Allied Sustainability and Environmental Consultants Group Limited (AEC Group, 08320) has published its 2025/26 Sustainability Report covering the period 1 April 2025 to 31 March 2026.
Key climate commitments • Near-term target: absolute Scope 1+2 greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions to fall 42 % from the 2023 base year by 2030. • Long-term target: 90 % reduction in Scope 1-3 emissions by 2044, delivering SBTi-validated net-zero status. • Operations and value chain to reach carbon neutrality by 2030; participation in the UN-backed Race to Zero campaign confirmed.
Operational metrics (FY25/26) • Energy use: 126,614 kWh, down 12.66 % year on year. • Scope 1+2 GHG emissions: 75.58 tCO₂e, down 3.83 % year on year; intensity at 1.01 tCO₂e per employee. • Waste sent to landfill: 2.77 t; waste recycled: 0.19 t. • Coffee-grounds recycling programme collected 60.31 kg during the year.
Revenue mix • Green-building consultancy contributed 66.40 % of total revenue. • ESG reporting and advisory accounted for 9.90 %.
Strategic expansion • Reporting scope enlarged to include newly established AEC ESG Consultancy Ltd. (Shanghai AEC). • Partnerships formed in AI-driven energy management (AltoTech Global), digital-twin technology (Akila), sustainable building materials (Germany’s RHODETEC and China’s Pastecool), hydrogen solutions (Co-Build Hydrogen Energy) and carbon-compliance SaaS (Carbon Next). • Service portfolio broadened to hydrogen, renewables and sustainable supply-chain advisory; qualification obtained as service provider to Guizhou Green Finance & Low-Carbon Trading Center.
Governance and disclosure • ESG Committee chaired by an executive director oversees climate and nature-related risk; Audit and Risk Management Committees provide additional oversight. • Board gender diversity reached 60 % female representation. • No incidents of non-compliance, corruption, data-privacy breach or work-related injury were recorded.
Community and workforce • Staff female proportion: 62 %; employees trained: 35 % with an average 7.12 training hours. • Mental Health Workplace Charter signed; wellness initiatives include ergonomic workstations, fitness subsidies and study leave. • HK$14,100 donated to community programmes; multiple regional green-finance and carbon-neutrality forums co-organised.
Awards and external recognition • Environmental Industry Gold Award in the 2024 Hong Kong Awards for Environmental Excellence. • 2025 WELL Executive Award and 2025 USGBC Kate Hurst Leadership Award secured by senior management.
The latest report, prepared under GRI Standards 2021 and the HKEX ESG Code, positions AEC Group to capitalise on rising demand for green-building and ESG services across Hong Kong, Mainland China and Southeast Asia while aligning its operations with global net-zero trajectories.
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