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Marriott’s environmental data shows that the company is working hard to reduce its carbon footprint, but more needs to be done to hit 2030 targets.
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Marriott International's emissions data shows its greenhouse gas emissions increased in 2022, despite having committed to reductions.
Marriott released environmental performance data in July as part of its 2023 Serve 360 report. Skift Research has been keeping track of greenhouse gas reduction targets and actual performance for the largest hotel companies, and we dug deeper into Marriott’s numbers.
Credit where credit is due: Marriott’s reporting on its environmental (and wider social and cultural) impact is thorough, and the company has some of the best tracking of emissions of any hotel company.
One place where Marriott is falling behind competitors: It has committed to setting science-based targets, but has not submitted them yet. Instead, it has set its own carbon reduction goals for 2025. Science-based targets set in accordance with the Science-Based Target