

Sands China's Integrated Resorts Go Dark to Support Earth Hour 2021
13th year of promoting the
worldwide event
Part of Sands ECO360 global sustainability strategy
(Macao, Mar. 27, 2021) – Sands China properties
turned off their exterior lights and non-essential
indoor lights for one hour Saturday, in support of
Earth Hour 2021. For 13 years now, Sands China
Ltd. has joined businesses and individuals around the
world to support the well-established global event. All
Sands China properties took part in the lights-off
activity: Sands® Macao; The
Venetian® Macao; The Plaza® Macao
featuring Four Seasons; The Parisian Macao; and The
Londoner® Macao featuring The Londoner Hotel,
St. Regis, Conrad, and
Sheraton.
Earth Hour was
founded in 2007 with a goal of raising awareness of
climate change by encouraging eco-conscious individuals,
communities, households and businesses around the world
to turn off their lights for one hour.
In addition to
its yearly participation, Sands China has been taking
the initiative for several years to observe Earth Hour
on a monthly basis, switching off properties' exterior
lights, signage and marquees for one hour on the first
Tuesday of each month – greatly multiplying the positive
effects of the energy-saving
endeavour.
“Eco-consciousness
is at the core of Sands China's guiding principles for
doing business, as a part of not just the Macao local
community, but the global community too,” said Sean
McCreery, senior vice president of resort operations for
Sands China Ltd. “Earth Hour is a fantastic initiative
and we are proud to be a long-time supporter. And our
thanks go to our team members for always supporting our
efforts to encourage sustainability each day at work and
at home with our
families.”
In 2020, the
Sands ECO360 global sustainability strategy helped Sands
China save more than 2 million kWh of energy through the
implementation of various projects such as the
installation of energy efficient motors (electronically
commutated motors) to optimise cooling and heating
systems across all properties. These and other various
Sands ECO360 initiatives continue to help Sands China
maintain environmentally sustainable operations,
frequently earning the company recognition for its
efforts. Among them, The Londoner Hotel, The Parisian
Macao, Four Seasons Hotel Macao Cotai Strip, Conrad
Macao, The St. Regis Macao and Sheraton Grand Macao each
hold a Macao Green Hotel Gold Award, and The Venetian
Macao holds a Macau Green Hotel Platinum
Award.
Additionally,
Sands China ranked in the top 10 in both the Hong Kong
Business Sustainability Index and the Greater Bay Area
Business Sustainability Index in 2020. Run by The
Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) Business School's
Centre for Business Sustainability, the Hong Kong index
charts the ongoing development and performance of Hang
Seng Index constituent companies on business
sustainability, aiming to encourage them to adopt
corporate social responsibility as a progressive
business model to achieve business sustainability. Also
run by CUHK, the wider-reaching Greater Bay Area index
is the first-of-its-kind business sustainability index
for the region, seeking to further encourage
sustainability among companies in the Guangdong-Hong
Kong-Macao Greater Bay
Area.
Photo caption: Sands China Ltd. properties switch off
exterior lights and non-essential indoor lights for one hour
March 27 during Earth Hour 2021, joining businesses and
individuals around the world to increase climate change
awareness.