LAS VEGAS, March 29, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- For the 12th
consecutive year, MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) will
participate in Earth Hour, the worldwide effort that puts climate
change in the spotlight. A total of 19 MGM Resort properties around
the globe, as well as T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas, will turn off all non-essential
exterior lighting, rooftop signage and marquees
to symbolize its ongoing commitment
to environmental sustainability. All interior and
essential lights will remain on during this
time, and property operations should not
be affected.
Earth Hour is on March 30, 2019
from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local
time and is sponsored by the World Wildlife Fund. Every year
millions of people, businesses and landmarks set aside an hour to
host events, switch off their lights and celebrate the Earth Hour
movement. Earth Hour 2019 comes at a critical time, when the
discussion of climate change has been elevated in the global
arena.
Exterior lighting, rooftop signage, marquees and front features
at all the MGM Resorts' major Las
Vegas properties, as well as Beau Rivage Resort and Casino
and Gold Strike Tunica in Mississippi, Borgata Hotel Casino & Spa in
New Jersey, MGM National Harbor in
Maryland, MGM China in
Macau and Cotai, will also
participate.
"MGM Resorts is proud to be a leader in environmental
sustainability and we are deeply committed to making sure we do our
part to conserve energy," said Cindy
Ortega, MGM Resorts International Senior Vice President and
Chief Sustainability Officer. "Earth Hour gives us an opportunity
to join many other global voices that recognize climate change as
one of the most important issues we face today."
Earth Hour, which began as a symbolic, lights out event in
Sydney, Australia in 2007, is the
world's largest grassroots movement that advocates for
eco-consciousness. More than 180 countries and territories, and
millions of people around the world are engaged in this celebration
as a global moment of solidarity for the planet. Notable
world-famous landmarks, including the Sydney Opera House and The Acropolis of
Athens also take part.
Earth Hour is one of the many ways MGM Resorts focuses on
bringing awareness to conservation and increasing the energy
efficiencies of our buildings. For example, between 2007-2017, we
reduced energy use by 16%, partly by installing over 1.5 million
LED lightbulbs across our resorts. The cumulative energy we've
saved over this period is equivalent to the annual usage of more
than 125,000 average U.S. homes. MGM has committed to reduce our
carbon emissions per square foot by 50%.
For more information about MGM Resorts International's
commitment to sustainability, please visit:
www.mgmresorts.com/csr.
ABOUT MGM RESORTS INTERNATIONAL
MGM Resorts International (NYSE: MGM) is an S&P 500® global
entertainment company with national and international locations
featuring best-in-class hotels and casinos, state-of-the-art
meetings and conference spaces, incredible live and theatrical
entertainment experiences, and an extensive array of restaurant,
nightlife and retail offerings. MGM Resorts creates immersive,
iconic experiences through its suite of Las Vegas-inspired brands. The MGM Resorts
portfolio encompasses 29 unique hotel and destination gaming
offerings including some of the most recognizable resort brands in
the industry. Expanding throughout the U.S. and around the world,
the company acquired the operations of Empire City Casino in
New York in 2019, and in 2018,
opened MGM Springfield in Massachusetts, MGM COTAI in Macau, and the first Bellagio-branded hotel in
Shanghai. The over 82,000 global
employees of MGM Resorts are proud of their company for being
recognized as one of FORTUNE® Magazine's World's Most Admired
Companies®. For more information visit us at
www.mgmresorts.com.
About WWF
WWF is one of the world's largest and most respected independent
conservation organizations, with over 5 million supporters and a
global network active in over 100 countries. WWF's mission is to
stop the degradation of the earth's natural environment and to
build a future in which humans live in harmony with nature, by
conserving the world's biological diversity, ensuring that the use
of renewable natural resources is sustainable, and promoting the
reduction of pollution and wasteful consumption. Visit
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About Earth Hour
Earth Hour is WWF's global environmental movement. Born in
Sydney in 2007, Earth Hour has
grown to become the world's largest grassroots movement for the
environment, inspiring individuals, communities, businesses and
organizations in more than 170 countries and territories to take
tangible climate action for over a decade. The movement recognizes
the role of individuals in changing climate change and harnesses
the collective power of its millions of supporters to shine a light
on climate action.
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