Climate Change Data

Next Games Oyj

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2021)

Reporting Period: 2021

Environmental Metrics

ESG Focus Areas

  • Diversity and Inclusion
  • Responsible Gaming
  • Environmental Awareness

Environmental Achievements

  • Committed to recycling waste and saving energy; nearly paper-free office; optimizing work equipment for longer lifecycles.

Social Achievements

  • Set a goal to reach 50% non-male identifying employees by 2030; established a Diversity, Inclusion & Belonging Working Group; actively working to remove unintentional bias in hiring, pay, and promotions; changed occupational healthcare provider to focus on mental health and early intervention; tracking and discouraging overtime.

Governance Achievements

  • Voluntarily follows stricter governance than required; reporting in accordance with international IFRS standards since 2018; Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee established.

Climate Goals & Targets

Medium-term Goals:
  • 50% non-male identifying employees by 2030

Environmental Challenges

  • Paid user acquisition becoming increasingly challenging; increased R&D costs and Stranger Things: Puzzle Tales marketing investments impacting EBITDA; global games market declined by 1.1% year-on-year; iOS 14.5 update and IDFA deprecation caused major disruption to mobile user acquisition; competition for players intensified.
Mitigation Strategies
  • Licensed games strategy and active brand portfolio management; strong strategic partnerships; efficient unified infrastructure; aggressive approaches to first-time user experience and early monetization; hybridization of game and monetization mechanics; alternative ways of finding users; M&A to build user bases and use cross-promotion.

Supply Chain Management

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: IFRS

Third-party Assurance: Deloitte Oy