As reported on Green Lodging News, Caesars Entertainment just released its 2024 Corporate Social Responsibility Report, aka the PEOPLE PLANET PLAY report. Click here for the full report, written in accordance with GRI Standards.
In this column I will touch on highlights from the PLANET portion of the report.
Caesars Entertainment is maintaining its path to deliver carbon neutrality for its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 2050 through a combination of incremental efficiencies, accelerating use of renewable energy and nature-based offset solutions. Against a baseline year of 2019, the company reduced its Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 20 percent in 2024. Caesars Entertainment reduced its Scope 3 emissions by 16 percent against a 2022 base year.
Caesars Entertainment also reduced water consumption per square foot by 5 percent in 2024 when compared to 2019. The company diverted 41 percent of waste from landfill last year, with a goal of a 65 percent diversion rate by 2030.
Additional Highlights from the 2024 Report
- Initiated the replacement of five chillers totaling nearly 5,000 tons of cooling capacity at the Harrah’s Las Vegas, Tropicana Laughlin, and Horseshoe Las Vegas properties. The new magnetic bearing chillers are state of-the-art and should collectively save over 1,875 MWh per year and reduce carbon footprint by an estimated 769 MT.
- Solar-covered parking at the Harrah’s Atlantic City property came online, producing over 500,000 kWh in the last few months of 2024.
- On the utility-scale front, finalized a purchase power agreement in early 2024 to join an off-site solar development project that will supply more than 65,000 MWh of clean energy per year along with additional environmental attributes through the purchase of incremental renewable energy credits. The project is under construction and is expected to become operational in mid-2025.
- For calendar year 2024, on-location EV charging stations provided over 9,300 charging sessions to promote cleaner transportation. The Tesla stations delivered over 125,000 charging sessions.
- In 2024, it collaborated with the Southern Nevada Water Authority (SNWA) to install specialized meters in central plants for monitoring cooling tower efficiency. This initiative is part of a broader SNWA study aimed at quantifying the water usage of large evaporative cooling systems and identifying technologies to enhance efficiency and conservation.
- Caesars has also coordinated with specialized recycling partners to reuse or recycle less common (and many times more complicated) items, including cigarette butts, car tires and cooking oil. At Caesars’ five racing destinations, horse manure was composted. This diverted over 16,000 tons of manure from the landfill in 2024.
- In June of 2024, Caesars New Orleans partnered with the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana to recycle oyster shells used in reef restorations to safeguard the region’s coastline against climate-related natural disasters. In the first six months of the program, over 26,000 shells were recycled and used for coastal restoration.
- With over 46,000 hotel rooms, in-shower, single-use amenities have been a strong focus in Caesars Entertainment’s reduction of plastic. In 2024, it reached 85 percent conversion from single-use to bulk dispenser in-shower amenities, resulting in a reduction of over 15 million single-use plastic containers.
- In 2024, Caesars joined two U.S. Department of Energy programs: the Better Climate Challenge and the Better Buildings Challenge, aligning with its climate commitments and building efficiency strategy. Both programs support the company’s climate goals and provide tools, resources and peer learning to help improve building efficiency and reduce GHG emissions.
“Our commitment to sustainability goes beyond compliance; it’s about leading the charge towards a greener future,” says Eric Dominguez SVP Engineering & Asset Management, in the report. “We recognize that our actions today shape the world of tomorrow, and we’re dedicated to integrating innovative practices that reduce our environmental footprint while delivering unforgettable experiences for our guests.”
Continue to follow Caesars Entertainment in 2025. Construction is slated to start late this year on a rooftop solar project that will be installed at the LEED Gold-Certified Forum Convention Center in Las Vegas. The project’s commercial operation date is expected to be in late 2025 or early 2026. This will add 3 MW of solar capacity to Caesars Entertainment’s portfolio, bringing total on-site solar capacity to over 10 MW.
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