OUR PERFORMANCE
Measuring and reporting ESG performance is a crucial element of our strategy. As we entered the mid-point of our five-year reporting cycle, we are pleased to present our progress toward our 2025 ambitions and targets. Our performance and historical trends are reflective of our portfolio in 2023, which includes operation of our five integrated resorts.
Environment
Social
Governance
PLANET
ABSOLUTE EMISSIONS, Scope 1 and 2 (MT CO2e)
2025 Target : 17.5% ↓ from 2018
WATER USE
2025 Target: 3% ↓ in potable water use per active sq. ft. from 2019
WASTE DIVERSION
2025 Target: Increase in operational diversion rate to 20%
FOOD WASTE DIVERSION (CAMPUS-WIDE)
2025 Target: 12% of food waste campus wide is prevented, rescued or diverted
PLASTIC AND PACKAGING
2025 Target: 100% Sands China-branded water bottles are reusable or made from sustainable materials
NOTES
1 Baseline year data provided for comparison.
2 The operational downturn associated with the global COVID-19 Pandemic impacted this result.
3 The percentage of Sands China-branded water bottles made from sustainable materials decreased in 2023 due to an influx of casino customers after relief of boarder restrictions as the COVID-19 Pandemic ended.
PEOPLE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
2025 Target: 7 million hours in workforce development training1
REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT2
2025 Target: 45% representation of women
REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN JUNIOR MANAGEMENT3
2025 Target: 47% representation of women
COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEER HOURS
2025 Target: 200,000 Volunteer hours
NOTES
1 Include hotel partners.
2 Includes managers, directors, vice presidents and above.
3 Includes assistant manager to senior manager positions.
4 We have achieved our volunteering hours target last year due to increased number of volunteer hours to support COVID-19 related activities. We have set a new 2025 ambition for team member volunteering in 2023.
2023 BOARD REPRESENTATION
SPEND WITH LOCAL SUPPLIERS1
SPEND WITH SMES IN MACAO
NOTES
1 Local is defined by region as Macao.
2 As COVID-19-related restrictions were eased, spending with local suppliers returned to pre-pandemic (i.e. 2019) levels.
Environment
PLANET
ABSOLUTE EMISSIONS, Scope 1 and 2 (MT CO2e)
2025 Target : 17.5% ↓ from 2018
WATER USE
2025 Target: 3% ↓ in potable water use per active sq. ft. from 2019
WASTE DIVERSION
2025 Target: Increase in operational diversion rate to 20%
FOOD WASTE DIVERSION (CAMPUS-WIDE)
2025 Target: 12% of food waste campus wide is prevented, rescued or diverted
PLASTIC AND PACKAGING
2025 Target: 100% Sands China-branded water bottles are reusable or made from sustainable materials
NOTES
1 Baseline year data provided for comparison.
2 The operational downturn associated with the global COVID-19 Pandemic impacted this result.
3 The percentage of Sands China-branded water bottles made from sustainable materials decreased in 2023 due to an influx of casino customers after relief of boarder restrictions as the COVID-19 Pandemic ended.
Governance
BOARD REPRESENTATION
SPEND WITH LOCAL SUPPLIERS1
SPEND WITH SMES IN MACAO
NOTES
1 Local is defined by region as Macao.
2 As COVID-19-related restrictions were eased, spending with local suppliers returned to pre-pandemic (i.e. 2019) levels.
Social
PEOPLE
WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT
2025 Target: 7 million hours in workforce development training1
REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN MANAGEMENT2
025 Target: 45% representation of women
REPRESENTATION OF WOMEN IN JUNIOR MANAGEMENT3
2025 Target: 47% representation of women
COMMUNITY
VOLUNTEER HOURS
2025 Target: 200,000 Volunteer hours
NOTES
1 Include hotel partners.
2 Includes managers, directors, vice presidents and above.
3 Includes assistant manager to senior manager positions.
4 We have achieved our volunteering hours target last year due to increased number of volunteer hours to support COVID-19 related activities. We have set a new 2025 ambition for team member volunteering in 2023.