Emmerdale Prop Auction Emmerdale’s art department has Zero been looking at the props they use, cutting down on waste, and increasing recycling and reselling. At the beginning of 2023, Emmerdale WASTE launched a Prop Auction which was rolled out across the entire Yorkshire site, with colleagues able to bid on as-seen-on-screen props, including everything from mugs to IMPROVING OUR DATA QUALITY sofas. Anything that was not sold Achieving our ambition of becoming was given to charity and proceeds a zero waste business starts with were donated to a regional charity, better understanding our sources of to support the communities around waste. Capturing accurate data for Leeds and Yorkshire. all activities that generate waste is challenging. Our Workplace Services team closely monitor office waste and our technology teams partner Emmerdale prop auction with refurbishment companies to ensure that no waste goes to landfill. News Office Refurbishment Our next step is to focus on TV ITV’s Millbank office houses both our production waste. political and weather teams. With BUILDING A CIRCULAR ECONOMY an office refresh scheduled for 2023 and ITV colleagues relocating from Our priority in 2023 was to identify Grays Inn Road to White City, the opportunities to foster a more News Team seized the opportunity circular economy, implementing to reduce waste and save costs by new projects to reduce consumption reusing floor tiles and office furniture through innovative design, that were made redundant in the repurposing of materials, and the move. This sustainable initiative not recycling of anything that couldn’t only saved money on the Milbank be reused. refurbishment but also helped towards our reuse targets. ITV Millbank ITV Social Purpose Impact Report 2023 27