Sands China Ltd. released its 2025 ESG Report, confirming that every environmental, social and governance target set for the 2021-2025 cycle has been achieved or exceeded.
Planet • Scope 1 and 2 greenhouse-gas emissions dropped 61% versus the 2018 base year, far surpassing the 30% reduction target aligned with the 1.5 °C pathway. • Renewable energy accounted for 34% of total consumption, up from 6% in 2021, helped by the purchase of 394,000 MWh of energy attribute certificates. • Operational waste-diversion rate reached 21% (target: 20%), while campus-wide food-waste prevention, rescue and diversion hit 16% (target: 12%). • Potable-water use intensity fell 9% from 2019, tripling the 3% reduction goal.
People • Workforce-development investment delivered 10.40 million training hours, eclipsing the 7 million-hour goal one year early. • Women hold 45% of management and 47% of junior-management roles, meeting both 2025 gender-diversity targets. • Team-member volunteerism totalled 224,714 hours, beating the 200,000-hour ambition ahead of schedule.
Community and Supply Chain • Local procurement represented 82% of the US$1.66 billion supplier spend, with 24% directed to Macao SMEs. • The Sands Procurement Academy has graduated more than 600 local SMEs across 18 cohorts.
Governance • The board comprises 10 directors, half of whom are independent and 20% female. • ISO-certified management systems cover environment (ISO 14001), event sustainability (ISO 20121), occupational health and safety (ISO 45001) and information security (ISO 27001). • Executive compensation now links up to 30% of variable pay to ESG performance.
Recognitions Sands China retained inclusion in the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World and Asia Pacific indices and ranked in the top 1% of both the China and Global editions of the S&P Global Sustainability Yearbook. Additional ratings include MSCI “A”, ISS ESG “B+ Prime” and CDP Climate Change “A”.
Looking Ahead The company is updating its materiality assessment and will set new ESG targets covering 2026-2030, to be announced in the next annual report.
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