LAS VEGAS, Oct. 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) has been named one of America's top 100
most reputable companies for corporate social responsibility (CSR),
according to research by Reputation Institute, a leading
global source on corporate reputation.
Reputation Institute's top 100 list is derived from data
collected by the 2015 U.S. CSR RepTrak®, a public survey
examining the perceptions of companies by the U.S. general public.
Involving more than 55,000 interviews during this year's first
quarter, U.S. CSR RepTrak® measured companies according
to three dimensions: citizenship, workplace, and governance.
"Consumers want to engage with companies that are good corporate
citizens," said Brad Hecht, Chief
Research Officer at Reputation Institute. "Companies with high CSR
scores in our research can point to a demonstrated track record of
ethical behavior and leadership."
Among the other companies named to Reputation Institute's list
include: Google, Levi Strauss & Co., Panera Bread and
Starbucks. MGM Resorts is one of a few companies in the hospitality
industry to make the list.
"We are delighted to be recognized by Reputation Institute, and
the general public, for our commitments to social responsibility,"
said Jim Murren, Chairman and CEO of
MGM Resorts International. "Our CSR efforts make us a stronger
company and a better corporate citizen as we seek to inspire our
guests, employees and host communities through everything we do,"
continued Murren, a CR Magazine 2013 winner of
the Responsible CEO of the Year Award.
Reputation Institute's RepTrak® database is
normative, examining 15 stakeholder groups in more than 25
industries and more than 50 countries for more than 7,000
companies. For additional information on U.S. CSR
RepTrak® and its rankings, please visit:
http://www.reputationinstitute.com/research/CSR-RepTrak.
About MGM Resorts International
MGM Resorts
International (NYSE: MGM) is one of the world's leading global
hospitality companies, operating a portfolio of destination resort
brands including Bellagio, MGM Grand, Mandalay Bay and The Mirage.
The Company is in the process of developing MGM National Harbor in
Maryland and MGM Springfield in
Massachusetts. The Company also owns 51 percent of MGM China
Holdings Limited, which owns the MGM Macau resort and casino and
developing a gaming resort in Cotai, and 50 percent of CityCenter
in Las Vegas, which features Aria
resort and casino. For more information about MGM Resorts
International, visit the Company's website at
www.mgmresorts.com.
About Reputation Institute
Reputation Institute (RI)
is the world's leading research-based consulting and advisory firm
for reputation. RI enables many of the world's leading companies to
make more confident business decisions that build and protect
reputation capital, analyze risk and sustainability topics, and
drive competitive advantage. RI's most prominent management tool is
the RepTrak® model for analyzing the reputations of companies and
institutions — best known via the Global RepTrak® 100, the world's
largest and most comprehensive study of corporate reputations, as
well as Country RepTrak® and City RepTrak® studies that look at
reputation across organizations within a given geography.
Learn more at: http://www.reputationinstitute.com/
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