Las Vegas Sands released its 2025 ESG report, highlighting substantial environmental achievements, including surpassing its Science Based Targets Initiative-validated carbon reduction goals four years ahead of the 2030 deadline.
The integrated resort operator reduced Scope 1 and 2 emissions by 54% in 2025 from a 2018 base year, exceeding both its SBTi-validated 17.5% reduction target and its 1.5°C-aligned 30% reduction target consistent with the United Nations Paris Agreement. The company accelerated its use of renewable energy and increased energy attribute certificate purchases from 8% to 31% during the 2021-2025 reporting cycle.
“The 2021-2025 reporting period was a time of resilience and sheer determination to reach our targets with the significant challenges the pandemic brought to the hospitality industry in the early part of the cycle,” said Katarina Tesarova, senior vice president and chief sustainability officer. “We remained committed to our goals throughout every stage, and the credit for achievement of our ESG targets goes to our Team Members around the world.”
Waste reduction and sustainable sourcing progress
Sands achieved environmental milestones beyond carbon reduction through its Sands ECO360 global sustainability program. By end of 2025, the company increased operational waste diversion by 10% over a 2019 base year, surpassing its 5% target.
Properties prevented, rescued, or diverted 36% of food waste in 2025, exceeding the 25% target. The company donated 52 metric tons of unserved food to local hunger relief organizations during the five-year reporting period, supporting its global commitment to reduce food waste.
Sands transitioned all company-branded water bottles to reusable solutions or sustainable materials as of August 2025. The company established a target to procure 100% cage-free eggs by 2028, achieving 40% sourcing at end of 2025.
Water conservation efforts resulted in an 8% reduction in potable water use intensity in 2025 from the 2019 base year, surpassing the 3% reduction target.
Workforce development and community engagement
Beyond environmental performance, Las Vegas Sands achieved targets across its People and Communities pillars established for the 2021-2025 reporting cycle.
The company invested more than $270 million in workforce development initiatives between 2021 and 2025, surpassing its $200 million target. In 2025 alone, Sands invested nearly $53 million in programs advancing job skills and career training for employees, hospitality industry professionals, and local labor pools. The investment encompassed 235 partnerships with universities and 116 new employee development programs.
Las Vegas Sands surpassed its Communities target of 250,000 employee volunteer hours between 2021 and 2025, amassing more than 290,000 hours. In 2025, employees logged nearly 35,000 volunteer hours supporting 82 nonprofit organizations.
The company provided $11 million in philanthropic contributions to nonprofit organizations in 2025 and $53 million in sponsorships supporting regional cultural events and programs during the full reporting cycle.
Pandemic response and community support
During the five-year period, pandemic response represented a primary focus, with Sands contributing employee volunteer time, emergency-response supplies, in-kind donations, and COVID-19 support funding. The company’s regions assembled and donated more than 300,000 hygiene and emergency kits through partnerships with Clean the World and local emergency preparedness initiatives.
The Sands Cares Accelerator, which incubates nonprofit strategic goals over three-year periods, graduated its sixth member at the end of 2025. The program provides capacity-building support through funding and mentorship.
The company procured $2 billion in goods and services from local businesses in its regions in 2025, including $437 million from diverse businesses and small and medium enterprises. During the full 2021-2025 reporting period, the company spent $1.7 billion with SMEs in Macao alone.
Sands’ 2025 ESG performance contributed to inclusion on Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies 2026 list, Newsweek’s 2026 America’s Greenest Companies and 2026 America’s Most Responsible Companies lists, and CDP’s 2025 A-List for Climate Change.
The company’s portfolio includes Marina Bay Sands in Singapore and The Venetian Macao, The Londoner Macao, The Parisian Macao, The Plaza Macao, Four Seasons Hotel Macao, and Sands Macao in Macao SAR, China, through majority ownership in Sands China Ltd.
Las Vegas Sands operates as the leading global developer and operator of integrated resorts, with properties designed to drive leisure and business tourism while delivering economic benefits, job creation, and community investment in host regions.
