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PROTECTING THE PLANET We believe a greener business is a better business and environmental leadership is critical to 21st century corporate leadership. We preserve the environment by reducing water, energy and waste, while increasingly purchasing environmentally preferable materials. We are committed to renewable electricity and being a global leader in the fight against climate change. CLIMATE Resort-Level Climate Risk Assessment In 2021, we undertook a detailed climate risk and opportunity assessment to identify and assess the climate-related risks and opportunities facing our company. Additionally, we assessed resort-level physical climate risks, ENERGY gaining knowledge for property-specific risk mitigation planning. LED Lighting Solar Electricity We have installed over 1.4 million Light Emitting Diodes (LED) in one of At the end of 2021, MGM had approximately 110MW of installed solar America’s largest lighting retrofit projects. capacity. Our bold action to decarbonize our electricity supply is helping us enable strong progress on our interim and long-term climate goals. Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) Efficiency We have invested tens of millions of dollars in HVAC efficiency projects including multiple central plant upgrades and over 1,000 variable speed DESIGN & DEVELOPMENT drives on fans, pumps and motors to ensure less energy is needed to move air and liquids around our buildings. Certified Buildings Nearly 90% of MGM Resorts’ portfolio (by square feet) is certified to one or more of the following environmental certifications: LEED (majority LEED SUSTAINABLE EVENTS Gold), Green Globes, Green Key, China Green Building, ISO 140001 or ISO 50001. Environmentally Sustainable Venues Stay Well™ Rooms And Meetings All of our large event venues have unique environmental attributes, including We offer guests an enhanced stay by investing in guest and meeting room Mandalay Bay Conference Center – our flagship venue that has America’s features aligned with Stay Well™ standards. Example amenities in Stay Well™ largest contiguous rooftop solar array. rooms include air purification, energizing and specialized lighting and Food Donations shower infusers. Events sometimes result in unserved food. Where possible in our large convention properties, we aim to safely donate quality unserved food to people in our communities. Across our resorts, we donate three major food MATERIALS & WASTE types to charities: perishable prepared food, perishable unprepared and non-perishable food and beverages from minibar/warehouse food. Environmentally Preferable Purchasing Sustainable Events Engagement We recognize that the materials we choose and products we buy drive Las Vegas is a global hub for meetings and conventions and sports and much of our lifecycle environmental impact. These choices also affect our entertainment. We are very focused on helping event planners understand ability to manage waste, since some materials are more durable, recyclable and implement more socially and environmentally sustainable practices. or reusable than others. We have concentrated buying power in some of Our program is encapsulated in a user-friendly deck of 52 sustainable event our markets and use that power to advance environmentally preferable ideas, that we regularly use with clients. purchasing in many categories. Materials Diversion In one of the hospitality industry’s most comprehensive materials diversion WATER programs, we capture and divert over 30 materials from landfills. This includes common materials such as glass, metal and plastics as well as Water Efficient Equipment & Appliances nontraditional items such as hangers, towels and oysters. We prioritize water-efficient equipment and appliances including automatic Food Waste Diversion & Reduction faucets for sinks, low-flow bathroom fixtures and high performance As a core aspect of our overall material diversion program, we also have commercial dishwashers. a highly respected food waste diversion program. We work on source Water Efficient Landscaping reduction to avoid waste being generated from the start, and also send In Las Vegas we converted over 200,000 square feet of real grass to artificial tens of thousands of tons of food scraps to animals, comingled food and turf or desert-friendly landscape to help reduce our consumptive water use compostable disposables to compost, and grease to biofuel. (water we don’t send back to the source). MGM Resorts International / mgmresorts.com/ESG 15

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