Melco sustainability strategy ‘Above & Beyond’ honored by PATA Gold Awards and International Gaming Awards
September 17 2021 - 5:02AM
Melco Resorts & Entertainment has been honored by Pacific Asia
Travel Association (PATA) Gold Awards 2021 as winner of the
‘Climate Change Initiative’ category and named ‘Sustainable Resort
of the Year’ by International Gaming Awards (IGA) 2021. The ‘Above
and Beyond’ sustainability strategy ensures that Melco achieves
carbon neutrality and zero waste across all its global resorts by
2030. The influence of these goals extends far beyond the
boundaries of Melco’s business, inspiring guests to rally around a
better, more sustainable future for all. The strategy contributes
towards Melco’s sustainability focus areas including:
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Zeroing in on food waste. By raising awareness
amongst colleagues, the amount of food being discarded has been
significantly reduced. Post pandemic, the initiative alone is
forecast to save 107 tonnes a year. AI technology
has been deployed across Macau and Manila colleague dining areas.
This enabled close monitoring of food production levels and reduced
pre-consumption wastage by a massive 67%. Now with the same
partner, Winnow, Melco is pioneering a new plate waste monitoring
process to support further reduction. Feeding over 10,000
colleagues several times daily, the potential reduction in volume
is significant.
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Efficiency measures in Macau and the Philippines
reduced greenhouse gas emissions by the equivalent of taking 5,286
cars off the road. Melco’s operations in Manila now use greywater
in its cooling towers. This change alone will, when business is
back to normal, save 88 Olympic sized swimming pools worth of water
annually, meaning it no longer needs to be drawn from the city’s
supply.
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Reducing consumption of harmful chemicals. All
Melco Macau properties achieved Green Key Awards in 2020, meeting
the stringent standards set by the Foundation for Environmental
Education (FEE) in a year when sanitization became such a high
priority.
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Reduction of single use plastic by targeting guest
amenity kits, in-room consumables such as shampoos, as well as
tackling the problem of food packaging head on. Furthermore, the
installation of NORDAQ onsite filtration and bottling plant has set
the most striking example for the industry. In Macau alone, Melco
will take almost 15 million plastic water bottles off the
table.
Ms. Denise Chen, Senior Sustainability
Adviser of Melco, said, “We are thrilled to be recognized
by PATA and IGA for our commitment towards Sustainability. In an
industry not traditionally known for sustainability, Melco strives
to continue to pioneer more environmentally responsible ways to
operate integrated resorts. We will continue to protect the
environment for future generations with our passion, ambition and
the tough goals set in the ‘Above & Beyond’ sustainability
strategy.”
Ms. Maria Helena de Senna Fernandes,
Director of the Macao Government Tourism Office, said,
“Amid the global disruption to the tourism industry brought by the
pandemic, this year it is particularly encouraging to see in the
limelight some of the best initiatives across the tourism industry
in the Asia-Pacific region, in the multiple areas of marketing,
sustainability and social responsibility.”
Supported by the Macao Government Tourism Office
since 1995, the regional PATA Gold Awards recognizes outstanding
organizations and individuals in the tourism industry,
acknowledging the very best that the Asia Pacific’s travel industry
has to offer. The winners were selected by an independent judging
committee consisting of senior executives from the travel, tourism
and hospitality sectors. PATA Gold Awards 2021 attracted a total of
113 entries from 51 travel and tourism organizations and
individuals.
The International Gaming Awards recognizes
excellence across the gaming industry and is supported by renowned
players from all tiers of the industry.
About Melco Resorts & Entertainment
Limited
The Company, with its American depositary shares
listed on the NASDAQ Global Select Market (NASDAQ: MLCO), is a
developer, owner and operator of integrated resort facilities in
Asia and Europe. The Company currently operates Altira Macau
(www.altiramacau.com), an integrated resort located at Taipa, Macau
and City of Dreams (www.cityofdreamsmacau.com), an integrated
resort located in Cotai, Macau. Its business also includes the
Mocha Clubs (www.mochaclubs.com), which comprise the largest
non-casino based operations of electronic gaming machines in Macau.
The Company also majority owns and operates Studio City
(www.studiocity-macau.com), a cinematically-themed integrated
resort in Cotai, Macau. In the Philippines, a Philippine subsidiary
of the Company currently operates and manages City of Dreams Manila
(www.cityofdreamsmanila.com), an integrated resort in the
Entertainment City complex in Manila. In Europe, the Company is
currently developing City of Dreams Mediterranean
(www.cityofdreamsmed.com.cy) in the Republic of Cyprus, which is
expected to be the largest and premier integrated destination
resort in Europe. The Company is currently operating a temporary
casino, the first authorized casino in the Republic of Cyprus, and
is licensed to operate four satellite casinos (“Cyprus Casinos”).
Upon the opening of City of Dreams Mediterranean, the Company will
continue to operate the satellite casinos while operation of the
temporary casino will cease. For more information about the
Company, please visit www.melco-resorts.com.
The Company is strongly supported by its single
largest shareholder, Melco International Development Limited, a
company listed on the Main Board of The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong
Limited and is substantially owned and led by Mr. Lawrence Ho, who
is the Chairman, Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer of
the Company.
For media enquiries, please
contact:Chimmy LeungExecutive Director, Corporate
Communications Tel: +852 3151 3765Email:
chimmyleung@melco-resorts.com
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