Tuvalu: Going Under
26 mins, 2004 Tuvalu, the South Pacific island nation, is in danger of vanishing under the sea. The islanders believe it is due to climate change caused by global warming. This film explains what global warming is and why environmentalists say it will cause flooding, not only in Tuvalu, but all over the world –… Read more »
Greening A Business
62 mins, 2007 In these case studies two very different organisations call in eco-auditor Donnachadh McCarthy to help them operate in a more environmentally sustainable way. CASE STUDY 1: ESSEX FLOUR & GRAIN: EFG is a food and drink wholesaler selling to schools, hospitals and other organisation. Boss Michael Spinks is a green enthusiast who… Read more »
An Energy Revolution?
21 mins, 2007 Germany is leading the world in encouraging renewable energy. By 2050, half of its energy could come from renewable sources. But what’s the real cost of its energy revolution? Germany’s landmark EEG law compels power companies to buy electricity at above market prices, from anyone using renewable technology to generate it. “It’s… Read more »
Black Gold: The Coffee Business
47 mins, 2007 Multinational coffee companies now rule our shopping malls and supermarkets and dominate an industry worth over $80 billion. But what price are African farmers paying for the price of our coffee? THE CO-OP: Tadesse Meskela is a man on a mission: to save 74,000 struggling Ethiopian coffee farmers from bankruptcy. Tadesse is… Read more »
Biofuel From Brazil
26 mins, 2007 Brazil claims to have stolen a march on the industrial world. It’s developed a cost-effective alternative to petroleum by growing sugar to produce ethanol. Brazil’s sugar crops are a great source of the petrol-substitute ethanol. And now rising oil prices and Brazil’s production of ethanol have led to an automotive revolution in… Read more »
Sustainable Development
34 mins, 2006 What’s meant by sustainable development? This film offers a stark account of the dangers threatening the planet and explores what we can do to avoid disaster. INDUSTRIALISATION: The problems started about 250 years ago with the industrial revolution. First coal, then oil, fuelled a world of mass production, mass consumption – and… Read more »
Made In China
33 mins, 2006 US carnival revellers throw shiny beads to pretty girls to get them to take off their clothes. But where do the beads come from? How are they made? This acclaimed film reveals the human realities of globalisation in a factory in China. WORKING CONDITIONS: The beads are made in a Chinese factory… Read more »
Innocent Drinks
27 mins, 2006 This is the story of Innocent Drinks – the fruit smoothie company which has used its healthy image to carve out a unique position for itself in the drinks market. HOW IT ALL STARTED: The company was set up by three young men in 1998. The early days were difficult – raising… Read more »
Can You Be Sure Of Shell?
30 mins, 2006 Shell is one of the richest companies on earth. It does business in 140 countries dealing with 25 million customers every day. It claims to be dedicated to renewable energy and sustainable development. But is Shell as green and clean as it claims? This film offers a profile of this famous multinational,… Read more »
Always Coca-Cola
29 mins, 2006 For years the huge multinational Coca-Cola company has sold itself through an image of love and global harmony. But what’s the reality behind the image? COKE IN GERMANY: Coke got over 10 million euros in government grants to come to a region of high unemployment in East German. But now it’s closed… Read more »
Whose Business?
28 mins, 2005 How do you define a business? Is it the people who work for it? Or is it figures on a balance sheet? This thought-provoking film explores the different ways of looking at a business using case-study examples. BUSINESS ACTIVITY: Any business, whatever size, has inputs, functions and outputs – but external factors,… Read more »
A Decent Factory?
32 mins, 2005 With the fastest growing economy in the history of the world, China is the workshop of globalisation. But are workers paying the price for a manufacturing revolution? This unique fly-on-the-wall documentary uncovers the hard realities of working conditions in a Chinese factory. The film focuses on a German-owned company in Shenzhen, China,… Read more »