{"id":195,"date":"2019-10-15T14:44:19","date_gmt":"2019-10-15T14:44:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=195"},"modified":"2026-04-24T10:25:03","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T13:25:03","slug":"melco-wins-2019-sustainable-business-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/melco-wins-2019-sustainable-business-awards","title":{"rendered":"Melco wins 2019 Sustainable Business Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Melco was awarded for its employee development program and also for its efforts to tackle climate change at City of Dreams Manila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment Limited, recognised by the 2019 Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) the Philippines for its outstanding performance on energy management and employee development. Most noteworthy,\u00a0at a ceremony hosted earlier this week, Melco was honored for its talent development program for its workforce in both Manila\u00a0and Macau. And also for its energy efficiency efforts to tackle climate change at City of Dreams Manila.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Melco has received special recognition in two categories for this year\u2019s SBA.&nbsp; Firstly, Melco was recognized for its workforce development program which embraces a holistic <em>\u201cWhole Person Development\u201d<\/em> training approach, empowering&nbsp;its employees to have a generalist career path beyond a technical or functional-only focus and focuses on their personal growth.&nbsp; And secondly, for its efforts in tackling climate change, which includes setting the goal of achieving carbon neutrality in its operations, while improving energy efficiency and optimizing its&nbsp;building management system to track energy use at <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/melco-philippines-changes-name\"><em><strong>City of Dreams Manila.<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>\u201cWe appreciate SBA\u2019s recognition for all our efforts at Melco and City of Dreams Manila.&nbsp; We value our employees\u2019 career development and that motivates us to provide a nurturing environment for talent throughout our company. &nbsp;Being socially responsible and being a good steward to our environment are certainly key priorities for Melco. We aim to go above and beyond in our social, environmental and governance commitments\u201d <\/em>Lawrence Ho, Melco Chairman and CEO.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Sustainable Business Awards<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>The SBA, Asia\u2019s leading sustainable award platform since 2012,\nrecognizes companies that take a proactive role in tackling social, governance\nand environmental issues, ranging from climate change to making local\ncommunities more inclusive and sustainable.&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Finally the award assesses companies through a rigorous methodology scoring both the company\u2019s process and performance across twelve categories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Melco was awarded for its employee development program and also for its efforts to tackle climate change at City of Dreams Manila.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":133,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Melco Resorts & Entertainment Limited has been recognized by the 2019 Sustainable Business Awards (SBA) Philippines for its outstanding performance in employee development and energy management. 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