Pubblicato il: 28 giugno 2023
Lottomatica, Italy’s leading group on the public gaming market and one of the most prominent in Europe, with 1,600 direct employees and over 16,000 people working within the context of its specialised franchise network, published its 2022 Sustainability Report.
The Report highlights the company’s major commitment to Sustainability and Social Responsibility and its diligent cooperation with the Regulatory Institutions and Authorities to ensure a safe and strictly controlled gaming experience.
Lottomatica is committed to actively supporting public funding, with more than € 2.2 billion in tax contributions in 2022, and to supporting the implementation of social initiatives (these types of contributions more than doubled with respect to the previous year). The economic value distributed by Lottomatica to its stakeholders – including suppliers, shareholders, employees and the community - amounted to approximately € 1.2 billion.
Innovation, digital development, and technology are fundamental for guaranteeing Lottomatica’s customers a range of fun, safe, and comprehensive products and services that are consistent with the guidelines contained in the Responsible Gaming Programme drawn up annually, which lays out three main areas of intervention: the protection of minors, the prevention of excessive gaming, and the promotion of a healthy, responsible, and conscientious gaming model.
All the personnel at gaming halls managed by Lottomatica have undergone specific training on responsible gaming, through courses held in collaboration with the Agostino Gemelli University Polyclinic Foundation, while the online gaming platforms have obtained internationally recognised G4 certification for responsible gaming.
In light of its strategic role, in 2022 Lottomatica made the decision to reinforce its commitment to ESG issues, in order to further improve the sustainability of its business activities and thoroughly integrate sustainability-oriented policies into its business decisions. The company’s sustainability plan is based on three strategic pillars: Responsibility, People, and Community and Environment, which take on the form of a series of initiatives touching upon every area of the Group’s operations.
The quality of the company's sustainability plan and its commitment to ESG issues, were assessed by the international rating agency Morningstar Sustainalytics, which assigned the Group a “negligible” ESG risk (rating 9.9) and ranked it as an “ESG Industry Top Rated company” and an “ESG Regional Top Rated company” for 2023, even including it among the best ESG-rated companies assessed at the global, regional and industry levels.
“It is with great pride that we have published our 2022 Sustainability Report,” said Guglielmo Angelozzi, CEO of Lottomatica. “Our main goal is to ensure an increasingly safe and high quality range of products and services, while at the same time protecting consumers, and operating in a manner that’s respectful of both individuals and the community. The Report published today reaffirms our desire to continue pursuing an increasingly sustainable pathway of growth. We will continue to invest resources to bolster our commitment, and will proactively collaborate with the Institutions to build a framework in which individuals can enjoy themselves in a safe, legal, and responsible manner.”
