{"success":true,"data":{"pressRelease":{"id":"26310","rtpr_id":"nPnhKTV0a","ticker":"LVS","exchange":"NYSE","all_tickers":["LVS"],"title":"Las Vegas Sands Continues on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices for World and North America","author":"PR Newswire","published_at":"2026-05-07T17:00:01.569Z","article_body":"Las Vegas Sands Continues on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices for World and North America\n\nPR Newswire\n\nLAS VEGAS, May 7, 2026\n\nSubsidiary Sands China Ltd. repeats on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World, Asia\nPacific indices.\n\nLAS VEGAS, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) has been\nrecognized on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World and North America 2026\nindices, maintaining its position on both lists since 2020. Sands China Ltd.,\nthe company's Asian subsidiary, was named to the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World\nand Asia Pacific 2026 indices, continuing its inclusion on both lists since\n2022.\n\nOut of 16 companies invited to participate in the Casino and Gaming category,\nSands and Sands China are the only two companies included on the Dow Jones\nBest-in-Class World index this year. Sands is the only company in the Casino\nand Gaming category listed on the North America index, and Sands China is one\nof only two companies in the Casino and Gaming category listed on the Asia\nPacific index.\n\nThe Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index comprises global sustainability\nleaders as identified by S&P Global through the Corporate Sustainability\nAssessment (CSA). It represents the top 10% of the largest 2,500 companies in\nthe S&P Global Broad Market Index (BMI) based on long-term economic,\nenvironmental and social criteria. The Dow Jones Best-in-Class North America\nand Asia Pacific indices represent the top 20% of the 600 largest North\nAmerican companies and the top 20% of the 600 largest companies in the\nAsia-Pacific developed region in the S&P Global BMI based on the same\ncriteria.\n\n\"Our continued inclusion among this prestigious group of companies underscores\nour commitment to advancing a robust and disciplined environmental, social and\ngovernance program that is embedded with rigor, accountability and\ntransparency,\" Katarina Tesarova, senior vice president and chief\nsustainability officer, said. \"Our placements also demonstrate the ESG\nleadership position we hold in the hospitality and gaming industry, which is\ndriven by our People, Communities and Planet corporate responsibility\npillars.\"\n\nUnder the People pillar of its corporate responsibility program, Sands\nsurpassed its 2021-2025 ambition of investing $200 million in workforce\ndevelopment programs, with more than $270 million spent at the end of 2025.\nSands also exceeded its Communities pillar target of contributing 250,000 Team\nMember volunteer hours between 2021-2025, with more than 290,000 hours amassed\nby the close of 2025.\n\nIn out-performing its 2021-2025 Planet pillar ambition, Sands reduced its\nscope 1 and 2 emissions by 54% at the end 2025 from a 2018 base year,\nexceeding both its Science Based Targets initiative-validated 17.5% reduction\ntarget as well as its 1.5°C-aligned 30% reduction target.\n\nSands has leveraged the CSA along with a number of external benchmarks and\nindustry standards to shape its corporate responsibility programs and targets,\nwhich helped the company gain recognition on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class\nindices as well as other corporate responsibility rankings. Sands also was\nincluded on Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies 2026 list, Newsweek's\n2026 America's Most Responsible Companies and 2026 America's Greenest\nCompanies lists, and CDP's 2025 A-List for Climate Change.\n\nThe Dow Jones Best-in-Class index family, including the Dow Jones\nBest-in-Class World Index (DJ BIC World), was originally launched in 1999 as\nthe pioneering series of global sustainability best-in-class benchmarks\navailable in the market and is comprised of global, regional and country\nbenchmarks. The S&P Global CSA covers 12,000 companies globally and is an\nannual evaluation of corporate sustainability practices. It benchmarks\nperformance on a wide range of industry-specific economic, environmental, and\nsocial criteria that are relevant to the growing number of\nsustainability-focused investors and expected to be financially relevant to\ncorporate success.