LAS VEGAS and MACAO, March 2,
2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) today
announced it has expanded its flagship Sands Cares Accelerator
program to Macao by welcoming
local nongovernmental organization (NGO) Green Future to the
three-year exclusive membership program that serves as a catalyst
for greater nonprofit impact in the community.
Green Future is the fifth nonprofit organization to join the
Sands Cares Accelerator program, launched by Sands in 2017 to help
fast-track rising organizations on the tipping point of making a
leap in community impact. Through the three-year membership
program, Sands creates longer-term relationships with nonprofits
via extended funding, structured guidance and customized support
rarely found with typical corporate-nonprofit engagements.
Using the Sands Cares Accelerator blueprint, funding from Sands
and program leadership from Sands China, Green Future will focus
its membership on creating a first-of-its-kind environmental social
enterprise that provides a subsidized training course and urban
waste sorting and logistics services focused on preparing cardboard
for recycling, while offering local employment positions, including
opportunities for disabled residents, in Macao.
Macao has a critical need for
sustainable recycling services focused on cardboard, as more than
27% of all municipal solid waste consists of paper and cardboard,
according to a 2020 report from the DSPA Environmental Protection
Bureau. Green Future currently provides public education on clean
recycling and waste sorting services. Through resources and
guidance gained through the Sands Cares Accelerator, Green Future
will evolve these services into an environmental social enterprise
that provides professional training and door-to-door waste
recycling services.
"Being part of the Sands Cares Accelerator is a tremendous
opportunity for Green Future," said Un Ka
Hou, president of Green Future. "The program enables us to
advance our mission to reduce urban waste in Macao while giving residents in need an
opportunity for valuable long-term employment. We're honored to be
selected for the Sands Cares Accelerator and eager to begin our
collaborative work with the Sands team to launch our environmental
social enterprise."
In providing retail and related businesses with professional
knowledge on waste sorting and an affordable and convenient way to
reduce waste, Green Future ultimately aims to increase Macao's recycling rate and establish a
sustainable business practice that pushes toward a circular
economy.
"Our Sands China team has worked with Green Future for several
years now and knew they were a strong fit for the Sands Cares
Accelerator," said Ron Reese, senior
vice president of global communications and corporate affairs, who
spearheads corporate responsibility for the company. "Their
membership in the program has several benefits to the community –
we are helping Green Future create valuable recycling services and
provide opportunities for residents in need, while fostering the
success of a local NGO and small business. Each of these areas
supports our priorities to drive environmental sustainability,
workforce development, and local business and SME success."
In addition to expansion of the Sands Cares Accelerator in
Macao, Sands is focused on
enhancing the program's offerings in areas such as staff mentorship
by Sands Team Members. In 2021, Sands began working with nonprofits
to identify candidates within their organizations for one-on-one
mentoring to help them reach the next level in their careers. The
company also plans to bring nonprofits a greater array of
professional and consulting skill sets such as visual media
production, market research support and strategic guidance on
organizational expansion plans.
Inspired by the entrepreneurial and philanthropic spirit of
Sands' founder Sheldon G. Adelson,
the Sands Cares Accelerator carries on his legacy of building
successful businesses and giving back to communities with a greater
corporate involvement to help advance the capabilities of nonprofit
organizations so they can better address the needs of their
communities. During the three-year membership, nonprofits focus on
building their capacity in a strategic area or enhancing a program
offering to better serve the community. Sands serves as a catalyst
and mentor for helping organizations achieve their goals.
Other Sands Cares Accelerator members have included the Marty
Hennessy Inspiring Children Foundation, Nevada Partnership for
Homeless Youth and Green Our Planet in the United States and Art Outreach in
Singapore.
About Green Future
Green Future is a local environmental NGO that was founded in
2012. Our vision is to develop a sustainable society under
the harmonious coexistence of mankind and the natural
environment. We are committed to creating a green future for
everyone in Macao.
Green Future provides a wide range of environmental education
activities including recycling, plastic reduction, food waste
reduction, urban farming, and workshops on up-cycling,
plant-based diet, plastic-free and green lifestyle. We are
active in organizing environmental programs for local schools,
workshops and outdoor activities for children and parents.
We currently partner with the Environmental
Protection Bureau (DSPA) to run three public recycling
centers and five public recycling street stations across
Macao to educate the public
on clean recycling and sustainable practices.
About Sands (NYSE: LVS)
Sands is the world's preeminent developer and operator of
world-class Integrated Resorts that drive valuable business and
leisure tourism and deliver significant economic benefits,
sustained job creation, financial opportunities for local
businesses and community investment to make our host regions ideal
places to live, work and visit.
Sands' portfolio of properties include the iconic Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and The Venetian Macao, The Plaza
and Four Seasons Hotel Macao, The Londoner Macao, The Parisian
Macao and Sands Macao in Macao
SAR, China, through majority
ownership in Sands China Ltd.
Sands is dedicated to being a model corporate citizen, anchored
by the core tenets of serving people, planet and communities, and
our corporate responsibility performance has led to recognition as
one of Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies and
inclusion on the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices for World and
North America. To learn more,
visit www.sands.com.
Contacts:
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Kristin Koca
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Mabel Wu
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Un KaHou
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Sands
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Sands China
Ltd
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Green Future
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Kristin.Koca@sandscom
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mabelwu@sandscommo
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greenfuturemo@gmailcom
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(702)
923-9142
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8118-2268
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(853)
6666-7500
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