Yalmaz Siddiqui is VP of Corporate Sustainability at MGM Resorts International and is responsible for the company’s overall Environmental Management Program including policy, goals, reporting and alignment with U.N. Sustainable Development Goals. He also leads a range of initiatives for the company including sustainable events for convention clients, food waste reduction, environmentally preferable purchasing, and circular economy. Prior to joining MGM, Yalmaz was Senior Director, Sustainability at Office Depot, where he set global strategy and led a number of industry-leading social and environmental sustainability programs. Before Office Depot, he worked for ten years as a management consultant at PricewaterhouseCoopers and IBM Business Consulting Services. A global expert in sustainable purchasing, Yalmaz was the Founding Chair of the Sustainable Purchasing Leadership Council. He has a Master’s in Environment & Development from the University of Cambridge in England a Bachelor of Commerce from McGill University in Canada.