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An Open Source Industry Guide: Sustainability in Out-of-Home Advertising

A 50-page open source industry guide on sustainability practices and standards for the out-of-home advertising industry.

Author / Lead

2024-05-01

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Overview

The out-of-home advertising industry has a sustainability challenge that has been difficult to address without shared standards. This open source guide provides the frameworks, metrics, and best practices freely available for the entire industry to adopt.

Case Study

The Challenge

OOH operators face growing pressure from advertisers, investors, and regulators without shared standards for carbon measurement and materials reporting.

The Solution

Built the four-pillar sustainability framework and released it as an open source resource to enable industry-wide adoption.

Key Results

Energy, materials, carbon measurement, supply chain

Sustainability Pillars

3 measurement approaches: activity-based, spend-based, and hybrid

Carbon Framework

Released for industry-wide adoption and consistent reporting

Open Source Model

Provides the standards foundation for OOH operators to make credible ESG commitments

Industry Impact

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Sustainability Pillars

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Carbon Measurement Approaches

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Open Source

Industry-Wide Resource

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Responsibilities

  • Led the authorship of the open source sustainability guide for the OOH industry
  • Defined the carbon measurement framework for OOH display operations
  • Built the supply chain responsibility framework for OOH operators

Outcomes

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Pages

4

Sustainability Pillars

3

Carbon Measurement Approaches

Open Source

Industry-Wide Resource