BRIC Summit Powering Sustainability in Entertainment

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Global events invite global travel and immersive tourism. For decades, global events were planned and experienced based on disposal resources that left host cities with excessive waste, trash, and expenses. Recently, organizers have begun designing live events that generate less environmental impact. This has now expanded to the very industry that produces these spectacular events. The US Green Building Council has offered sustainability training for years to construction workers but is now developing certifications with BRIC to teach the same methods to entertainment workers. Furthermore, Coalition of Festivals hires crews for music festivals like Coachella and now looks for sustainability skills as part of its hiring practice for audio/video jobs. BRIC expects this movement to expand across more film/TV productions and live events, and we want to ensure that LA’s entertainment workforce gains the required expertise needed to have a competitive advantage as new job openings arise.

The BRIC Summit will take place spring 2026 in LA and be a one-day event, offering in-person and remote workshops, training, and certification sessions that will be a collaboration with US Green Building Council – CA (USGBC-CA), Coalition of Festivals, and AME Institute. The Summit will offer:
For Existing Workforce 
-Certifications from USGBC-CA for all workers in entertainment industry value chain, including all positions, roles, responsibilities, and affiliations
-Sustainability in Entertainment info sessions with a live-events focus presented by the Coalition of Festivals
- Online certifications in Production Management with Budgeting and Scheduling as well as a Creative Entrepreneurship in-person training sessions for 20 participants and employees in the LA area
- Portfolio and Resume reviews
For Aspiring Workers / Rising HS Graduates
-Curriculum training from AME Institute for 15 – 25 Los Angeles high school and community college teachers to support Sustainability in Entertainment
-Seats for our pre-apprenticeship school partners in LAUSD and Inglewood Unified so that participants can leave with industry experience in Sustainability across Entertainment and an industry-supported certification
-Site visits by Coalition of Festivals to LAUSD and Inglewood high schools to train seniors in fundamental skills in Sustainability in Entertainment for live events space so they will have more competitive resumes upon graduation (this will take place following the Summit event)

People around the world come to LA to enjoy its vibrant landscape, culture, and lifestyle. Global travel thrives only when local communities flourish. Success for our Sustainability proposal would encompass positive impact for existing workers and youth career-training. As jobs in the entertainment industry continue to integrate more sustainability practices into their daily responsibilities, employees who gain training and certification will be more competitive applicants years after this grant proposal expires. For high school seniors, classroom training and pre-apprenticeship programs will help them build a foundation for sustainability, which will benefit them in any career they pursue. Long-term, BRIC and USGBC-CA are developing a registered Sustainability apprenticeship program to launch in Los Angeles, which will allow us to expand and scale this focus on sustainability by supporting existing and new workers to have better opportunities to secure industry jobs.