\n\nTo learn more about Sands' ESG initiatives, read its latest ESG report here:\nhttps://www.sands.com/resources/reports/\n(https://www.sands.com/resources/reports/) .\n\nAbout Sands (NYSE: LVS (https://investor.sands.com/home/default.aspx) )\n\nSands is the leading global developer and operator of integrated resorts. The\ncompany's iconic properties drive valuable leisure and business tourism and\ndeliver significant economic benefits, sustained job creation, financial\nopportunities for local businesses and community investment to help make its\nhost regions ideal places to live, work and visit.\n\nSands' portfolio of properties includes Marina Bay Sands\n(http://www.marinabaysands.com/) (®) in Singapore and The Venetian(®) Macao\n(http://www.venetianmacao.com/) , The Londoner Macao\n(https://www.londonermacao.com/) (®), The Parisian(®) Macao\n(http://www.parisianmacao.com/) , The Plaza(®) Macao\n(https://www.theplazamacao.com/)  and Four Seasons(®) Hotel Macao\n(http://www.fourseasons.com/macau) , and Sands(®) Macao\n(http://www.sandsmacao.com/)  in Macao SAR, China, through majority ownership\nin Sands China Ltd. (http://www.sandschina.com/)\n\nDedicated to being a leader in corporate responsibility, Sands is anchored by\nthe core tenets of serving people, communities and the planet. The company's\nESG leadership has led to inclusion on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices for\nWorld and North America, as well as Fortune's list of the World's Most Admired\nCompanies. To learn more, visit www.sands.com (http://www.sands.com/) .\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1773358/Sands_Logo.html)\n\n \n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/las-vegas-sands-continues-on-the-dow-jones-best-in-class-indices-for-world-and-north-america-302765342.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/las-vegas-sands-continues-on-the-dow-jones-best-in-class-indices-for-world-and-north-america-302765342.html)\n\nSOURCE Las Vegas Sands Corp.\n\n\n\nKristin Koca, Sands, 702.923.9142, Kristin.Koca@sands.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1773358/Sands_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. All Rights Reserved.","article_body_html":"","raw_payload":{"data":{"id":"nPnhKTV0a","title":"Las Vegas Sands Continues on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices for World and North America","author":"PR Newswire","ticker":"LVS","created":"2026-05-07T17:00:01.569Z","tickers":["LVS"],"exchange":"NYSE","article_body":"Las Vegas Sands Continues on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices for World and North America\n\nPR Newswire\n\nLAS VEGAS, May 7, 2026\n\nSubsidiary Sands China Ltd. repeats on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World, Asia\nPacific indices.\n\nLAS VEGAS, May 7, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Las Vegas Sands (NYSE: LVS) has been\nrecognized on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World and North America 2026\nindices, maintaining its position on both lists since 2020. Sands China Ltd.,\nthe company's Asian subsidiary, was named to the Dow Jones Best-in-Class World\nand Asia Pacific 2026 indices, continuing its inclusion on both lists since\n2022.\n\nOut of 16 companies invited to participate in the Casino and Gaming category,\nSands and Sands China are the only two companies included on the Dow Jones\nBest-in-Class World index this year. Sands is the only company in the Casino\nand Gaming category listed on the North America index, and Sands China is one\nof only two companies in the Casino and Gaming category listed on the Asia\nPacific index.\n\nThe Dow Jones Best-in-Class World Index comprises global sustainability\nleaders as identified by S&P Global through the Corporate Sustainability\nAssessment (CSA). It represents the top 10% of the largest 2,500 companies in\nthe S&P Global Broad Market Index (BMI) based on long-term economic,\nenvironmental and social criteria. The Dow Jones Best-in-Class North America\nand Asia Pacific indices represent the top 20% of the 600 largest North\nAmerican companies and the top 20% of the 600 largest companies in the\nAsia-Pacific developed region in the S&P Global BMI based on the same\ncriteria.