Haymarket Media Group has published its Global Impact Report for 2024/25, highlighting achievements and milestones against its purpose of shaping a better future with content over the past 12 months.
The Report details progress across Haymarket Impact’s key pillars, in alignment with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs): Gender Equality, Quality Education, Climate Action, and Partnerships for the Goals, alongside its longstanding commitment to Diversity, Equity and Inclusion.
Haymarket says key highlights from the 2024/25 Report include:
- 4 in 5 employees globally believe the company's commitment to social responsibility, diversity, and inclusion is genuine. The past 12 months saw over 100 internal promotions, and employees logged nearly 1,000 training hours, reflecting a strong investment in talent development
- Haymarket celebrated the one-year anniversary of its first-ever global charity partnership with the British Red Cross, supporting its Disaster Fund. Globally, Haymarket donated and raised more than £380,000 for charitable causes in the past 12 months, while colleagues contributed nearly 2,000 volunteer hours to local and global communities
- The company’s Disability Confident Level 2 accreditation in the UK led to a 100% increase in employment applications through the scheme, while Haymarket continues to lead in recruitment transparency by advertising salaries for UK and US roles
- Haymarket's content audit continues to measure the reach and influence of its Impact-related content by its 70+ brands and live events globally. The past 12 months saw more than 10,000 Impact-related articles garnering over 8 million views, a 200% increase on the previous year
- The company’s total global emissions fell by 1% from 2023 to 2024, with Scope 1 and Scope 2 emissions decreasing by 22% and 23% respectively. The UK and German offices continue to be powered by renewable energy and Haymarket maintains ISO 14001 accreditation for Environmental Management across the UK, US, and Asia, and ISO 20121 for Sustainable Event Management in the UK
Haymarket – which owns more than 70 brands including Campaign, What Car?, MyCME, GP and Asian Investor, has offices in the UK, US, Canada, Germany, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Singapore and India. It operates across industries including live events, digital, education, data, tech services, audio. video and print.
Kevin Costello, Haymarket’s global chief executive, said: “We’re two years into Haymarket Impact and I’m incredibly proud of what we’ve achieved. Impact at Haymarket isn’t a side project - it’s embedded into our culture and business. From emissions tracking and policy reform to employee training and global content audits.
"This dedication to accelerating the pace is made even more rewarding when we’re recognised by our industry peers, and our teams brought home over 60 global trophies in the past 12 months - including retaining our Employer Excellence title at the AOP Digital Publishing Awards and earning two ESG Business Awards in Asia.
"As you read this report, I hope you’ll see that beyond the headlines and milestones, we remain committed to doing work that matters, fostering a culture where talent can thrive, and using our platforms to drive positive, meaningful change.”
Tara Geoghegan, impact & communications manager, added: “Being part of Haymarket Impact is a real privilege, made even better by the colleagues and teams around the world who genuinely care about driving positive change and actively want to get involved.
“Our brands’ input and influence is crucial too as they continue to tell powerful, purposeful stories. From PRWeek’s Women of Distinction, Campaign Asia’s Women to Watch, to ENDS Report’s investigations into Britain’s polluted rivers, What Car?’s focus on EV adoption, TASPO’s Sustainability Awards, or Wonderly’s brilliant work promoting inclusion through Motability’s Lifestyle magazine.
“We’ve achieved a huge amount, but there’s still so much more to do. The next 12 months is set to be an exciting time, with some major initiatives already underway.”
Looking ahead, Haymarket says it is committed to completing its annual global emissions audit with Normative and exploring alignment with the Science Based Targets initiative (SBTi). Operational environmental targets include a 5% reduction in both energy use and waste by July 2026 across global offices. Haymarket will continue to build employee education and awareness through regular Impact Training, while the company’s global content audit will evolve to place greater emphasis on how it measures the reach and influence of the brand work around the world.
Read Haymarket’s full Global Impact Report 2024/25 here.
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