ELIMINATE SINGLE-USE PLASTICS
Mission: In line with One Blue Ocean, Road to Zero, and the Sustainable Development Goals, Sony Pictures is working toward eliminating single-use plastics (SUP) across our internal operations. In phases, SPE plans to eliminate single-use plastic items across SPE’s products, operations, productions, and supply chains.
SPE’s 2025 eliminate single-use plastics metric: The elimination of the most common single-use plastics.1
Definition of Single-use Plastics:
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Single-use plastics are disposable plastics used for less than one week including all bioplastics, virgin plastics, and post-consumer recycled plastics.
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Our definition of single-use plastics excludes certain medical materials and products used in dealing with hygiene, contamination risks, and other health and safety risks.
Examples of the most common SUP:
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Beverage bottles
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Utensils
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Dishware including to-go containers, cups, and straws.
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Bags including shopping bags, dry cleaning bags, and deskside liners.
Target:
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Phase 1: Corporate Operations. The remove single-use plastics from areas such as commissaries, eating locations, and stores across global facility operations. Target date for completion is December 2022.
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Phase 2: Studio Lot Productions, Corporate Events, and Premieres. Single-use plastics are to be eliminated by the end of 2025.
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Phase 3: Direct Productions. Expands the elimination of single-use plastic beyond water bottles and includes procurement of common goods. 50% of single-use plastics are to be eliminated by 2025 and 100% by 2030.
Hierarchy of Alternatives:
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Removal: Source elimination of the activity, material, or product, if possible
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Reusables: Use reusable alternatives
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Replacements: Use products made from sustainable materials, renewable resources, or materials that have a high recycling rate together with a waste segregation and recycling program.
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NOTE: Use materials that are recyclable and compatible with recycling processes available at different locations.
