Tencent has been awarded the Gamescom 2024 Sustainability Award.
Tencent Americas President Brent Irvin accepted the Playing for the Planet award at Gamescom Opening Night Live.
The award recognises organisations that demonstrate public commitments to sustainable values, as well as sharing their approaches to carbon accounting and emissions reduction.
The Playing for the Planet judging panel said it was impressed by Tencent’s “transparent approach” to outlining its ambitious sustainability goals, along with “regular data-driven measurement updates on its progress, covering not only the company’s emissions footprint but also its impact on biodiversity and nature.”
“We at Tencent Games are incredibly honored to receive this award,” Irvin said.
“Tencent Games encompasses many things, from studios in China, Europe and elsewhere to our global publishing business, but one thing they all share is a commitment to operating our business sustainably.
“We are committed to achieving carbon neutrality across our own operations and entire supply chain by 2030, and we want to thank our studios, partners and our gaming community, whose support is essential to achieving our goal of driving positive change across our gaming business.”
Sam Barratt, co-founder of Playing for the Planet, added: “Whether it's heat, floods or fires, new climate records are being broken every day. While the news may seem grim, there is still time to prevent the worst impacts of climate change.
“Tencent Games’ leadership is worthy of recognition at Gamescom for significantly reducing its carbon emissions and engaging its players, and Playing for the Planet looks forward to working more closely with them and other studios to see how this can be pushed even further.”