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Entain PLC
08 June 2022
8 June 2022
Entain plc
("Entain", the "Group")
Entain Publishes ESG Report
Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports-betting and gaming
group, has today issued its 2021-22 ESG report, setting out the
Group's approach to, and performance on, sustainability and ESG
related issues.
The report details the significant progress the Group has made
in implementing the objectives of its Sustainability Charter which
is built around four core principles: an exclusive focus on
regulated markets; continuing to take the lead on responsible
betting and gaming; best in class corporate governance; and
investing in our people and local communities.
The Report also provides a further update from that provided at
Entain:Sustain, in November 2021, the industry first sustainability
and ESG focused event.
Highlights of the report include:
An exclusive focus on regulated markets
-- Over 99% of Group revenues coming from domestically regulated
and regulating markets in 2021
-- Increased the number of domestically regulated jurisdictions 31.
-- Exited ten markets where we did not see a pathway to
sustainable regulation through to Q1 2022
Continuing to take the lead on safer betting and gaming
-- Award of the Advanced Safer Gambling Standard by GamCare, the
leading UK safer betting and gaming charity
-- Successful roll-out of our pioneering ARC(TM) player
protection programme across all UK online products
-- Trials being rolled our to international markets in 2022
-- Increased UK contributions of RET to 0.5% of GGY
Pursuing the highest standards of corporate governance
-- Implementation safer betting and gaming metric into the 2022
Group Bonus scheme, with customer satisfaction metric added for
2022 scheme
-- 40% Board is female
-- Comprehensive independent third-party review governance
policies and procedures completed review
Investing in people and our communities
-- Launch of EnTrain, a multi-million pound diversity and
inclusion project with the aim of reaching 1 million people by
2030
-- Delivery of Pitching In, grassroots sports investment fund
-- #1 position in the All-in Diversity Index, the industry's DE&I measure
-- 7% reduction in absolute GHG emissions from 2020, with 100%
renewable energy in the UK and ROI retail estates
-- Developed near-term science-based greenhouse gas reduction
target, for verification by the Science-Based Targets
initiative
-- Commitment to net-zero target carbon emissions target by
2035, which will be verified by the SBTi
-- Delivery of wellbeing programmes to support colleagues,
particularly those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
Entain has continued to receive widespread recognition for these
efforts, having achieved AA status with leading ESG ratings agency
MSCI, and through its continued membership of both FTSE4Good and
the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices. Entain was also runner-up in
Management Today's 'Britain's Most Admired Company' list.
Jette Nygaard-Andersen, Entain's CEO, commented:
"Over the past we have continued to make great progress on all
areas of ESG, which is fully-embedded throughout all of our
operations. We are committed to providing the safest possible
betting and gaming platform, taking a leading role in supporting
the communities in which we operate, reducing or environmental
impact and in doing so, making Entain the best place to work for
all of our people. By delivering on this ambition, we will create
long-term, sustainable growth for all of our stakeholders."
Entain's 2020-21 ESG report is available on our website and can
be accessed through:
https://entaingroup.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/2021-22-ESG-Report.pdf
Investor Relations - Entain plc investors@entaingroup.com
David Lloyd-Seed, Chief IR & Communications Officer
Davina Hobbs, Head of Investor Relations
Callum Sims, IR Manager
Entain plc media@entaingroup.com
Lisa Attenborough, Head of Corporate Communications
Jay Dossetter, Head of ESG and Press Office
Jodie Hitch, PR Manager
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 bwin,
Bet.pt, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds and
Sportingbet; Gaming Brands include CasinoClub, 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 with operations in a total of 31
regulated or regulating 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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