, the first-ever online version of the Circular Economy Retail Group was held in April of this year, hosted by the International Union of Cinemas (UNIC). The agenda saw a jam-packed afternoon of legislative updates, European progress and insights and advice, from experts…

UNIC and Europe's Green Agenda (credit: UNIC & The Coca-Cola Company)

CJ Green: UNIC and Europe’s Green Agenda

During the last year of existential challenges to cinemas the world over, sustainability hasn’t been a top priority for exhibitors, focused as they have been on straightforward survival. But now that cinemas are enjoying a “reopening boom”, particularly after the United Kingdom’s recent 17th May mil…

CJ Green: An Eco-Friendly HOME in Manchester

As the worldwide Coronavirus pandemic continues, some (happier, and perhaps unintentional) consequences of the international shutdown of human activity have been the temporary drop in carbon emissions and thriving wildlife enjoying homo sapiens respite. And so in the spirit of bringing some positivi…

CJ Green: RBGreen Laser Focus, Part Two

After our pre-Christmas look at Barco’s efforts towards operating more sustainably we now turn our attention to fellow digital cinema projector manufacturers Christie and NEC. We also take a look into the wider issue of corporate environmental responsibility and action being undertaken by both compa…

Celluloid Junkie’s 2020 Cinema Predictions

Having slightly dreaded revisiting our cinema predictions from a year ago, we were pleasantly surprised to discover just how much we managed to get right. And this wasn’t just right in the way that even a clock that’s stopped shows the correct time twice a day. Heck, no! Sperling effecti…

CJ Green: A Sophisticated Heat Beam Called a “Laser”

In the Austin Powers films, arch-nemesis Dr Evil’s plan for his “laser” had somewhat less-than-sustainable motives, including blasting through the Ozone layer and attaching them to the heads of sharks (the curious part of me would still like to see this). But from a sustainability perspective it’s n…

CJ + Coke: CineEurope 2019 Seminar on Sustainability Part 2 – No Time To Waste

Part Two – Costa: Creating Value From Waste Welcome back to part two of our CineEurope Coca-Cola Sustainability seminar round up. If you missed part one – covering the EU’s directive on plastic waste & marine litter, and Coke’s sustainability initiatives, find it here. To follow on f…

CJ Green: Berlin’s Yorck Kinos

Award-winning Yorck Kinos is the largest cinema company in Berlin, with 14 indoor sites, and an open-air cinema, dotted around the city. Predominantly set in restored Grade II listed buildings, the architecture is varied and impressive, with their oldest building dating back to 1910. With an eclecti…

CJ + Coke: CineEurope 2019 Seminar on Sustainability – Part 1

Part One – No Time To Waste Despite CineEurope 2019 now seeming like a distant memory, sustainability is a topic that doesn’t lose relevance (also see: Celluloid Junkie’s new regular feature CJ Green). The Celluloid Junkie team attended the second seminar by the Coca-Cola Company on this very…

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