Mandy Cayford

Mandy has spent over 25 years working in broadcast television, across creative, production and operational roles. That breadth of experience gives her something relatively unique in production sustainability: a deep, practical understanding of how content is made, and where the real opportunities for change lie. Her work as a Sustainability Advisor sits at the intersection of sustainable production, climate storytelling and culture change. She supports writers, producers and crews to integrate sustainable thinking into every aspect of their decision-making, from practical on-set behaviours to the way climate is reflected in narrative and character. She is particularly interested in how storytelling can normalise change, making sustainable choices feel natural and achievable for audiences, not just industry insiders. At the heart of her approach is a belief in progress over perfection, and in an industry that doesn’t just reflect the world we live in but helps shape a better one. Over t