NEW MEDIA LAB released its Environmental, Social and Governance Report for the year ended 31 December 2025, detailing governance upgrades, measurable environmental progress and expanded community initiatives.
Environmental Performance • Total greenhouse-gas emissions fell to 83,273 kg CO₂-e, an 8.2% year-on-year reduction and 13.4% lower than FY2023. Scope 2 emissions, the Group’s largest source, declined 7.9% to 69,884 kg CO₂-e, while Scope 3 emissions dropped 9.4% to 13,389 kg CO₂-e. • Energy consumption decreased 5.4% to 662 GJ, maintaining an intensity of 0.2 GJ per m². NEW MEDIA LAB targets a further 5% reduction in per-unit energy use by FY2026, using FY2023 as the baseline. • General refuse sent to landfill fell 9.4% to 23,078 kg; recycled waste rose to 181 kg. Packaging material use contracted to 73 kg, compared with 104 kg a year earlier.
Climate Governance and Risk Management The Board retains ultimate responsibility for ESG oversight, supported by an Executive Committee and an ESG Committee. Climate risk assessments cover power-supply stability, outsourced printing and policy change. Mitigation measures include migration to secure cloud infrastructure, diversified printing capacity and continuous monitoring of regulatory trends.
Workforce and Workplace • Headcount declined to 201 (down 8.2% year-on-year), with women representing 67.2% of staff. • Employee turnover was 52.7%; the rate for employees aged ≤30 stood at 60.0%. • No work-related fatalities occurred; two lost workdays were recorded, down from five in FY2024. • Average training hours per employee were three, and 66% of women and 34% of men received training during the year.
Compliance and Governance The Group reported zero incidents of non-compliance with employment, environmental or product-responsibility regulations, no corruption cases and no intellectual-property disputes. Data-protection protocols align with the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance, and anti-corruption, AML and whistle-blowing policies remain in force.
Supply Chain A total of 1,316 suppliers were engaged, of which 1,288 operate in Hong Kong. Supplier selection follows an approved-vendor list and multi-quotation procedures; content created by external parties requires prior approval to ensure compliance.
Community Investment The Group sponsored 32 charity or NGO campaigns and continued long-term volunteer programmes covering elderly services, food redistribution and youth training.
Reporting Standards The ESG report follows the Hong Kong Stock Exchange ESG Reporting Code and incorporates Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) recommendations across governance, strategy, risk management, and metrics and targets.
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