Climate Change Data

Global Digital Creations Holdings Limited

Climate Impact & Sustainability Data (2020)

Reporting Period: 2020

Environmental Metrics

Scope 1 Emissions:13.60 tonne/year
Scope 2 Emissions:362.25 tonne/year
Scope 3 Emissions:1,251.77 tonne/year
Total Energy Consumption:1,366,494.20 KWh/year
Water Consumption:6,738.00 m3/year
Waste Generated:7.50 tons/year (GDC Building)

ESG Focus Areas

  • Environmental Protection
  • Employment and Labour Practices
  • Health and Safety
  • Training and Development
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Product and Service Liability
  • Protection of Stakeholders’ Information
  • Anti-corruption
  • Community Investment

Environmental Achievements

  • Reduced electricity, paper and water consumption
  • Implemented green procurement
  • Installed three new energy recharging facilities for vehicles
  • Gradual replacement of old lighting with LED lighting
  • Implemented waste separation and recycling programs
  • Reduced paper usage through e-billing and e-notices

Social Achievements

  • Provided medical welfare to employees (subsidies for body checkups, medical and personal accident insurance)
  • Organized leisure and exercise activities for employees
  • Established a leisure area for staff in the office
  • Organized five seminar programmes for employee training and development
  • Donated 200,000 cans of healthy drinks to frontline employees during the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Supported public service exhibition and broadcast programs

Governance Achievements

  • Complied with all code provisions of the Corporate Governance Code
  • Established a sound and fair competitive procurement system
  • Established the “Management System on Prevention from Commercial Bribery” and the “Whistleblowing Policy”

Climate Goals & Targets

Environmental Challenges

  • Decrease in revenue from CG creation and production due to the COVID-19 pandemic and fierce competition
  • Pressure of tenancy termination and rental reduction in property management business due to the COVID-19 pandemic
  • Difficulties in maintaining traditional animation business model due to labor-intensive production and low entry barriers
  • Risks in realizing original animation IP on a commercial level
  • Challenges in corporate transformation in technology, concepts, and mindsets
Mitigation Strategies
  • Implemented short- and medium-term measures to explore business opportunities
  • Implemented measures to streamline manpower and reduce costs
  • Developed a five-year development plan
  • Initiated corporate transformation to create a digital and visual service ecosystem
  • Reshaped corporate culture and introduced new teams and talents
  • Reformed performance mechanism and optimized resource guarantee mechanism
  • Strengthened epidemic prevention measures and formulated responsive strategies to mitigate business risks

Supply Chain Management

Supplier Audits: Regular reviews and evaluations

Responsible Procurement
  • Selection of suppliers based on quality, price, and legal certificates

Climate-Related Risks & Opportunities

Reporting Standards

Frameworks Used: GEM Listing Rules Appendix 20 (ESG Guide)

Awards & Recognition

  • Nominations and awards for "Soldier Shunliu: The Hero Battle"
  • "Animation Derivatives Design Excellence Award" for "Happy Little Submarine"