Melco Resorts & Entertainment announces three of its properties, namely City of Dreams, Studio City and Altira Macau, have won a total of five awards at Macau Energy Saving Activity 2019 organized by Companhia de Electricidade de Macau (CEM) and Office for the Development of Energy Sector of Macau SAR. 
Studio City has been named Champion of the Hotel Group B category. City of Dreams and Altira Macau each received Excellence Awards in the Hotel Group B category. Furthermore, Studio City and Altira Macau garnered the Continuous Energy Saving Award (Hotel Group) for the third consecutive year. The achievements are a testament to the group’s continuous efforts in promoting energy efficiency and conservation.
Ms. Denise Chen, Senior Vice President and Chief Sustainability Officer of Melco Resorts & Entertainment, said, “Sustainability will always be a key focus across our daily operations. We are thrilled to receive five awards at Macau Energy Saving Activity 2019 this year as a testament to our unceasing dedication to environmental protection and the creation of a healthier community. We thank the organizers and our employees in making this achievement possible, as we continue to engage effective systems across our properties to provide service excellence to our guests in the most sustainable way.”
Cecilia Nip, Director of Regulatory Affairs and Corporate Communications Office of Companhia da Electricidade de Macau – CEM, S.A., said, “CEM pledges to shoulder the responsibility of environmental protection together with the Macau SAR Government and the public. We aim to build a low carbon city and promote green living together with our partners such as Melco Resorts & Entertainment within the hospitality industry and are delighted to celebrate winners’ and contenders’ efforts towards a greener and sustainable Macau.”
As part of Melco’s Sustainability Strategy Above & Beyond, a series of environmentally-friendly and energy-saving initiatives are implemented in its operations to ensure high performance efficiency at our integrated resorts and corporate offices, greatly reducing the Company’s carbon footprint while enhancing guests’ comfort level and experience. Initiatives include:
- Being the world’s first hospitality group and integrated resort industry signatory to the prominent global sustainability initiative spearheaded by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation and the UN Environment Programme to tackle plastic waste and pollution
- Collaborating with a local Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) on Macau’s largest PV Solar Panel system covering close to 30,000 square meters of rooftop space at City of Dreams and Studio City
- The official launch of the city’s largest fleet of twenty electric buses in September 2018
- Implementing fully automated controls of chiller and heat recovery systems
- Installing Variable Speed Drive and PICV systems to optimize chilled water and air flow
- Installing efficient LED lights and motion sensors
- Replacing gas/ electric boilers with high efficiency heat pumps
The Macau Energy Saving Activity aims to support the Macau SAR Government’s initiatives to create an eco-friendly society and propl the city’s sustainable development. Now in its eleventh year, the activity has helped save more than 290 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and reduced more than 58 million kilograms of carbon emissions, equivalent to the planting of 2.5 million trees.
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