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Podcast: Marriott CEO on Going Net-Zero


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Listen now to a conversation with Marriott International CEO Anthony Capuano at Skift Global Forum in September 2021 in New York City.
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The world’s largest hotel company plans to juggle global growth over the next few decades with a major step forward in its sustainability efforts. Marriott International CEO Anthony Capuano announced September 22, 2021 at Skift Global Forum a company plan to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions no later than 2050. The measure would follow criteria and recommendations of the Science Based Targets initiative — a partnership among climate non-profit CDP, the United Nations Global Compact, the World Resources Institute, and the World Wide Fund for Nature.

Listen now for the full interview with Skift's Cameron Sperance.

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