Entain Publishes 2022-23 ESG Report

Entain plc has 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 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 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 pioneering ARCTM 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 double materiality assessment released
• 33% of 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 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

“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,” Jette Nygaard-Andersen, CEO of Entain, said.