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Entain Secures Continued Membership of DJSI
Entain Secures Continued Membership of DJSI.
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n \n RNS Number : 6587S\n Entain PLC\n 17 November 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n 17 November 2021\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Entain plc\n \n \n (\"Entain\" or \"the Group\")\n \n \n \n \n \n Entain Secures Continued Membership of \n \n \n Dow Jones Sustainability Index\n \n \n \n \n \n Entain plc, the global sports betting, gaming and interactive entertainment group has secured membership of the Dow Jones Sustainability Index for Europe (DJSI) for the fourth consecutive year, following the results of the DJSI's annual review. The award further endorses the Group's approach to ESG and sustainability as presented at the Group's inaugural \n \n Entain Sustain ESG conference\n \n held on 10 November.\n \n \n \n Entain is the only global sports betting and gaming group within the DJSI, which was launched in 1999 and has become the gold standard for corporate sustainability. The DJSI tracks leading sustainability-driven companies based on analysis of Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) factors as well as S&P DJSI's robust index methodology. Through a consistent, rules-based methodology, the analysis looks at an average of 600 data points per company into one overall score to determine index inclusion. \n \n \n \n \n \n At the Entain Sustain event, the Group highlighted its leadership across ESG issues, including on safer betting and gaming. The event detailed Entain's industry-leading approach to environmental management, social investment and best practice governance as well as an update on the results of trials of its ARC™ (Advance Responsibility & Care™) programme.\n \n \n \n \n \n In addition to Entain's continued membership of the DJSI, it is also constituent member of the FTSE4Good Index and has an AA rating from MSCI. The Group is also the only betting and gaming operator to have received internationally recognised standards (ISOs) for its environmental management as well as independent verification of its emissions disclosure from the Carbon Trust. Entain's commitment to safer betting and gaming has also been recognised with the Group holding the title of EGR's Safer Gambling Operator of the Year.\n \n \n \n \n \n \n Barry Gibson, Entain's Chairman said\n \n :\n \n \n \n \n \n \"As we set out at last week's Entain Sustain event, we...