Bright Smart Securities & Commodities Group Limited (Bright Smart) has published its Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Report for FY 2025/26 (year ended 31 March 2026), approved by the board on 24 June 2026. The report, compiled under HKEX Appendix C2 and TCFD-aligned guidelines, outlines notable improvements in environmental performance, sustained regulatory compliance and expanded community investment.

Environmental Performance • Total greenhouse-gas (GHG) emissions fell 15% to 659.4 tonnes CO₂e (FY 2024/25: 776.5 tonnes), driven by lower vehicle and yacht fuel use (down 19% to 35,668 litres) and reduced paper consumption (down 10% to 8.4 tonnes). • Scope 1 emissions dropped to 90.5 tonnes CO₂e (-27%), Scope 2 to 528.4 tonnes CO₂e (-13%), while Scope 3 fell to 40.5 tonnes CO₂e (-9%). • Electricity use edged up 0.64% to 1.14 million kWh, equivalent to 6,078.54 kWh per employee. • Water consumption declined 5% to 598 m³; no supply constraints were reported. • A 98.8% client adoption rate for e-statements underpinned the company’s “paper-light” strategy. • The group set a new target to cut per-employee GHG-emission intensity by 5% by FY 2029/30 (baseline: FY 2025/26) and continues to deploy funds into bank-labelled green deposits.

Social Highlights • Headcount stood at 188 (-3.6% year-on-year); women represented 36% of staff. Employee turnover was 24% for males and 18% for females. • 97% of employees received training; average training hours reached 27.27 for men and 14.14 for women. • The group recorded zero work-related fatalities; work-injury lost days rose to 34 (FY 2024/25: 28). • Compliance with all employment, health and safety, child-labour and forced-labour regulations was maintained.

Governance & Risk Oversight • The board retains ultimate responsibility for ESG, supported by an ESG Committee comprising executive and independent non-executive directors and senior management. • Climate-related risks are assessed across short-, medium- and long-term horizons, with acute and chronic physical risks, transition risks and market-reputation factors identified.

Supply Chain & Product Responsibility • Supplier base totalled 249 entities (240 in Hong Kong, nine overseas). Environmental and social criteria form part of onboarding and periodic reviews. • No major non-compliance cases, product recalls, data-privacy breaches or intellectual-property disputes were reported during the year.

Community Investment • Total charitable contributions reached HK$10.28 million, including HK$10 million to Tai Po Wang Fook Yuen Assistance Fund, HK$0.10 million to Joyful (Mental Health) Foundation, HK$0.10 million to Haven of Hope’s Charity Walk and HK$0.05 million to The Community Chest BEA Charity Golf Day.

Recognition • Awards during the year included HKEX’s “Top Broker – Hang Seng Index Series Futures & Options” and CME Group’s “Most Innovative Broker”, alongside multiple community and industry accolades.

Bright Smart confirms all ESG disclosures were internally reviewed and states no significant environmental, social or governance violations occurred in the reporting period.