Sands China Recognised as Exemplar in Five of CUHK’s Business Sustainability Indices
Honouring its significant achievements in corporate sustainability
(Macao, Nov 27, 2025) – Sands China Ltd. has been named an Exemplar in five categories of the 2025 Business Sustainability Indices (BSI) by the Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK), including four Top 3 rankings. This makes Sands China the first integrated tourism and leisure enterprise in Macao to achieve a Top 3 ranking in the BSI. The company was further honoured with the Hong Kong Business Sustainability Index 10th Anniversary Decade of Excellence Award – Sustainability Progress for the first time, recognising its significant progress in sustainable management, its profound impact on the environment and society, and its contributions to promoting sustainable development.
The Business Sustainability Indices were launched in 2015 and aim to recognise companies that contribute to positive impact on society and the environment. The indices are ranked and scored based in three areas: value (comprising vision and mission), process (management and practice) and impact. The BSI assess companies’ vision, management capabilities, and their impact (contributions) to society, the environment and stakeholders.
This year’s BSI assessed 385 listed companies in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Shenzhen, and Shanghai, and global hotel chains. Sands China ranked in the top three in the following indices:
Furthermore, Sands China was ranked in the top 10 companies in the Greater China Hotel Business Sustainability Index, meanwhile achieving the highest rating of Exemplar in all five indices. This recognition fully affirms the company’s comprehensive integration of social responsibility practices into its business model and its effective balancing of the needs of all stakeholders. For its years of implementing a progressive strategy for corporate social responsibility and sustainability, Sands China received the ‘Hong Kong Business Sustainability Index 10th Anniversary Decade of Excellence Award – Sustainability Progress,’ demonstrating the significant achievements and rapid growth of its sustainability practices.
Grant Chum, chief executive officer and executive director of Sands China Ltd., said: “Sands China is honoured to receive multiple recognitions from the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s Business Sustainability Indices for our sustainable development initiatives, and we are proud to have won the Hong Kong Business Sustainability Index 10th Anniversary Decade of Excellence Award – Sustainability Progress, testifying to the remarkable progress we have made in our environmental, social and governance strategies over the years. We will continue to fulfil our corporate social responsibility, integrate sustainable development into all aspects of our business, and optimise measures to benefit environmental and social development, setting a benchmark for the industry. We sincerely thank our team members, suppliers, and community partners for their full cooperation and support in contributing to building a sustainable future.”
Sands China has consistently focused on promoting and optimising its sustainable development initiatives, including energy conservation and emission reduction, resource recycling, environmental protection, and community engagement, to help reduce the environmental impact of its operations. This July, all plastic water bottles used in Sands China’s operations were completely replaced with those made from reusable or sustainable materials (such as rPET), achieving the company’s plastic reduction target as scheduled and further putting its green operating philosophy into practice.
Sands China’s sustainable business practices are carried out under the People, Planet and Communities corporate social responsibility platform of Las Vegas Sands. Sands China’s variety of initiatives include the Sands ECO360 global sustainability strategy, the Sands Cares corporate giving and community engagement programme, and the Sands China Academy, a team member professional development programme. Sands China has a strong track record in sustainable business performance through the economic value and social impact it has delivered – as part of its commitment to serve the Macao community and contribute to making it a better place to live and work.
Photo caption: Sands China team members display the company’s six certificates awarded in this year’s Business Sustainability Indices (BSI). Sands China earned four Top 3 rankings and one Top 10 ranking, and a Hong Kong Business Sustainability Index 10th Anniversary Decade of Excellence Award – Sustainability Progress.