Sustainability as Creative Constraint: Green Scaffolding in Media Productions
Sustainability as Creative Constraint: Green Scaffolding in Media Productions Associate Professor Heidi Philipsen, University of Southern Denmark Abstract: This article
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Sustainability as Creative Constraint
This article examines how sustainability frameworks such as the Nordic Eco Standards (NES) and the EU’s ESG regulations function not merely as bureaucratic obligations but as green institutional scaffolding—structured supports that shape creative decisionmaking in contemporary Danish media
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At the Media Tech Festival in Odense on March 26, a panel on sustainability took place. Carsten Sparwath (TV 2) and Michael Harrit (BBC) participated, together with David Binzer (SDU) and me, Heidi Philipsen (SDU). If you are interested in reading my five‑minute talk on sustainable storytelling, you can find it here.
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