{"id":777023056,"date":"2025-02-18T09:49:15","date_gmt":"2025-02-18T12:49:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/?p=777023056"},"modified":"2026-04-22T01:43:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-22T04:43:25","slug":"melco-resorts-recognised-as-industry-mover-in-sp-csa-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/melco-resorts-recognised-as-industry-mover-in-sp-csa-report","title":{"rendered":"Melco Resorts recognised as &#8220;Industry Mover&#8221; in S&amp;P CSA report"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>The casino operator has received a\u00a0Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) certification for Studio City Phase II.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Macau.- <strong>Melco Resorts &amp; Entertainment<\/strong> has been named an \u201cIndustry Mover\u201d in the casinos and gaming industry in the\u00a0S&amp;P Corporate Sustainability Assessment\u00a0(CSA) S&amp;P Global Sustainability Yearbook 2025. To be listed, companies must rank within the top 15 per cent of their sector and obtain a CSA score within 30 per cent of the highest-scoring company in their industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Studio City Phase II received\u00a0Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method\u00a0(BREEAM) certification for sustainable development.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Lawrence Ho<\/strong>, chairman and CEO of Melco, said, \u201cIn our goal to inspire guests by showing them a sustainable future is a better future, we are honoured to be recognised by&nbsp;S&amp;P&nbsp;and&nbsp;BREEAM&nbsp;for our dedicated efforts towards our sustainability ethos, reflecting our commitment at every operational level and touchpoint.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;As highlighted in our sustainability strategy \u2018Above &amp; Beyond\u2019, we will strive to continue to make a positive impact in everything we do, leading by example, and showing that it is possible to be successful while being responsible stewards of our planet and communities.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">City of Dreams Sri Lanka Phase II to open in Q3<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Krishan Balendra<\/strong>, chairperson of\u00a0<strong>John Keells Holdings (JKH)<\/strong>, has said that Melco&#8217;s gaming operations at <strong>City of Dreams Sri Lanka\u00a0<\/strong>are expected to open in the third quarter of 2025. Phase II of the venue also includes a 113-key Nuwa Hotel.<\/p>\n\n\n<div id=\"see-also-container\">\n<div class=\"related-article\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"related-article__thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2022\/01\/VIP-Baccarat-macau-300x200.jpeg\" \/>\n<p class=\"related-article__text\"><span class=\"see-also-label-strong\">See also:<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/sp-global-predicts-macau-2025-ggr-to-jump-5-6\">S&amp;P Global predicts rise in Macau GGR<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The casino operator has received a\u00a0Building Research Establishment Environmental Assessment Method (BREEAM) certification for Studio City Phase II.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":176,"featured_media":25856,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"is_press_release":false,"is_interview":false,"is_opinion":false,"focusai_summary":"Melco Resorts & Entertainment has been recognized as an \"Industry Mover\" by S&P Global for its sustainability efforts, including BREEAM certification for Studio City Phase II in Macau. Concurrently, Melco's gaming operations at City of Dreams Sri Lanka Phase II are slated to commence in Q3 2025, marking a significant market expansion.","focusai_entities":"Melco Resorts & Entertainment, S&P Global, John Keells Holdings (JKH), Lawrence Ho, Krishan Balendra","focusai_location":"Macau, Sri Lanka","focusai_target_profile":"ceo_executive (0.9), regulator (0.7), compliance_legal (0.7), operator_casino (0.9), marketing_crm (0.7), investor_analyst (1.0), supplier_vendor (0.7), journalist_researcher (0.9)","focusai_suggestions":[{"label":"Sri Lanka GGR Projections?","query":"What are the projected Gross Gaming Revenue (GGR) contributions from City of Dreams Sri Lanka Phase II, and how will this impact Melco's overall financial outlook?"},{"label":"ESG Impact on Valuation?","query":"How do Melco's \"Industry Mover\" status and BREEAM certification translate into tangible benefits for investor relations and long-term enterprise valuation?"}],"footnotes":""},"categories":[157,16338],"tags":[18488],"class_list":["post-777023056","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-business-news","category-east-asia-news","tag-melco-resorts"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777023056","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/176"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=777023056"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777023056\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":777023071,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/777023056\/revisions\/777023071"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25856"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=777023056"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=777023056"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/focusgn.com\/asia-pacific\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=777023056"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}