REG - Entain PLC - Leadership in ESG and launch of new initiatives

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10/11/2021 07:05

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RNS Number : 8674R  Entain PLC  10 November 2021

 

 

 

Entain showcases leadership in ESG and launches new initiatives

 

ARC™ programme delivering clear improvements in player protection

 

Launch of EnTrain to support 1 million people through diversity and technology

 

Social Impact Report published demonstrating contribution to communities

 

 

10 November 2021: Entain, the global sports betting, gaming and interactive
entertainment group, is today holding an event to showcase its leadership in
ESG as well as present a range of new initiatives. The event in London
entitled "Entain Sustain" illustrates Entain's commitment to safer betting and
gaming, as well as the ways in which the Entain Foundation supports local
communities and sports around the world.

 

Entain today provides a first report of results from the trials of ARC™
(Advanced Responsibility and Care™), its pioneering, technology-led approach
to personalised player protection.  Trials of ARC™ began six months ago in
the UK and a major milestone has been reached as the processes and AI that
underpins ARC™ becomes more advanced and actions in real time.  Trials to
date clearly show that ARC™ is successfully limiting potentially risky
behaviours.

 

Jette Nygaard-Andersen, Entain's CEO, commented: "I have a personal ambition
that Entain should become a leader in the critically important area of ESG.
Doing so will not only benefit the many communities in which we operate around
the world, but also our customers, our people, and our business. Our
commitment to safer gambling is a crucial component of this ambition. The
findings of our ARC™ trials show that the programme is delivering
unprecedented levels of change in protection for those at risk, using our
proprietary technology to do so."

 

Also today, the Group unveiled EnTrain, a new multi-million-pound global
initiative to increase access to technology and improve diversity. The goal is
to positively impact the lives of over 1,000,000 people around the world -
either directly or through their families and dependents - by 2030. This is
the first global, strategic commitment from the Entain Foundation to a single
initiative supporting people across all under-represented groups in the
communities around the world in which it operates.

 

"I passionately believe that we have a vital role to play in inspiring the
next generation to pursue careers in technology," Nygaard-Andersen said. "Our
new EnTrain initiative provides the building blocks to help, through access to
academic and vocational courses and the technological expertise and equipment
needed to succeed."

 

For the first time, the Group has set out its social contribution to global
communities, publishing a full Social Impact Report which also breaks down how
the Group has so far allocated funds to ESG initiatives. This time last year
Entain launched a Sustainability Charter and announced it would commit £100m
over five years to ESG initiatives.

 

In the UK, Entain is a leading corporate sponsor of grass roots football and
sport in via its landmark Pitching In
(https://eur03.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fentaingroup.com%2Fsustainability%2Fpitching-in%2F&data=04%7C01%7CJodie.Hitch%40entaingroup.com%7C6f8fb2baa6e641ea79bb08d9a2ab693a%7C60c43c0a64ac4050bf3e31e1cdfffdeb%7C0%7C0%7C637719679345861943%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJWIjoiMC4wLjAwMDAiLCJQIjoiV2luMzIiLCJBTiI6Ik1haWwiLCJXVCI6Mn0%3D%7C1000&sdata=2uK1Hy6gKHRFhB%2BD7HTgk6Z76R8DUPwg0h63CWRChTU%3D&reserved=0)
grassroots sport investment programme launched last year.  As a part of this
the Group plans to roll out a new responsible gambling and sports integrity
educational training programme later this month. The programme will be
delivered by Entain's partner, EPIC Risk Management, the leading gambling harm
minimisation consultancy, to 245 Trident League clubs across England and Wales
who are able to apply for new funds this season via Pitching In.

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Contacts

 

Enquiries:

 Investor Relations - Entain plc                                                                 investors@entaingroup.com (mailto:investors@entaingroup.com)

 David Lloyd-Seed, Group Director of IR &                                                        david.lloyd-seed@entaingroup.com (mailto:david.lloyd-seed@entaingroup.com)
                             Corporate

 Communications                                                                                  davina.hobbs@entaingroup.com (mailto:davina.hobbs@entaingroup.com)

 Davina Hobbs, Head of Investor Relations                                                        callum.sims@entaingroup.com

 Callum Sims, Investor Relations Manager
 Media - Entain plc                                                                              media@entaingroup.com

 Tessa Curtis, Head of Group PR & Media Relations                                                tessa.curtis@entaingroup.com (mailto:tessa.curtis@entaingroup.com)

 Jay Dossetter, Head of ESG and Press Office                                                     jay.dossetter@entaingroup.com (mailto:jay.dossetter@entaingroup.com)

 Jodie Hitch, PR                                                                                 jodie.hitch@entaingroup.com
 Manager

 Powerscourt                                                                                     Tel: +44 (0) 20 7250 1446

 Rob Greening / Elly Williamson / Nick Hayns                                                     entain@powerscourt-group.com (mailto:entain@powerscourt-group.com)

 

For queries about invites to the event please contact media@entaingroup.com
(mailto:media@entaingroup.com) or investors@entaingroup.com
(mailto:investors@entaingroup.com)

 

 

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 bwin, Bet.pt, Coral, Crystalbet, Eurobet, Ladbrokes, Neds and
Sportingbet; Gaming Brands include CasinoClub, Foxy Bingo, Gala,
Gioco Digitale, 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 joint-venture with MGM Resorts International creating a
leader, BetMGM, in sports betting and iGaming in the US. Entain provides the
technology which powers BetMGM and exclusive games and products, specially
developed at its in-house gaming studios. The Group is tax resident in the UK
with licenses in a total of 27 regulated markets. 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
(https://www.entaingroup.com/)

 

About the Entain Foundation

The Entain Foundation was established to coordinate and support Entain's ESG
and CSR initiatives, objectives and donations around the world. The
Foundation's efforts are focused on four key areas: Responsible gambling,
sports integrity and gambling regulation research, education and treatment;
Grass roots, women's and disability sport; diversity in technology; and
Projects with a clear link to the local community in Entain's major office
locations.

 

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