2006 Annual Report

S P I R I T
T O S
As we celebrate our 80th year, Marriott renews its
commitment to the thousands of communities around
the world where we do business. Social responsibility
and community engagement are integral to our future
and a vibrant part of our history — it’s a tradition we
call “Spirit To Serve Our Communities. ® ”
Marriott is committed to food and shelter programs.
Through our 15-year support of America’s Second
Harvest, we recognize hunger as a critical issue. In
collaboration with Habitat for Humanity International,
our associates helped build homes in New Orleans;
Phuket, Thailand; Mexico City; and Washington, DC.
We support education and workforce development
through youth-focused programs including the
National Academy Foundation, Distributive Education
Clubs of America, the National Urban League and
the Hispanic College Fund in the United States.
Globally, Marriott is the hotel industry champion
of the International Business Leaders Forum’s
Youth Career Initiative.
Marriott promotes the health, well-being and
protection of children through thousands of volunteer
hours, raising funds and donating goods and
services. This year, we helped Safe Kids Worldwide
launch a child-safety education program that reached
220,000 students in China. In North America, we and
our associates donated nearly $7 million in 2006 to
Children’s Miracle Network hospitals, which provide
essential medical care for children in more than
170 communities.
A Pledge to Social Responsibility
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You can learn more about Marriott’s community,
environmental and human rights initiatives at
www.Marriott.com.
We are committed to environmental stewardship.
Our North American hotels are now smoke-free for
better health and indoor air quality. We initiated our
ECHO — Environmentally Conscious Hospitality
Operations — program 12 years ago, focusing on
water and energy conservation, and community
cleanups during our observance of Environmental
Awareness Month in April. Marriott will also work
together with Clean Up the World, a global environmental
group, to help drive eco-conscious efforts on
the road, at work, at home and in our communities.
As the first hospitality management company in the
Environmental Protection Agency’s Climate Leaders
program, we are on track to meet our greenhouse
gas reduction commitment of 6 percent per available
room by 2010, having reduced our emissions 2 percent
this year. Marriott has the most ENERGY STAR
hotels in the industry and, in partnership with owners,
we are developing more sustainable hotels that will
be eligible for certifications such as LEED—Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design — which is
awarded by the U.S. Green Building Council.
We are proud that we gave voice in 2006 to
significant issues for the travel industry. We
addressed such topics as the protection of children
from sexual exploitation, human rights, business ethics,
and visa and immigration reform at important forums,
including the World Travel and Tourism Conference,
the United Nations World Tourism Organization and
the Foreign Policy Association, which presented us
with its 2006 Corporate Social Responsibility Award.
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