LAS VEGAS, March 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) will recognize Earth Hour, the global
effort to raise awareness of climate change, by dimming the
exterior lights at 18 of its properties worldwide March 25.
During the annual event, which is sponsored by the World
Wildlife Fund, millions of people join communities, businesses and
iconic landmarks around the world in switching their lights off for
one hour. The goal is to demonstrate the importance of energy
conservation and to support action on climate change.
Exterior lighting, rooftop signage, marquees and front features
at all the MGM Resorts' major Las
Vegas resorts as well as MGM China in Macau, MGM National Harbor in Maryland, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in
New Jersey, Gold Strike Tunica,
and Beau Rivage Resort and Casino in Biloxi, Miss., will be turned off from
8:30 to 9:30 p.m. local time. These
iconic resorts will be joined by several world-famous landmarks,
including the Sydney Opera House
and The Acropolis of Athens.
"MGM Resorts is an advocate of the environment and we are
committed to doing our part to protect our planet's limited
resources," said Cindy Ortega, MGM
Resorts Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer.
"Events such as Earth Hour give us the opportunity to demonstrate
our support, while encouraging others to join us in conservation
efforts."
This year marks the 11th anniversary of Earth Hour.
The annual conservation awareness event was started by World
Wildlife Fund in 2007 in Sydney,
Australia with more than two million participants. Now, more
than 162 countries and territories and millions of people around
the world are engaged in this celebration.
MGM Resorts prides itself on being one of the resort industry's
leaders in environmental sustainability. Due to its efforts, the
company has saved more than 140 million kilowatt hours of energy in
the past five years at its resorts, enough to power 12,000 homes
annually.
In 2017, the company will mark a milestone when its 1.3
millionth light bulb will be retrofitted to state-of-the-art,
ultra-efficient light-emitting diode (LED) lamps. The project
started nearly two years ago. When it's completed, every light in
every public and back-of-house area at all of the company's resorts
will be energy-efficient. This project is part of MGM's commitment
to the U.S. Energy Department's Better Buildings Challenge, which
it joined in 2014.
The national pledge calls for organizations to voluntarily
reduce their building portfolio energy use by 20 percent, by
2020.
For more information about MGM Resorts International's
commitment to sustainability, please visit:
www.mgmresorts.com/csr.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) is one of the world's leading global
hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort
brands including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage.
The Company opened MGM National Harbor in Maryland on December 8,
2016, and is in the process of developing MGM Springfield in
Massachusetts. MGM Resorts
controls and holds a 76 percent economic interest in the operating
partnership of MGM Growth Properties LLC (NYSE: MGP), a premier
triple-net lease real estate investment trust engaged in the
acquisition, ownership and leasing of large-scale destination
entertainment and leisure resorts. The Company also owns 56 percent
of MGM China Holdings Limited (SEHK: 2282), which owns MGM
MACAU and is developing MGM COTAI,
and 50 percent of CityCenter in Las
Vegas, which features ARIA Resort & Casino. MGM Resorts
is named among FORTUNE® Magazine's 2016 list of World's Most
Admired Companies®. For more information about MGM Resorts
International, visit the Company's website at
www.mgmresorts.com.
About WWF
WWF is one of the world's largest and most
respected independent conservation organizations, with over 5
million supporters and a global network active in over 100
countries. WWF's mission is to stop the degradation of the
earth's natural environment and to build a future in which humans
live in harmony with nature, by conserving the world's biological
diversity, ensuring that the use of renewable natural resources is
sustainable, and promoting the reduction of pollution and wasteful
consumption. Visit panda.org/news for latest news and media
resources.
About Earth Hour
Earth Hour is WWF's global
environmental movement. Born in Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour has grown to become
the world's largest grassroots movement for the environment,
inspiring individuals, communities, businesses and organizations in
more than 170 countries and territories to take tangible climate
action for over a decade. The movement recognizes the role of
individuals in changing climate change and harnesses the collective
power of its millions of supporters to shine a light on climate
action.
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