Las Vegas Sands announced Tuesday that it will be a presenting partner sponsor of the 2024 Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) meeting on Sept. 23-24 in New York City. The company’s support of the global leadership event seeks to reaffirm its commitment to addressing economic empowerment, diversity, hardship relief and climate change, Sands said in a statement.
The CGI meeting coincides with the U.N. General Assembly and is set to bring together business, government, and civil society leaders to drive progress on climate resilience, inclusive economic growth and recovery, health equity, the full participation of women and girls, and humanitarian response efforts to crises around the globe.
Since its inception, the CGI has driven more than 4,000 commitments to action in its priority areas, which have improved the lives of nearly 500 million people in more than 180 countries, according to a statement.
“This event has fostered important dialog and established ongoing, forward-thinking global action for tackling the world’s most pressing challenges,” Sands Chairman and CEO Robert G. Goldstein said. “Our support is indicative of our commitment to helping advance CGI priorities, as well as being part of the conversation to learn how our company can meaningfully contribute to these areas.”
“At CGI this year, we’re bringing together hundreds of leaders from across sectors to not only discuss pressing issues facing the world, but also to take action,” Greg Milne, CEO of the Clinton Global Initiative, said. “We’re grateful to Las Vegas Sands for helping to make the CGI 2024 Annual Meeting possible and supporting a community of organizations from the public and private sectors who are implementing solutions to our greatest challenges.”
Sands focuses its work on addressing global and regional challenges under the People, Communities and Planet pillars of its corporate responsibility program. Specifically, Sands has set actionable goals to make tangible progress under each pillar, including goals such as investing $200 million in workforce development by 2025, its Sands Cares community engagement program, and addressing climate change with a 17.5% reduction in emissions by 2025 target, as compared to a 2018 baseline.
Original article: https://www.yogonet.com/international/news/2024/09/20/79254-sands-to-sponsor-2024-clinton-global-initiative-meeting-in-nyc
