9 July 2024
Entain plc
("Entain", the "Group")
Entain publishes ESG report
Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global
sports betting and gaming group, today publishes its 2023-2024 ESG
report, outlining the Group's approach to,
and performance against, our sustainability and ESG agenda and key
metrics.
In 2023, Entain unveiled a
new
Sustainability Strategy,
building on the progress made against its strategic sustainability
initiatives. A copy of the report can be found here.
Highlights and targets covered in
the ESG report include:
Be
a leader in player protection
· Rolled
out Entain's player protection programme, ARC™, for our digital
offering across 27 jurisdictions and launched ARC™ for retail in
the UK and the Republic of Ireland.
· Contributed 1% of our Gross Gaming Yield ("GGY") in the UK to
Research, Education and Treatment (RET), totalling
£18.7m.
· Continued stakeholder education and training in the US,
through our partnership with EPIC Global Solutions, major leagues,
as well as players associations, including Major League Baseball,
National Football League, League Soccer Players Associations and
the NHL Alumni Association.
Provide a secure and trusted platform
· As of
February 2023, 100% of Group revenues are derived from regulated or
regulating markets.
· Launched a new Ethics & Compliance Charter and
Strategy.
· Revised ESG governance structure with two board-level
committees (Sustainability & Compliance and People &
Governance).
Create the environment for everyone to do their best
work
· Launched Your Goals,
Entain's new objective-setting programme for colleagues.
· Refreshed our values and related behaviours.
· Won
Innovator of the Year at the Women in Gaming Diversity Awards for
our Returnship programme with McLaren Racing.
Positively impact our communities
· Long-term target to be net zero by 2035
o Ambition to reduce our Scope 1, 2 and material Scope 3
emissions by 90% by 2035 (from 2020 base year).
· Near-term targets
o Ambition to reduce our absolute Scope 1 and 2 (market-based)
emissions by 29.4% by 2027 (from 2020 base year).
o Ambition to reduce our material Scope 3 emissions by 29.4% by
2027 (from 2020 base year).
· Continued to purchase just under 100% of our UK and Republic
of Ireland electricity from renewable sources.
We are currently reviewing our
emissions reduction targets and expect to conclude this review and
announce any resulting changes in due course.
Entain's performance has been recognised by multiple awards and
endorsements from respected, independent third parties. The Group
has been awarded the highest level of accreditation (Advanced Level
3) for its online activities and Advanced Level 2 for its
land-based activities from GamCare's Safer Gambling Standard.
Entain was one of only six UK-listed companies to achieve Tier 1 in
the 2024 CCLA Corporate Mental Health Benchmark UK 100.
Additionally, our continued membership of the FTSE4Good Index
and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index provides further recognition
of our longstanding commitment to sustainability.
Entain's 2023-2024 ESG report is
available on our website and can be
accessed here.
Enquiries:
Investor Relations - Entain plc
investors@entaingroup.com
Media - Entain
plc
media@entaingroup.com
Powerscourt
Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446
Rob Greening/Russ Lynch/Sam
Austrums
entain@powerscourt-group.com
About Entain plc
Entain plc (LSE: ENT) is a FTSE100
company and is one of the world's largest sports betting and gaming
groups, operating both online and in the retail sector. The Group
owns a comprehensive portfolio of established brands; Sports brands
include BetCity, bwin, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds,
Sportingbet, Sports Interaction, STS, SuperSport and TAB NZ; Gaming
brands include Foxy Bingo, Gala, GiocoDigitale, Ninja Casino,
Optibet, Partypoker and PartyCasino. The Group owns proprietary
technology across all its core product verticals and in addition to
its B2C operations provides services to a number of third-party
customers on a B2B basis.
The Group has a 50/50 joint venture,
BetMGM, a leader in sports betting and iGaming in the US. Entain
provides the technology and capabilities which power BetMGM as well
as exclusive games and products, specially developed at its
in-house gaming studios. The Group is tax resident in the UK and is
the only global operator to exclusively operate in domestically
regulated or regulating markets operating in over 30
territories.
Entain is a leader in ESG, a member
of FTSE4Good, the DJSI and is AA rated by MSCI. The Group has set a
science-based target, committing to be carbon net zero by 2035 and
through the Entain Foundation supports a variety of initiatives,
focusing on safer gambling, grassroots sport, diversity in
technology and community projects. For more information see the
Group's website: www.entaingroup.com.
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