LAS VEGAS,, Dec. 1, 2021
/PRNewswire/ -- Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) has been
recognized on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI), with
repeat placement on DJSI World Index for the second consecutive
year. DJSI World comprises the top 10 percent of more than 3,400
companies invited and analyzed for the 2021 S&P Global
Corporate Sustainability Assessment, which measures companies on
financially relevant sustainability criteria across economic,
environmental and social dimensions.
Sands was the only U.S.-based hospitality and gaming company
included on DJSI World, as well as DJSI North America, and Sands
China Ltd. made a return to DJSI Asia Pacific. Sands' leadership
position in the 2021 Indices was highlighted by a 100th
percentile performance in the Social Dimension category among
industry peers, driven by the company's emphasis on being the
employer and partner of choice in regions served, strategic
community investment in promoting regional resiliency and strength,
and continued focus on transparency through expanded disclosures
and external assurance of the annual Sands Environmental, Social
and Governance (ESG) Report.
"Our repeat placements on the foremost global sustainability
benchmark speak to our long-standing commitment to environmental
and social leadership, along with the economic vitality that our
world-class integrated resorts contribute to our host regions,"
said Patrick Dumont, president and
chief operating officer. "Over this past year, we've further
enhanced our corporate citizenship initiatives as part of our
dedication to continuous progress, particularly in the areas of
diversity, equity and inclusion, and local business and workforce
development. Combined with our flagship Sands ECO360 global
sustainability and Sands Cares community engagement programs, we
are well-positioned to deliver significant benefit to the regions
we serve."
Sands' global corporate responsibility commitment is part of the
company's foundation with an expansive body of work built on the
pillars of service to People, Communities and Planet. The People
pillar encompasses the company's focus on being the employer and
partner of choice leading the hospitality and tourism industry in
its regions. Key priorities are professional growth and advancement
for Team Members, suppliers and local business partners;
hospitality workforce development; health, safety and wellbeing;
diversity, equity and inclusion; and responsible gaming and
business practices.
The global Sands Cares community engagement program leads the
company's Community pillar and drives efforts to solve pressing
issues, create resiliency and maximize the inherent strengths of
regions served. Finally, Sands works to ensure the long-term
environmental health of its regions through the Planet pillar, led
by the Sands ECO360 global sustainability program, which drives
initiatives addressing low-carbon transition, water stewardship,
waste, plastic and packaging, and responsible sourcing.
The Dow Jones Sustainability Indices (DJSI) are a family of
best-in-class benchmarks for investors who have recognized that
sustainable business practices are critical to generating long-term
shareholder value and who wish to reflect sustainability
convictions in investment portfolios. The family was launched in
1999 as the first global sustainability benchmark and tracks the
stock performance of the world's leading companies in terms of
economic, environmental and social criteria. The S&P Global
Corporate Sustainability Assessment (CSA) provides detailed ESG
benchmarking insights to better integrate sustainability and
business strategy.
About Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS)
Las Vegas Sands is
the world's preeminent developer and operator of world-class
Integrated Resorts. We deliver unrivaled economic benefits to the
communities in which we operate.
Sands created the meetings, incentives, convention and
exhibition (MICE)-based Integrated Resort. Our industry-leading
Integrated Resorts provide substantial contributions to our host
communities including growth in leisure and business tourism,
sustained job creation and ongoing financial opportunities for
local small and medium-sized businesses.
Our properties include The Venetian Resort and Sands Expo in
Las Vegas, the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Through majority ownership in Sands
China Ltd., we have developed the largest portfolio of properties
on the Cotai Strip in Macao,
including The Venetian Macao, The Plaza and Four Seasons Hotel
Macao, The Londoner Macao and The Parisian Macao, as well as the
Sands Macao on the Macao Peninsula.
Sands is dedicated to being a good corporate citizen, anchored
by the core tenets of serving people, communities and planet. We
deliver a great working environment for our team members worldwide,
drive social impact through the Sands Cares community engagement
and charitable giving program and lead in environmental performance
through the award-winning Sands ECO360 global sustainability
program. To learn more, please visit www.sands.com.
Contacts:
Kristin
Koca
Las Vegas Sands
Kristin.Koca@sands.com
702-414-3218
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