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Mari L. Snyder VP, Social Responsibility

Marriott “Spirit to Preserve”. Mari L. Snyder VP, Social Responsibility. Marriott’s Environmental Goals. Goals set and reviewed by Executive Green Council. Reduce energy and water footprint by 25 percent by 2017

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Mari L. Snyder VP, Social Responsibility

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  1. Marriott “Spirit to Preserve” Mari L. Snyder VP, Social Responsibility

  2. Marriott’s Environmental Goals Goals set and reviewed by Executive Green Council • Reduce energy and water footprint by 25 percent by 2017 • Expand LEED-certified hotels across all Marriott brands and Headquarters – 10-fold over next five years • Engage Marriott’s top-tier vendors to supply price-neutral, greener products • Educate and inspire associates and guests to support the environment – “at work, at home, on travel” • Address environmental challenges through innovative conservation initiatives including rainforest protection and water conservation

  3. Hotels’ Resource Conservation Reduce energy and water footprint by 25 percent by 2017 • Report annually to the Carbon Disclosure Project, including the Supplier Module

  4. Green Hotels Currently, Marriott has nearly 85 hotels across all brands in 5 countries that are LEED-certified or registered by the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design and a standard for U.S. Green Building Council Marriott is expanding its green hotel portfolio 10-fold over the next five years with the recent introduction of a green hotel prototype for the Courtyard brand that will be pre-certified LEED. Saves an average of $100,000 in development costsand 6 months in design time, and up to 25% energy and water savings for its owners – a competitive advantage for Marriott. Four other brands will have LEED prototypes within two years. Marriott headquarters was awarded LEEDExisting Building Gold Status in April 2010 Expand LEED-certified hotels across all Marriott brands Marriott headquarters earned LEED-Gold for existing buildings

  5. Greening Our Supply Chain More than 8,400 Cintas uniforms made from recycled plastic water bottles Eco-Smart™ pillows filled withpolyester micro fiber spun from recycled water bottles Room ready towels save 6 million gallons of water from the entire value chain Carpeting made from 25% recycled content is now a design standard Sustainable seafood initiative – FutureFish – rolled out globally 2010 Sustainable Supply Chain Summit for global procurement team, Avendra Engage Marriott’s top-tier vendors to supply price-neutral, greener products

  6. Marriott’s Social Responsibility Strategy • Customer requests for ‘greener’ meetings, green travel • Exponential growth in Sales RFP questions • Lack of industry standards for carbon calculation, ‘green hotel’. • Proliferation of green certifying/labeling bodies • Sustainability Transparency Carbon Disclosure Project Sustainability ReportFinal Step for Performance, First Step in Ongoing Strategic Assessment

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