City of Dreams Mediterranean honoured with BREEAM Excellent rating for achievements in sustainability

First development in Cyprus to attain the world-leading sustainability recognition

Melco Cyprus, operator of Cyprus Casinos (C2) and the upcoming integrated resort (IR) City of Dreams Mediterranean, announces that City of Dreams Mediterranean has been honoured with a BREEAM Excellent rating for its sustainability strategy. Achieving a score of 80.4% at the design-stage, the IR is Cyprus’ first development to achieve a BREEAM Excellent rating. The accolade recognises City of Dreams Mediterranean’s incorporation of the highest design sustainability standards and integration into the natural environmental surroundings. BREEAM is the world’s leading sustainability assessment method for master planning projects, infrastructure and buildings. It rates an asset’s environmental, social and economic sustainability performance.

Set to become Cyprus’ first IR and the largestin Europe, City of Dreams Mediterranean is built in accordance with the highest sustainability standards, from materials used, its high-tech water reuse system tothe energy-saving optimisation of the building’s orientation and shading. The project design is inspired by the native Cypriot landscape, while the retail promenade bears resemblance to the enchanting old town area of Nicosia. Native plant species mirror the character of the environment and support the landscape’s ecology. To incorporate the IR into its surrounding landscape, it will encompass over 130,000 newly planted trees and indigenous plants, creating a holiday oasis for guests andreducing carbon emissions.

Property General Manager of City of Dreams Mediterranean and Cyprus Casinos, Mr. Grant Johnson said, “We are thrilled to achieve this significant recognition and especially pleased to be the first project in Cyprus to obtain the honour. We are committed to incorporating the highest sustainability standards into City of Dreams Mediterranean and are confident that a development of this nature can set a shining example for the region and the tourism sector onceopen in Summer 2022. Creating a luxury experience for guests that is also responsible to the local community has always been central to our philosophy. Melco maintains a pioneering approach across all developments, promoting sustainability through the entirety of its operations, from the construction of its properties to its Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiatives”.

Melco's sustainability best practices extend to all its properties globally as part of the Group’s sustainability and CSR strategy ‘Above & Beyond’. The strategy commits Melco to achieving a series of goals including carbon neutrality and zero waste across its resorts by 2030. Among the Comp any’s global initiatives are the elimination of food waste and single-use plastics in daily operationsas well as recycling general waste through onsite compactors.

A world-class development and a landmark for Cyprus and the wider region set to open in Summer 2022, City of Dreams Mediterranean is expected to enrich Cyprus’ tourism product, attracting an additional 300,000 tourists per year thus, significantly contributing to counter seasonality, a major challenge for the Cypriot tourism industry, and establishing the island as a year-round all-season destination.