Summary
From 2000 to 2010 Marriott made it its mission to reduce Greenhouse Gases by one million tons. In order to achieve this goal Marriott supported several “green” programs and implemented some of their own. Marriott partnered with Clean Up the World to clean up rivers, parks, and beaches. They also participated in Global Tree Planting and planted over 3,000 trees in Marriott locations all over the world. Every tree planted can remove about one ton of carbon dioxide over its lifetime. Throughout those 10 years Marriott has worked to improve its recycling program. Currently 96% of Marriott locations actively recycle. Marriott has also worked to implement some environmentally friendly programs of their own. For example, the “Re-Lamp Campaign” introduced in 2006. This campaign replaced 450,000 light bulbs with fluorescent lighting and cut 65% of energy use. Marriott, as well as many other hotels, participates in the linen reuse program that encourages guests to reuse towels. This program helped cut hot water usage by 11-17%. They also installed 400,000 new shower heads to reduce water usage. Marriott has directors, architects, and engineers working to build the first Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certified hotel. Finally, each Marriott hotel location has an Energy and Environmental Ambassador who helps maintain an environmentally friendly property and looks for new ways to help conserve energy and preserve the environment.
Reflection
I completely support Marriott’s efforts to help conserve energy and help the environment. I’ve always like Marriott because of their customer service and I’ve always had good experiences with them. Finding out about their conscious efforts to go green makes me like Marriott even more. When people stay at hotels they don’t think a lot about conserving power and energy because they’re paying the same amount either way. The effort to make hotels more environmentally friendly has to come from the hotel executives and staff. Marriott has recognized the need to help and has taken steps to do so. By participating in outside programs they show that they really care and aren’t just trying to cut costs for their own benefits. This is showing customers and guests that they really do care and want to make a difference. I think all of Marriott’s efforts will make a change in the future and will be something guests can use to set Marriott apart from other major hotel chains.
Ross, Dasha. "Marriott on Track to Reduce Greenhouse Gases by 1 Million Tons over 10 Years - 2000 to 2010 ". Marriott News. http://www.marriott.com/news/detail.mi?marrArticle=163832
I completly agree with you it is refreshing to see a company or hotel that is actively attempting to make the world a better place. Not only by changing fixtures within the hotel that also cut cost but by also planting trees and restoring parks. Large companies are in a perfect place in this world to be able to make things more green and economically friendly. Companies have the money and aid behind them to restore parks and large projects and to plant hundreds of trees, where as individual people cannot get as much done as fast as a company. This makes it all the better when you see companies that are volunteering themselves to help the world. I will most definitly think more abotu staying at a marriott the next vacation I take in order to help support there efforts
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