TeamTo: An Eco-friendly Studio

TeamTO’s Cutting-Edge New Studio in Paris Embraces Social and Environmental Changes

Revolutionary Eco-Friendly Animation Studio will cut Carbon Footprint by 63%

Leading creator of kids entertainment TeamTO – known as much for the quality of their animation as for their commitment to social and environmental issues - is pleased to announce the opening of its revolutionary new, cutting-edge studio in Paris. Located in the Bastille neighbourhood, the studio will feature a host of energy saving and green protocols, significantly reducing its carbon footprint and making it one of the most energy-efficient studios in France. The innovative methods developed are the culmination of fifteen years of research and experimentation initiated by founder Guillaume Hellouin and implemented by TeamTO CTO JeanBaptiste Spieser and his maverick

technical team. TeamTO’s environmental policies started 17 years ago, from everyday micro-choices such as going paperless, using only reusable cups and utensils, encouraging the use of electric or pedal-powered vehicles, and even experimenting with warming up a swimming pool using heat from their servers. Larger green initiatives for the new studio include choosing the location based on the commuting distances and access of its 200+ employees to reduce travel; creating green areas that require minimal water while providing bird and insect ecosystems; using lowenergy, free cooling ventilation and 100% renewable energy; extending the use of workstations (6 years) and servers (10 years); and a data-center enhanced by an AI-based open source management software. Together, the cutting-edge technologies and policies will reduce the studio’s carbon footprint by 63%. In 2012 TeamTO received UNESCO recognition for Plankton Invasion, an animated satire on global warming for teenagers & young adults TeamTO created the first animation carbon footprint calculator during the production of this series. Guilaume Hellouin, Co-founder and President of TeamTO, commented, “I’m so proud of the work achieved by my entire team, from technical to production, who over the past four years where able to imagine, develop and create this incredible, artist-centered and forward-thinking animation studio! The result is truly amazing, it is a nest that will nurture the next generation of talent for the next 15 years!” Guillaume Hellouin and Corinne Kouper are multi-award winning kids content producers that have won broad international recognition for their animated series (Emmies, Annies, Pulcinellas, Cartoon Producer of the Year, etc.), as well as for their impact on the industry as a whole (Ecran Total Personality of the Year, World Animation Summit Hall of Fame, UNESCO, etc.) They also have contributed concretely to the diversification in the production business, and an increase of the French talent pool, with their free animation school (ECAS), and Kouper’s work with Les Femmes s’Animent (a French organization that helps women creators in the animation industry). TeamTO’s environmental policies started 17 years ago.