BETHESDA, Md., Aug. 28,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Great Place To Work® and
PEOPLE magazine have recognized Marriott International as
one of the 2024 PEOPLE® Companies that Care. This marks Marriott
International's (Marriott) fifth consecutive year on the list and
highest placement to date at number four. Marriott's inclusion on
the list is a recognition of the company's focus on its
sustainability and social impact platform, Serve 360: Doing Good in
Every Direction.
"It is an honor to be consistently included in the PEOPLE
Companies that Care list. This recognition is a testament to the
strength of our enduring culture and one of our core values to
Serve Our World," said Anthony
Capuano, President and Chief Executive Officer, Marriott International. "We are proud of our
global teams working together to help make Marriott a force for
good in the communities where we do business."
In recognizing Marriott International, PEOPLE magazine
highlighted the company's global refugee hiring commitments. In
2022, Marriott pledged to hire 1,500 refugees by 2025 in the U.S.
and made an additional commitment in 2023 to hire more than 1,500
refugees throughout its European region by 2026. Since Marriott's
announcements, more than 1,000 refugees in the U.S. and 600
refugees in Europe have been
hired. This includes cousins Ehsanullah
Safi and Shah Faisal Safi, whose story was featured in
PEOPLE as an example that underscores Marriott's steadfast
commitment to empower through opportunity.
In addition to the company's refugee hiring commitments and
progress, Marriott has remained focused on mobilizing in the wake
of disasters. When the devastating wildfires struck the island of
Maui in August 2023, the company worked to house and feed
community members, including many associates and their families. In
the weeks that followed, Marriott, in collaboration with The J.
Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation, the Marriott Disaster
Relief Fund, the TakeCare Relief Fund (TCRF), hotels and Marriott
Bonvoy donated approximately $5.5
million to support relief efforts and provide essential
items for more than 2,500 impacted associates and the greater
community. Beyond financial relief, Marriott prioritized helping
local families and restoring normalcy for the children in the area.
With the fires occurring just before the start of classes, Marriott
provided daily lunches for students, faculty members, and staff
across schools in West Maui during
the academic year and teamed up with other companies to supply
essentials like backpacks, clothes, and water bottles. Marriott has
also supported humanitarian relief efforts during other natural
disasters and crises, including the 2023 earthquakes in Türkiye and
Syria.
Marriott's unwavering focus on taking care of people, the
communities where it operates, and the planet has consistently
earned it recognition as a top employer. For more information on
the company's ESG efforts and Serve 360 initiatives, visit
http://www.marriott.com/Serve360.
This accolade follows other recent recognition for the company,
including 100 Best Companies to Work For® by Great Place to Work
earlier this year.
About Marriott International, Inc.
Marriott
International, Inc. (Nasdaq: MAR) is based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and encompasses a
portfolio of approximately 9,000 properties across more than 30
leading brands in 141 countries and territories. Marriott operates
and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts all
around the world. The company offers Marriott Bonvoy®, its highly
awarded travel program. For more information, please visit our
website at www.marriott.com. In addition, connect with us on
Facebook and @MarriottIntl on X and Instagram.
About the PEOPLE Companies That Care List
Great Place
To Work selected the 2024 PEOPLE Companies that Care List by
gathering and analyzing over 1.3 million confidential survey
responses from companies representing more than 8.2 million U.S.
employees at Great Place To Work
Certified organizations. Of those, more than a million
responses came from employees at companies eligible for the list
and these rankings are based on that feedback. Company rankings are
derived from 60 employee experience questions within
the Great Place To Work Trust Index™ Survey. Read the
full methodology.
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