LAS VEGAS—For the fifth consecutive year Caesars Entertainment has committed to participate in the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour, visually demonstrating its commitment to operate in an environmentally responsible manner. Caesars Entertainment’s worldwide resorts and casinos in the United States, Uruguay and China will shut off non-essential exterior lighting and marquees from 8:30 to 9:30 p.m. local time on March 23.
“By participating in Earth Hour globally, we will be presenting a united visual and call to action for individuals and businesses to address climate change,” said Gwen Migita, vice president of sustainability and community affairs at Caesars Entertainment. “Our stewardship of the environment is a firm commitment as we continue to accelerate our sustainable practices at all our resorts to benefit the environment and peoples around the world.”
Earth Hour is an event in which millions of people turn off their lights for one hour in support of action on climate change and toward creating a cleaner, safer and more secure future. Now in its sixth year, Earth Hour asks people the world over to go beyond the hour and think about what else they can do to make a difference when the lights come back on. Guests on property will be encouraged to participate by turning off their hotel room lights and drawing their curtains for one hour.
Every year, Caesars and its nearly 70,000 employees engage in sustainable business practices and environmental programs through CodeGreen, its initiative that provides tangible low-carbon solutions to reduce water, energy and waste consumption at all Caesars resorts. Each property has a CodeGreen team that implements grassroots programs aimed to enhance energy efficiencies, reduce the impact on natural resources and improve waste streams at Caesars’ resorts and in their communities.
The company continues to expand its guest and community programs through partnerships with the National Park Trust, Rebuilding Together, Sustainable Brands, Global Sustainable Tourism Council and Clean the World, which collects, sanitizes and redistributes in-room amenities for developing countries and homeless shelters in the United States. Many of these national programs include educational components that illustrate the imperative nature of being environmentally-friendly at home and at work.
Internally, the company executes multiple campaigns under its CodeGreen strategy focused on energy, water and waste reductions throughout the year that drive incremental habit changes in the work place and at home. Caesars Entertainment has also invested more than $70 million in energy efficiencies resulting in resource savings of $26 million annually.
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