LONDON, July 29, 2019
/PRNewswire/
-- International Game Technology PLC ("IGT")
(NYSE:IGT) has announced the release of its 12th annual
Sustainability Report, which demonstrates the Company's drive to
create value globally, increase its socially responsible corporate
citizenship, and report on its activities transparently.
"IGT actively focuses our corporate social
responsibility strategy on nine of the United Nations' Sustainable
Development Goals to continue strengthening our corporate
leadership through advanced sustainability practices,"
said Marco Sala, IGT CEO. "IGT's 2018
Sustainability Report outlines achievements the Company has made in
the last year that positively impact the global communities that we
serve through a wide range of customer interactions, community
involvement, and employee engagement activities."
The 2018 report shows IGT's commitments and achievements in
generating value for a range of stakeholder groups, including
employees, customers, communities, and suppliers.
Highlights of the report include:
- Advancing Responsibility: IGT pursues the higher
goal of earning and maintaining the trust of its stakeholders
worldwide via programs, and solutions designed to guarantee fair
play and sensible data protection. IGT is the only vendor with
three distinct industry certifications for its commitment to
responsible gaming. The Company was recertified by the World
Lottery Association (WLA) for its Corporate Social
Responsibility Standards and Certification Framework and
successfully achieved responsible gaming accreditation from Global
Gambling Guidance Group (G4) for its digital and gaming
segments.
- Economic Growth and Industry Innovation: IGT operates in
more than 100 countries and is committed to working with its
customers to understand their unique business challenges.
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- In 2018, IGT expanded its printing press in Lakeland, Florida to increase printing
capacity by 30%, while improving efficiency, flexibility, and
economic growth in the community.
- A Fair and Inclusive Work Culture: IGT employs more than
12,000 employees in 58 countries and values the diversity its
people represent. This diversity enables IGT to anticipate global
business needs and better connect to customers and
communities.
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- In 2018, IGT established the Executive Diversity and Inclusion
Council, hired its first Vice President of Diversity and Inclusion,
and established diversity inclusion groups, which are networks of
employees built around underrepresented dimensions of
diversity.
- Empowering Our Communities: IGT engages in a broad
spectrum of community involvement and employee engagement
initiatives, providing educational and economic opportunities for
people in varying socio-economic environments around the
globe.
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- In 2018, "IGT Global Giving Week – a Day for Doing" was created
for employees to volunteer and give back to their local
communities. The week-long initiative encourages employees to take
a paid day off to volunteer at a nonprofit of their
choice.
- Building Relevant Workforce Skills: The After
School Advantage program is IGT's flagship community initiative,
providing non-profit community agencies and public schools with 300
digital learning centers in the past 20 years to help at-risk
children gain critical, competitive skills.
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- In 2018, IGT opened 15 After School Advantage labs
internationally, and launched a plan to refresh the program with a
greater focus on learning in Science, Technology, Engineering,
Arts, and Math.
- Reducing the Environmental Impact: IGT worked toward
reducing its environmental impact around the globe in 2018 and
targeted specific projects such as electricity and gas consumption,
lighting, ventilation, and encouraging eco-friendly behaviors.
These programs have saved enough energy to charge 182 million
smartphones.
The 2018 report is available online at www.IGT.com.
About IGT
IGT (NYSE:IGT) is the global leader in
gaming. We enable players to experience their favorite games across
all channels and regulated segments, from Gaming Machines and
Lotteries to Digital and Social Gaming. Leveraging a wealth of
premium content, substantial investment in innovation, in-depth
customer intelligence, operational expertise and leading-edge
technology, our gaming solutions anticipate the demands of
consumers wherever they decide to play. We have a well-established
local presence and relationships with governments and regulators in
more than 100 countries around the world, and create value by
adhering to the highest standards of service, integrity, and
responsibility. IGT has more than 12,000 employees. For more
information, please visit www.igt.com.
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Statements
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statements (including within the meaning of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995) concerning International Game
Technology PLC and its consolidated subsidiaries (the
"Company") and other matters. These statements may discuss
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which are outside the Company's control. Should one or more of
these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should any of the
underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results may differ
materially from those predicted in the forward-looking statements
and from past results, performance, or achievements. Therefore, you
should not place undue reliance on such statements. Factors that
could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements include (but are not limited to) the
factors and risks described in the Company's annual report on Form
20-F for the financial year ended December 31, 2018 and
other documents filed from time to time with the SEC, which
are available on the SEC's website
at www.sec.gov and on the investor relations section of
the Company's website at www.IGT.com. Except as required under
applicable law, the Company does not assume any obligation to
update these forward-looking statements. You should carefully
consider these factors and other risks and uncertainties that
affect the Company's business. Nothing in this news release is
intended, or is to be construed, as a profit forecast or to be
interpreted to mean that financial performance of the Company for
the current or any future financial years will necessarily match or
exceed the historical published financial performance of the
Company, as applicable. All forward-looking statements contained in
this news release are qualified in their entirety by this
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Contact:
Phil
O'Shaughnessy, Global Communications, toll free in
U.S./Canada +1 (844) IGT-7452;
outside U.S./Canada +1 (401)
392-7452
Francesco Luti, +39 3485475493; for
Italian media inquiries
James Hurley, Investor Relations, +1
(401) 392-7190
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