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Caesars Entertainment Releases 14th Annual Corporate Social Responsibility Report
2022 PEOPLE PLANET PLAY Report shares Company’s progress on DEI goals, environmental impact, Team Member assistance and more LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n2022 PEOPLE PLANET PLAY Report shares Company’s progress on DEI goals, environmental impact, Team Member assistance and more\n\n\n LAS VEGAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nCaesars Entertainment, Inc. (NASDAQ: CZR), the largest casino-entertainment company in the U.S., today released its 2022 Corporate Social Responsibility report. The report highlights progress toward Caesars’ diversity, equity and inclusion goal of gender and racial parity in leadership roles by 2025, progress toward the Company’s goal of reduction in Scope 1 + 2 emissions by 100% by 2050, investment in local communities, Team Member support and more.\n\n\n“In 2022 we focused on enhancing our existing goals as well as offering more robust support for our Team Members and communities,” said Heather Rapp, Senior Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility for Caesars Entertainment. “This past year’s progress is a reflection of the dedication of our leadership and our Team Members to making an impact both inside and outside of the Company.”\n\n\nThe report details progress in five critical areas for 2022, including:\n\n\nEnvironmental Impact: Caesars is working to divert waste from landfills, reduce water consumption and reduce the Company’s carbon footprint.\n\n\n\nThe Company is working toward a reduction in Scope 1 + 2 emissions by 100% by 2050. In 2022, Caesars achieved an interim target in Scope 1 + 2 emissions of 41.8%\n\n\n\nIn 2022, Caesars reduced water consumption by 14% compared to a 2019 baseline. The Company was also named to CDP’s 2022 A-list for Water Security for the third consecutive year and received three “A” ratings for Climate Change, Water Security and Supply Chain submissions\n\n\n\nDiversity, Equity and Inclusion: To further advance the Company’s commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion in its workforce, communities and supply base, in 2020 Caesars pledged DEI goals of achieving gender and racial parity in leadership roles by 2025.\n\n\n\nThe Company saw a 106% increase of people of color in senior leadership roles for 2022 since the Dec. 2020 baseline\n\n\n\nCommunity Investment: In 2022, Caesars Entertainment invested $81 million in communities in which it operates. This includes $65 million in mandated and discretionary giving, $3.5 million in giving through the Caesars Foundation, $2.4 million as the value of Team Member volunteering ...