5.3 Studio activity data

This data entry form allows you to declare the operational data of a studio over a full calendar year. This data is used to calculate the annual carbon impact of the site and to determine the average carbon cost of a person-day, which is then used to calculate the carbon footprint reports of productions.

As many fields are intuitive, only the specific points that users need to be aware of are detailed here

5.3.1 Work organisation

This data relates to the usual operating mode of the studio. The fields are pre-filled for guidance purposes but can be modified.

This data is used to determine the studio’s usual operating mode over a one-year period.

  • Number of days worked per year
  • Average number of days worked per week
  • Number of working hours per day
  • Percentage of remote work

Poste équivalent temps plein (ETP)

This is a key basis for calculating the per person-day carbon impact of a studio. It corresponds to a headcount calculation expressed in Full-Time Equivalent (FTE).

  • Total annual number of full-time equivalent positions in the studio
    • Full-Time Equivalent positions (permanent contracts, fixed-term contracts under standard law, intermittent fixed-term contracts).
  • Including the number of FTEs dedicated to support functions
    • Full-Time Equivalent positions linked to the company’s permanent activities (company management, HR, IT, etc.), usually filled under permanent or standard fixed-term contracts.
5.3.2 Building energy

Data relating to the energy consumption of the studio for powering equipment, lighting, air conditioning, heating, etc.

  • Annual electricity consumption
    • The total electricity consumption of the studio over the year.
  • Annual heating
    • Electricity: only enter this value if you have a specific measurement for heating that can be distinguished from total electricity consumption (in this case, remember to deduct it from the total electricity consumption).
    • District heating: only use this field if you use (in whole or in part) the heat production services of an external provider.
  • Annual air conditioning
    • Electricity: only enter this value if you have a specific measurement for air conditioning that can be distinguished from total electricity consumption (in this case, remember to deduct it from the total electricity consumption).
    • District cooling: only use this field if you use (in whole or in part) the cooling production services of an external provider.
    • Refrigerant recharge: this data is available in the annual maintenance reports of your air conditioning system. It corresponds to the weight (kg) of refrigerant added to the system each year.
5.3.3 Déplacements professionnels

This section covers travel carried out by studio staff outside the context of a production (travel related to assignments, business development, trade fairs, etc.). Travel attributable to productions must be recorded in the Production section.

For each of the following categories, enter the vehicle or transport type / powertrain, as well as the distance travelled (km).

  • Company vehicle fleet
    • Vehicles over which the company has operational or financial control (purchase or long-term lease).
  • Outside fleet
    • Travel carried out using short-term vehicle rental, taxis, or occasional reimbursement of personal vehicle use, etc.
5.3.4 Employees

To collect this data relating to your employees’ commuting habits, you can use the Employee survey document provided in the TOOLS section (Carbulator.og > Resources > Tools).

Weekly commuting trips

  • For commuting trips, it is necessary to exclude employees who have access to a company fleet vehicle and use it for their daily commuting.

Weekly catering

  • Pour vous assurer du bon remplissage : le total de tous les types de repas doit être égal au nombre de jours travaillés par semaine dans votre studio (champ Organisation du travail > Nombre de jours travaillés en moyenne par semaine)
5.3.5 Goods and services purchase

To enter this data, refer to the accounting expenses incurred during the year under review (expressed in € excl. VAT).

These monetary flow data have a significant impact on the studio’s structural carbon footprint due to the nature of the factor used to convert a financial flow into a carbon impact.

Reminder: Only include expenses related to the day-to-day operation of the studio, not expenses linked to a specific production.

5.3.6 Digital services

Regarding quantification of data stored:

  • If your hosting plan (e.g., cloud) has a tiered pricing structure – enter that value (regardless of whether it is fully utilized or not).
  • If your plan does not have a tiered pricing structure—enter the average annual amount of hosted data.
5.3.7 Waste management

The data to be considered are the weights of waste generated by the company, broken down by waste type.

Methods for collecting this data:

  • Figures provided by a service provider to whom waste management is outsourced
  • Weighing carried out over a given period and then extrapolated to the full year