MACAO, June 18, 2015
/PRNewswire/ -- Sands China Ltd. has received its latest
environmental accolade, earning a spot in Newsweek magazine's Top
Green Companies in the World 2015. Newsweek's annual Green Rankings
examines the world's 500 largest publicly-traded companies, ranking
them on corporate sustainability and environmental impact.
Sands China is ranked 99th
globally, and is the only Macao
company represented in this year's Newsweek Green
Rankings -- one of the world's
most recognised assessments of corporate environmental performance.
Sands China placed second globally
in the list's Hotels, Restaurants & Leisure category, and is
second among the 56 companies representing Greater China.
"Sustainable operations is a central part of the thinking at
Sands China," said Mark McWhinnie,
senior vice president of resort operations and development. "We are
keenly aware of our responsibility to the environment, to our
community and to future generations; this recognition by Newsweek
is welcome confirmation of the success of our continued efforts
toward environmental sustainability."
Newsweek's assessment included examining Sands China's efforts
toward responsible gaming, the customer experience, and generating
a positive impact on society and the economy. Sands China's ongoing commitment to the community
includes organising regular community events. The Sands China Care
Ambassador programme often reaches out to the segments of society
most in need, and the Sands China Community Academy gives community
groups access to learn from and be inspired by some of the planet's
most talented individuals from the worlds of sport, cinema, stage
and beyond.
Sands China implements numerous
sustainability measures under the Sands ECO360 degree global sustainability strategy.
By installing LED lights and optimising heating, ventilation and
air-conditioning systems, the company saved a total of 28 million
kWh of electricity in 2014 --
enough to power more than 70,000 households every month. Sands
China increased its waste
recycling rate from 2 per cent in 2012 to 12 per cent in 2015. The
company also processes its properties' landscaping waste into
compost with a wood chipping machine, and converts large volumes of
waste into bio-water via innovative food waste digester
machines.
In recognition of efforts such as these and others, Sands China
holds several environmental awards and certifications. Among them,
The Venetian® Macao's
convention and exhibition centre is ISO 20121 certified in event
sustainability management.
Newsweek's Green Rankings is based on research from Corporate
Knights Capital, along with a green revenue score by HIP (Human
Impact + Profit) Investor Inc. The 2015 rankings utilise eight
environmental performance indicators: energy productivity,
greenhouse gas productivity, water productivity, waste
productivity, green revenue score, green pay link, sustainability
board committee, and audited environmental metrics.
More information about the 2015 Newsweek Green Rankings is
available at
www.newsweek.com/green-2015/top-green-companies-world-2015.
About Sands China Ltd.
Sands China Ltd. (HKEx: 1928, Sands China or the Company) is a
Cayman Islands registered company
and is listed on The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited. Sands China is the largest operator of integrated
resorts in Macao. The Company's
Sands Resorts Cotai Strip Macao is comprised of The
Venetian® Macao, The
Plaza™ Macao and Sands®
Cotai Central. The Company also owns and operates Sands®
Macao on the Macao peninsula. The Company's integrated
resorts contain a diversified mix of leisure and business
attractions and transportation operations, including large meeting
and convention facilities, a wide range of restaurants, shopping
malls, world-class entertainment at the Cotai Arena and The
Venetian Theatre, and a high-speed Cotai Water Jet ferry service
between Hong Kong and Macao. The Company's property development
projects on Cotai have the goal of transforming it into
Asia's premier entertainment and
business destination. Sands China
is a subsidiary of global resort developer Las Vegas Sands Corp.
(NYSE: LVS).
For more information, please visit www.sandschinaltd.com.
Media contacts:
Corporate Communications, Venetian Macau Limited
Mabel Wu
Tel: +853-8118-2268
Email: mabel.wu@sands.com.mo
Simpson Lei
Tel: +853-8118-2054
Email: simpson.lei@sands.com.mo
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