People & Purpose Theatre

The Future of Sustainable Advertising

12 Sep (Fri) Day 2 : 13:05 – 13:25

As ESG imperatives reshape industries, digital advertising faces a reckoning: how can marketers drive performance while minimizing environmental impact? In this dynamic session, Yahoo Finance Decode’s Isabel Wong moderates a conversation between Roger Li of Yahoo Creative APAC and June Cheung of Scope3 to unpack the carbon footprint of digital media. From the science behind Scope3 emissions to the stark contrast between programmatic and direct ad channels, the panel explores actionable strategies for reducing CO₂ through smarter media buying. With exclusive data insights and a forward-looking lens on ad tech innovation, this session reveals how partnerships like Yahoo x Scope3 are redefining sustainability in marketing. Join us to decode the path toward greener, smarter advertising.

Learnings

  • Understand Scope 3 emissions and their significance in the digital advertising ecosystem.
  • Compare carbon footprints of programmatic vs. direct ad channels, with real data insights.
  • Explore Scope3’s measurement methodology and its credibility for ESG reporting and corporate sustainability goals.
  • Discover actionable strategies for marketers to reduce emissions through smarter media buying and inventory choices.
  • Gain a future-forward perspective on how ESG pressures are reshaping ad tech, and the role of data partnerships like Yahoo x Scope3 in driving sustainable innovation.

Post-Event Actions

  • Audit your media supply chain to identify high-emission channels and explore lower-carbon alternatives like direct inventory.
  • Engage with ESG and sustainability teams to incorporate carbon efficiency metrics into digital campaign planning and reporting.
  • Initiate conversations with media partners about integrating Scope3 data and adopting sustainable media buying practices.

Speakers

Isabel Wong

Journalist & Event Moderator

With more than a decade in financial journalism as a TV anchor and producer, Isabel Wong is an international business journalist, communications strategist, and executive media trainer specialising in the financial sector.

She has worked at Bloomberg TV and her work can be seen on Yahoo Finance, Travel Channel, Asia Tatler, and more. She also served as the vice president of the Asian American Journalists Association Asia Chapter.

Previously, Isabel led the global content strategy at Lynk Global, where she built and coached a global team of marketing and content professionals, and scaled the multimedia operation as a meaningful engine of growth for the business. In addition to her journalism career, she has advised major brands on communications strategies including BlackRock, Carlyle Group, EY, Hong Kong Monetary Authority, HP, Cartier, Nissan, YOOX Net-A-Porter and more.

She is a regular event moderator for international conferences with a global reach across North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, MENA, and Latin America. She holds a master’s degree in Sustainability Leadership and Governance, and a bachelor’s degree in Business Administration & Journalism (double major) from the University of Hong Kong.

Roger Li

Yahoo Hong Kong

Senior Director of Yahoo Creative, Yahoo APAC

Roger Li joined Yahoo, a media and ad tech brand for more than a decade. With his strong leadership and passion in innovation and technology, he is in-charged with the responsibility to bring cutting edge advertising technology to Yahoo ad solutions so as to maximize client’s campaign creativity and performance.

Roger was the founding team leader in setting up the pan-APAC AdTech unit and leading the operations across Yahoo Asia Pacific offices in Australia, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan. As the senior director of Yahoo Creative, Roger oversees a team of creative and technology professionals to deliver impactful ad experiences utilizing data, technology, and imagination. The team establishes and upholds company-wide ad standards, ensuring exceptional quality and client satisfaction. Roger is expertise in bridging the creative and technological aspects to develop innovative solutions and to create compelling campaigns that resonate with audiences and deliver results for clients. With Roger’s passion in AdTech, he stays updated on industry trends, fosters partnerships, and enhances the company’s ad creative capabilities to provide the best ad quality and client experience in Yahoo.

Roger earned a bachelor’s degree in Information Engineering and a master’s degree in New Media from the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Roger actively supports the digital advertising industry and he is currently one of the Executive Committee Members of the IAB Hong Kong.

My Sustainability Goals for 2025:

  1. Educating marketers on balancing creative excellence with carbon efficiency
  2. Collaborating across the online advertising ecosystem to build scalable, transparent solutions that align with global sustainability standards

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