OUR STRATEGY

Sands China is dedicated to being a good corporate citizen, committed to our people, our community and our planet.

PLANET

Materials and Resources

Increase purchasing of sustainable products and services

Water Stewardship

Protect, conserve and reuse water resources

Waste

Promote reduction, reuse and recycling of products and materials

Low-Carbon Transition

Advance energy efficiency and renewable solutions to address climate change

PEOPLE

WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT

Empower team members, develop skillsets in the hospitality industry and promote pathways to growth

DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

Create a collaborative, equitable environment for all and opportunities for underrepresented groups

Responsible Gaming

Ensure safeguards to help guests make informed choices and access assistance

Human Rights

Defend fundamental rights and freedoms of our team members, suppliers and guests

Supplier Advancement

Support small, local and diverse businesses in achieving success

COMMUNITY

Hardship Relief

Invest in solutions to create resiliency for people in need

Community Partner Advancement

Build the capacity of nonprofits to increase their impact

Culture and Heritage

Preserve our regions’ unique traditions and arts contributions and promote them on a global stage

Education

Advance learning and mentorship opportunities to remove barriers and build the workforce of the future

STAKEHOLDER ENGAGEMENT AND MATERIALITY

Understanding stakeholder expectations and capturing feedback for our corporate responsibility initiatives is one of the most important elements in developing our strategy. Through our stakeholder engagement and ESG materiality processes, Sands China has identified a core set of material topics that form the foundation of our corporate responsibility platform. These key issues are mapped to our corporate responsibility pillars of People, Community and Planet and guide development of our programmatic strategies. Within each pillar, we have designated an overarching ambition to drive action and create positive impact.

Our approach to materiality

Utilizing a broad long list of 20 ESG topics defined by various external frameworks and thought leaders, we conducted assessment of our outward and inward impacts. With the assistance of a third-party, we undertook desktop research to assess both outward and inward impacts across various sources including peers and ESG leaders, investor ESG ratings and rankings, trends and media, and internal documents. Complementing this research, stakeholder engagement was conducted to gain a deeper understanding of the perceptions of both internal and external stakeholders. A threshold was determined including the top 25% of issues from each axis as well as those with high stakeholder importance, identifying a list of 10 topics for prioritization by Sands China. The ESG topics identified through our materiality process are prioritized for management and disclosure. Topics are mapped to our corporate responsibility platform, ensuring they are reflected in our strategy and addressed in our ESG Report. For more details, please refer to pages 54-55 of the 2023 ESG Report.

SANDS CHINA’S MATERIAL TOPICS

DESKTOP
RESEARCH

We reviewed publicly available information to identify which topics are considered material by Peers, Industry Associations, Investor Ratings Agencies, and identify any new or emerging topics.

HIGHLY RELEVANT & ADDITIONAL TOPICS

STAKEHOLDER
ENGAGEMENT

Through a third party we conducted surveys and interviews with MICE Clients, Suppliers, NGOs, Government agencies, Academia to understand stakeholder perspectives on environmental, social and governance issues identified as material by SCL and desktop research.

HIGHLY RELEVANT & ADDITIONAL TOPICS

MEDIA SCAN

A third party analysed the prevalence of a list of issues identified as potentially material for SCL, including sentiment on these issues, in more than 18,000 articles. The aim being to understand broader perspectives on environmental, social and governance.

Our most recent materiality matrix is available in our 2023 ESG Report (page 53).