Reality of Change and Rare Announce Partnership, Unscripted Climate Advisory Panel

In recognition of Earth Week, Reality of Change and Rare’s Entertainment Lab today announced a new partnership focused on advancing climate awareness and sustainability practices across the unscripted television industry.

In our first action together, Reality of Change and Rare’s Entertainment Lab have launched an advisory group made up of unscripted television production companies who will meet over the course of 2024. Together with this group, we will identify priority areas of focus, including steps we can take as an industry, and related industry needs that are not being met.

“Partnering with our friends at Rare’s Entertainment Lab, we are looking to reflect our rapidly changing world by charting a new, more sustainable course for our industry and the planet,” said Cyle Zezo, founder of Reality of Change. “As we set out to establish our advisory coalition, the response has been overwhelming, with 24 production companies already committed, far exceeding our initial expectations, and several others ready to join. As we expand our resources and research, we want to ensure that we do it in a way that is efficient, supportive and specifically meaningful to the unscripted television industry as a whole.”

“Over the past few years, we have seen climate and sustainability pop up in big and small ways on our screens – from cooking to home renovation, from fashion to dating,” said Ellis Watamanuk, Sr. Director of the Entertainment Lab at Rare. “Rare is honored to partner with Reality of Change and the many great producers and creatives in our advisory cohort, and to learn from them as we work to build a collective path forward towards a safe, healthy, and just climate future.”

You can read the full article announcing the partnership in The Hollywood Reporter.