LAS VEGAS, June 5, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- During the month of
May, Las Vegas Sands Corp. (NYSE: LVS) Team Members around the
globe participated in the company's annual Sands ECO360 Clean Plate
Challenge, a campaign aligned with the company's sustainability
program to reduce food waste. The event was an engagement and
educational initiative designed to encourage Team Members at all
Las Vegas Sands' properties in both the
United States and Asia to
only take as much food as they'll consume when eating in the Team
Member Dining Rooms.
"Food waste is a very relevant issue for the hospitality
industry and the annual Sands ECO360 Clean Plate Challenge is an
excellent way for our Team Members to participate in an activity
that is not only beneficial to our business but also to the
environment," said Katarina Tesarova, vice president of global
sustainability at Las Vegas Sands. "Educating people about the
various ways they can help to minimize their impact on the planet
is an important component to realizing a more sustainable future
for all of us," Katarina continued. "This challenge is just one
example of the global engagement initiatives we designed for our
Team Members to take actions and make the world a more sustainable
place to live."
Prior to the event, property sustainability teams consulted and
collaborated with their respective property chefs in order to
encourage a "zero-waste" meal service, helping the company cut
pre-consumer food waste. During the challenge itself, the total
number of Team Members that did their part and consumed all the
food on their plate were entered into a raffle drawing of various
prizes. The total number of clean plates was tracked by each
property. Any plate that had edible food waste on it was excluded
from the count.
During the three-day challenge, a total of 98,152 clean plates
were recorded. Following the meal services, any leftover food was
either donated to a local charity or fed into on-site food waste
digesters, which turn food into greywater that can be safely
discharged. These initiatives prevented any food waste from being
sent to a landfill.
Las Vegas Sands is working to align its Sands ECO360 global
sustainability strategy with the United Nations Sustainable
Development Goals (SDGs), a set of seventeen aspirational
objectives to guide actions of governments, international agencies,
civil society and other institutions over the next 15 years. The
Clean Plate Challenge is line with Goal 12, which calls for, among
other targets, a 50% reduction of per capita global food waste by
2030 at the retail and consumer levels, in addition to reducing
food losses along production and supply chains.
According to the Food and Agricultural Organization of the
United Nations, an estimated one-third of food produced worldwide
is wasted, which has tremendous economic, social and environmental
consequences. Las Vegas Sands believes reducing food waste is one
of the easiest personal efforts to reduce carbon emissions and make
a contribution towards a better environment for the entire
planet.
About Las Vegas Sands Corp.
Las Vegas Sands (NYSE:
LVS) is the world's leading developer and operator of Integrated
Resorts. Our collection of Integrated Resorts in Asia and the United
States feature state-of-the-art convention and exhibition
facilities, premium accommodations, world-class gaming and
entertainment, destination retail and dining including celebrity
chef restaurants and many other amenities.
Our properties include The Venetian and The Palazzo resorts and
Sands Expo in Las Vegas, Sands
Bethlehem in Eastern Pennsylvania,
and the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore. Through majority ownership in Sands
China Ltd., LVS owns a portfolio of properties on the Cotai Strip
in Macao, including The Venetian
Macao, The Plaza and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, Sands Cotai Central
and The Parisian Macao, as well as the Sands Macao on the
Macao Peninsula.
LVS is dedicated to being a good corporate citizen, anchored by
the core tenets of delivering a great working environment for more
than 50,000 employees worldwide, driving impact through its Sands
Cares corporate giving program and leading innovation with the
company's award-winning Sands ECO360° global sustainability
program. To learn more, please visit www.sands.com.
Contacts:
Kristin Koca
Kristin.Koca@sands.com
702-414-3218
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