Caring for Our Environment

Our Climate Statement

‍Overall GHG emissions

• As Astro advances its transition towards a greener and more sustainable future, we remain committed to reducing our environmental footprint in support of Malaysia’s climate ambitions. Our overall GHG emissions in FY26 increased by 6.0% to 30,567.3 tCO2e. The increase is primarily due to enhancements in data completeness and recategorization of Scope 3 emissions. We reduced our Scope 1 and 2 GHG emissions by 6.8% in FY26 as we continued our carbon neutral journey. This represents a 26.4% reduction versus our FY20 baseline. FY26 GHG intensity for Scope 1 and 2 emissions increased by 6.6% year-on-year to 7.09 tCO2e per RM million of revenue.

Energy use

• Underpinned by our energy efficiency programme, our net electricity consumption in FY26 decreased by 5.7% to 26.3 million kWh. Electricity intensity for FY26 has increased by 4.4% to 9,392.86 kWh per RM million revenue.

• In FY26, we commenced operations of solar panels at our Astro Cyberjaya Broadcast Centre (ACBC), which brings our total solar generation capacity to 1.81 kWp. Overall, we have harvested 1.9 million kWh of photovoltaic energy at both sites, comprising 6.9% of the total energy consumption at AABC (1,509,004 kWh), and 7.6% of consumption at ACBC (399,278 kWh). This equates to 1,412.1 tCO2e of GHG emission avoidance and is comparable to planting 35,300 trees or recycling over 120,038 bags of waste (based on USEPA Greenhouse Gas Equivalencies Calculator, 2025).

• Astro adopts a practical and responsible approach to environmental stewardship, with a strong focus on sustainable waste and water management guided by our Environmental Policy. We understand that in order to cultivate a sustainable mindset within Malaysia, we need to set an example for others to follow. Therefore, we are mindful of our water consumption and waste generation and deploy the 3R principles of Reduce, Reuse and Recycle to minimise and optimise the use of all our resources, setting the foundation of our environmental stewardship and contributing to the protection of Malaysia’s natural resources.

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‍Waste generation

• Overall, the waste diversion rate (including food wastes generated in Cafe Ceria) increased 9% year-on-year, from 26.7 tonnes in FY25 to 29.1 tonnes in FY26. We generated 73.9 tonnes of dry non-hazardous waste and successfully diverted 15.6 tonnes from being sent to landfills. A total of 18.2 tonnes of wet waste was also generated by Cafeteria operations, of which 13.5 tonnes were diverted from landfill, representing an increase of 255% from FY25. The diverted dry waste accounted for approximately 21.1% of the total non-hazardous waste generated, while 74.6% of wet waste was diverted from landfill by the Cafeteria operator. Driven by enhanced recycling efforts and composting activities in our cafeteria, we hope to see further improvements in this metric.

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Product stewardship

• Leveraging virtual production technology has helped reduce the environmental footprint generated when producing our shows. The reduction comes from replacing physical hard sets where possible with virtual ones, eliminating resource needs for set construction, transport and storage, where possible.
• As part of our evolution in sustainability, we continue to leverage on technology such as XR, an application of virtual production, to increase operational efficiency and reduce our carbon footprint while maintaining our commitment to create Malaysia’s best shows.
• Our first show produced using virtual production technology was the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 coverage. Since then, the number of programmes has grown exponentially, and in FY26 included titles such as Family Feud Malaysia, MeleTOP, Borak SeeNI, Premier League, Xuan Curry Fishball, and Saravedi Night and even award shows such as the Anugerah Bola Sepak Kebangsaan 2025.

• Current water conservation efforts, has decreased water consumption by 8% in FY26. These efforts include the continued use of our 13,500-litre rainwater harvesting system in AABC to collect rainwater for daily cleaning and landscape maintenance, increased awareness amongst staff regarding water usage, enhanced monitoring systems to detect abnormalities and prevent leakage, and consolidating operations from ACBC to AABC. All AABC and ACBC restrooms have motion-sensor water faucets and toilet flushing systems to minimise water usage while ensuring cleanliness. The water consumption intensity remained at 0.04 m3 per RM million of revenue.

Climate advocacy

• Astro is uniquely positioned to harness the power of storytelling to shape public attitudes and galvanise collective action. Through our extensive platforms and far-reaching content ecosystem, we amplify the urgency of environmental consciousness.
• To emphasise this commitment, Astro entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with WWF-Malaysia, aimed at building public awareness and generating support for conservation efforts through the broadcast and availability of WWF-Malaysia’s content across Astro’s platforms. This partnership reflects our belief that meaningful change is best achieved through collaboration. Beyond WWF-Malaysia, Astro works closely with a wide network of partners, including Taman Tugu Malaysia, the United Nations Global Compact Network Malaysia & Brunei (UNGCMYB), Pintar Foundation and other likeminded organisations, to advance environmental advocacy and strengthen community impact across the country.

• Under our Rimba Kita initiative, we continue to curate and make available a dedicated On Demand reels featuring environmentally themed documentaries and programmes. These productions celebrate nature, biodiversity and environmental stewardship, and include titles such as Wildlife Rescue, Earth Day: Rimba Kita, Wildlife Conservations, Rimba Kita: Our Flora and Fauna, Ocean Encounters.

• To further support conservation efforts, Astro organised the Kita Run Fest in Bandar Serenia, Sepang, as a fundraising initiative for the Rimba Kita fund. The event, which combined a community run and concert, attracted over 6,000 participants, including 2,455 runners. Registration proceeds were channelled towards impactful environmental conservation and preservation initiatives, including the adoption of 25 trees at Taman Tugu Malaysia and the implementation of a river care programme at a local school, which highlighted the importance of the river within their community.
• Astro is a proud member of UNGCMYB and remains committed to the United Nations Global Compact’s Ten Principles and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UNSDGs).During the year, we collaborated with UNGCMYB to launch the Forward Faster Louder programme, an initiative designed to amplify credible and impactful ESG narratives from Malaysian individuals, corporations and micro, small and medium enterprises (MSMEs), fostering a more informed and inspired sustainability community.
• Through the application of extended reality (XR) production technologies and our collaborative sustainability programmes, Astro was recognised on UNGCMYB’s ESG Select List as a 2 Star Lister for exemplary sustainability achievements. This recognition affirms our continued commitment to integrating sustainability into our business model, while leveraging media and innovation to support national progress towards a more inclusive and sustainable future.