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Entain PLC
07 June 2023
7 June 2023
Entain plc
("Entain", the "Group")
Entain Publishes ESG Report
Entain plc (LSE: ENT), the global sports-betting, gaming and
interactive entertainment Group, has today published its 2022-23
ESG report, setting out the Group's approach to and performance on
sustainability and ESG related issues.
Sustainability - alongside growth - is one of Entain's two core
strategic pillars. The new report details the significant progress
the Group has made in implementing its ESG objectives, as set out
in 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 2022, the industry-leading
sustainability and ESG-focused event.
Highlights of the report include:
An exclusive focus on regulated markets:
-- 100% of our revenues are from domestically regulated or regulating markets
-- Exited nine markets with no clear path to a safe regulated betting and gaming industry
-- Holding domestic licences in 30 countries and 26 North American markets
Continuing to take the lead on safer betting and gaming
-- Successful roll-out of our pioneering ARC(TM) player
protection programme outside the UK to 22 international markets
-- Increased UK contributions to Research, Education and
Treatment ("RET") to 1% of GGY in 2023
Pursuing the highest standards of corporate governance
-- Initial findings from our double materiality assessment released
-- 33% of our Board is female
-- Entain published first-ever Board Diversity Policy
-- 15% of the group-wide bonus is based on a safer betting and
gaming metric and 5% on a customer metric
-- The Big Six Compliance Programme drove the average completion
rate in mandatory employee training to 93% - up from 82% in
2021.
Invest in people and communities
-- Commitment to net-zero target carbon emissions target by
2035, which will be verified by the SBTi
-- Developed near-term science-based greenhouse gas reduction
target, for verification by the Science- Based Targets
initiative
-- Continued investment in by the Entain Foundation to promote
grassroots and community sports through our Pitching In
initiative
-- Further progress in closing the Gender pay gap
-- Delivery of wellbeing programmes to support colleagues,
particularly those affected by the COVID-19 pandemic
This performance has been recognised with Entain picking up
multiple endorsements and accolades from respected, independent
third parties. In 2022 the Group was the largest operator to be
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. We were also
named the global 2022 Socially Responsible Operator of the Year by
leading industry experts at SBC, as well as winning several
regional titles. Our continued membership of the FTSE4Good index
and the Dow Jones Sustainability Index provides further
recognition, coming outside our industry.
Jette Nygaard-Andersen, Entain's CEO, commented:
"Over the past year, we have continued to make great progress in
setting the standards for our industry in all areas of ESG, across
all of our operations. We are proud to lead the industry in
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 2022-2023 ESG report is available on our website and
can be accessed here: 2022-2023 ESG Report .
Enquiries:
Investor Relations - Entain plc investors@entaingroup.com
David Lloyd-Seed, Chief IR & Communications
Officer
Davina Hobbs, Head of Investor Relations
Aimee Remey, VP US IR
C allum Sims, IR Manager
Media - Entain plc media@entaingroup.com
Lisa Attenborough, Head of Corporate
Communications
Jay Dossetter, Head of Corporate PR
Sophie Platts, Head of Sustainability
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 and SuperSport; 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 40 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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