\n\n\"Our continued inclusion among this prestigious group of companies underscores\nour commitment to advancing a robust and disciplined environmental, social and\ngovernance program that is embedded with rigor, accountability and\ntransparency,\" Katarina Tesarova, senior vice president and chief\nsustainability officer, said. \"Our placements also demonstrate the ESG\nleadership position we hold in the hospitality and gaming industry, which is\ndriven by our People, Communities and Planet corporate responsibility\npillars.\"\n\nUnder the People pillar of its corporate responsibility program, Sands\nsurpassed its 2021-2025 ambition of investing $200 million in workforce\ndevelopment programs, with more than $270 million spent at the end of 2025.\nSands also exceeded its Communities pillar target of contributing 250,000 Team\nMember volunteer hours between 2021-2025, with more than 290,000 hours amassed\nby the close of 2025.\n\nIn out-performing its 2021-2025 Planet pillar ambition, Sands reduced its\nscope 1 and 2 emissions by 54% at the end 2025 from a 2018 base year,\nexceeding both its Science Based Targets initiative-validated 17.5% reduction\ntarget as well as its 1.5°C-aligned 30% reduction target.\n\nSands has leveraged the CSA along with a number of external benchmarks and\nindustry standards to shape its corporate responsibility programs and targets,\nwhich helped the company gain recognition on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class\nindices as well as other corporate responsibility rankings. Sands also was\nincluded on Fortune's World's Most Admired Companies 2026 list, Newsweek's\n2026 America's Most Responsible Companies and 2026 America's Greenest\nCompanies lists, and CDP's 2025 A-List for Climate Change.\n\nThe Dow Jones Best-in-Class index family, including the Dow Jones\nBest-in-Class World Index (DJ BIC World), was originally launched in 1999 as\nthe pioneering series of global sustainability best-in-class benchmarks\navailable in the market and is comprised of global, regional and country\nbenchmarks. The S&P Global CSA covers 12,000 companies globally and is an\nannual evaluation of corporate sustainability practices. It benchmarks\nperformance on a wide range of industry-specific economic, environmental, and\nsocial criteria that are relevant to the growing number of\nsustainability-focused investors and expected to be financially relevant to\ncorporate success.\n\nTo learn more about Sands' ESG initiatives, read its latest ESG report here:\nhttps://www.sands.com/resources/reports/\n(https://www.sands.com/resources/reports/) .\n\nAbout Sands (NYSE: LVS (https://investor.sands.com/home/default.aspx) )\n\nSands is the leading global developer and operator of integrated resorts. The\ncompany's iconic properties drive valuable leisure and business tourism and\ndeliver significant economic benefits, sustained job creation, financial\nopportunities for local businesses and community investment to help make its\nhost regions ideal places to live, work and visit.\n\nSands' portfolio of properties includes Marina Bay Sands\n(http://www.marinabaysands.com/) (®) in Singapore and The Venetian(®) Macao\n(http://www.venetianmacao.com/) , The Londoner Macao\n(https://www.londonermacao.com/) (®), The Parisian(®) Macao\n(http://www.parisianmacao.com/) , The Plaza(®) Macao\n(https://www.theplazamacao.com/)  and Four Seasons(®) Hotel Macao\n(http://www.fourseasons.com/macau) , and Sands(®) Macao\n(http://www.sandsmacao.com/)  in Macao SAR, China, through majority ownership\nin Sands China Ltd. (http://www.sandschina.com/)\n\nDedicated to being a leader in corporate responsibility, Sands is anchored by\nthe core tenets of serving people, communities and the planet. The company's\nESG leadership has led to inclusion on the Dow Jones Best-in-Class Indices for\nWorld and North America, as well as Fortune's list of the World's Most Admired\nCompanies. To learn more, visit www.sands.com (http://www.sands.com/) .\n\n(https://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1773358/Sands_Logo.html)\n\n \n\nView original content to download\nmultimedia:https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/las-vegas-sands-continues-on-the-dow-jones-best-in-class-indices-for-world-and-north-america-302765342.html\n(https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/las-vegas-sands-continues-on-the-dow-jones-best-in-class-indices-for-world-and-north-america-302765342.html)\n\nSOURCE Las Vegas Sands Corp.\n\n\n\nKristin Koca, Sands, 702.923.9142, Kristin.Koca@sands.com\n\nPhoto: \nhttps://mma.prnewswire.com/media/1773358/Sands_Logo.jpg\n\nCopyright (c) 2026 PR Newswire Association,LLC. 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