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Chris Magee, Yalmaz Siddiqui on the team
Chris Magee and Yalmaz Siddiqui are helping to sustain the environment at MGM Resorts International, working energy efficiency.
Magee, a 25-year veteran of the company, has been promoted to vice president of sustainable facilities, while Siddiqui recently joined MGM Resorts as vice president of corporate sustainability.
Siddiqui is responsible for leading a range of environmental sustainability initiatives, including sustainable sourcing, employee engagement, green conventions, food waste reduction and waste management. He also leads the development of an advanced sustainability strategy framework, including metrics and goals, project accountability, roles and reporting strategy.
Sustainability has always been an interest of Siddiqui, who has a master's degree in environment and development from the University of Cambridge in England. He comes to MGM Resorts after serving as senior director of sustainability at Office Depot. He will set a new framework for environmental sustainability.
"That's how to measure it and what goals we set and use metrics and tracking and take it to the next level," Siddiqui said.
The big task is to define green meetings and attract and support convention clients that care about green meetings, Siddiqui said. That means managing waste, purchasing environmentally sound products for their conventions and helping clients manage food and food waste, he said.
The biggest volume in food waste is at conventions, Siddiqui said. MGM Resorts has long had a commitment to send its food waste to a North Las Vegas pig farm as an alternative to a landfill. In...