Corporate bits | MGM receives social corporate responsibility award

MGM has received the “Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility Award” at the 6th Cross-
Strait-Four-Region Outstanding Corporate Social Responsibility Award Ceremony organized by The Mirror Post of Hong Kong.

The ceremony took place at JW Marriott Hotel Hong Kong on April 27.

The Judging Committee was made up of eleven experts from relevant fields, and representatives from corporations from four regions across the China Strait.

The Committee judged candidates on numerous criteria,  taking into consideration candidates’ corporate social responsibility strategy in terms of their obligations towards shareholders, caring of employees, environmental protection, and commitment to customers, community and societal relations, as well as leadership practices.

Grant Bowie, CEO and executive director of MGM China Holdings Limited, said, “We are very honored to receive this prestigious regional award for our corporate social responsibility scheme, as it highlights our dedication to the community, our employees and the environment.”

CEM to co-organize energy saving contest

CEM and the Office for the Development of Energy Sector of Macau SAR again jointly organized the “Macau Energy Saving Contest” this year to encourage the public to save energy in line with the MSAR’s vision of “Building a Low Carbon Macau, Creating Green Living Together.”

CEM has held the annual Macau Energy Saving Contest since 2009 with the support of the General Residents Association of Macau, Macau Property Management Business Association, and Macau Hoteliers & Innkeepers Association, achieving incredible savings of 154 million kWh of electricity across the eight years that the event has been held.

According to the firm’s release, the contest is divided into two categories this year: the Residential Building Public Facilities Group, and the Hotel Group. The contest will compare electricity consumption during the six consecutive billing months from May to October 2017 with the same period in 2016.

Participating residential buildings and hotels that save the highest percentage of energy will win the contest.

The contest is open for enrollment from now until 30 June.