What we’re doing to make our event (and planet) a little greener and give back to the local community.
Our Values
Ways you can be greener while attending ITC Vegas
Do you want to help make ITC Vegas more sustainable? Join us in our sustainability efforts by taking some (or all!) of the following actions:
- In 2024, we will eliminate single use plastic bottles. Courtesy of CAPE Analytics, all attendees will be provided a reusable water bottle that can be used at our filtered, water stations.
- Walk, share a taxi, or take the Las Vegas monorail
- Separate your waste thoughtfully and use the correct bins throughout the venue
- Calculate and offset your carbon emissions during your travel
ITC Vegas Gives Back
We are delighted to announce that ITC Vegas 2024 is partnering with Splashes of Hope for a special and meaningful initiative!
As part of our ITC Cares program, we invite all participants to join us in an inspiring community project where professional artists from Splashes of Hope will guide the ITC community in creating two vibrant, large-scale murals. No artistic skills needed! These murals will be permanently installed at Positively Kids in Las Vegas and Southern Nevada State Veterans Home in Boulder City, NV.
Positively Kids (PK) is a nonprofit organization delivering pediatric healthcare services in Southern Nevada. Focusing on the needs of children who are medically fragile/dependent, abused and/or neglected, they are infusing compassionate and comprehensive care to sick children and their families.
The Southern Nevada State Veterans Home is a skilled nursing facility serving eligible veterans, their spouse, and Gold Star Parents. Their mission is to honor Nevada’s veterans by offering quality care, aiding with benefits coordination, and integrating veterans into the community with respect and dignity. Some of their services include:
- Assisting veterans and their families in obtaining federal and state benefits.
- Providing top-notch skilled nursing care.
- Offering dignified burial support at State Veterans Memorial Cemeteries.
- Managing programs for at-risk veterans.
- Facilitating the integration of returning service members into the community.
- Honoring veterans through ceremonies and information campaigns.
- Coordinating efforts with service organizations to benefit veterans and their families.
Splashes of Hope is committed to transforming medical and social service centers into welcoming and colorful environments. Their work brings joy and comfort to clinical settings, making them more engaging and positive spaces.
Ways we are making our event greener
ITC Vegas has partnered with MGM Resorts, Mandalay Bay’s parent company, which takes sustainability and social responsibility seriously. Here are just a few examples of MGM’s commitment to green efforts.
Courtesy: Mandalay Bay
Reducing climate change with America’s largest rooftop solar panels
Mandalay Bay is one of the most extensive meeting facilities on The Las Vegas Strip and in the United States. With approximately 4,700 rooms (including Four Seasons and Delano hotels) and millions of square feet of convention space, energy requirements are immense.
Recognizing the link between energy use and climate change, the Mandalay Bay installed America’s largest contiguous rooftop solar panels, a 26-acre, 8.3MW solar array which sits atop the convention center.
The property also benefits from MGM Resorts’ continued work on sourcing more renewable energy. The 100MW Mega Solar Panel just north of the Las Vegas Strip can produce 90% of the daytime power needs of MGM Resorts’ entire Las Vegas portfolio and has contributed to the decarbonization of Mandalay Bay.
Water Conservation
Being in the desert destination of Las Vegas, water conservation is a focus at Mandalay Bay.
Nearly every gallon of water used inside Mandalay Bay – from spas and kitchens to guest rooms and restrooms – is treated and returned to the source. Rather than consuming water inside Mandalay Bay, it is borrowed and returned.
Initiatives at Mandalay Bay include water-saving toilets, drought-tolerant and native landscaping, and a Linen Reuse program. The Linen Reuse program has reduced our annual water usage by more than 100 million gallons – enough to fill Shark Reef Aquarium almost 63 times.
Courtesy: Mandalay Bay
Courtesy: Mandalay Bay
Materials + waste management
The scale of Mandalay Bay requires large volumes of materials – from food and beverage to building materials for renovations. With significant resources comes large volumes of waste. At Mandalay Bay, and all MGM Resorts properties, an extensive material diversion program is a primary focus.
Mandalay Bay captures and diverts over 30 materials from landfills. This includes common materials such as glass, metal, plastics, and nontraditional items such as hangers, towels, and oysters. An onsite recycling manager oversees the recycling program, maximizing the diversion rate and progress on Material & Waste goals at Mandalay Bay.
Energy conservation programs
Between 2012 and 2017, energy efficiency investments reduced electricity per square foot by 3.5%, a saving equivalent to the average annual consumption of nearly 600 U.S. homes.
MGM accomplished this through continuous work to make Mandalay Bay function more efficiently as a sustainable hotel, such as:
- More than 250,000 incandescent light bulbs throughout the resort have been changed to LED alternatives. This change resulted in significant energy savings for Mandalay Bay.
- Guest Room Attendants are trained to close the drapes and set the thermostat to 72 degrees before leaving the room. This decreases energy use and helps keep the room cool.
Courtesy: Mandalay Bay
Clearspeed Gives Back
Join Clearspeed and ITC Vegas on October 15-17 to help make a difference in the lives of the Las Vegas Veterans community. With our Clearspeed Gives Back Events, we partner with event stakeholders and attendees with the goal of positively impacting the communities we touch and leaving them better than when we arrived.
We'll be working directly with US Vets of Las Vegas, an organization focused on helping veterans and their families achieve stability and independence by improving quality of life through hygiene and winter care packets. By partnering with you, our attendees, we'll come together to help those in need.
