Marriott International has agreed to participate in
corporate lodging platform HRS' Green Stay Initiative, launched in March, HRS
announced Wednesday at the Global Business Travel Association convention in
Orlando. The news comes a month after Accor joined the initiative.
Under the Green Stay Initiative, HRS users can select hotels
based on sustainability scores, which HRS calculates using a proprietary
formula taking various inputs into account.
"A mere seven months after launch, hotels in 72
countries have participated in our Green Stay Initiative, providing timely
metrics on their carbon, water and waste operations as companies increasingly
require sustainability data for hotels to gain preferred supplier status,"
said HRS CEO Tobias Ragge in a statement.
Marriott has committed to reach net-zero emissions by 2050,
joining the Race to Zero. "HRS' Green Stay Initiative provides another
avenue for us to meet the needs of our stakeholders to publicly and
transparently report on our sustainability metrics and progress and share the
steps hotels are taking to deliver more sustainable lodging options to business
travellers," said Marriott VP of sustainability and supplier diversity
Denise Naguib in a statement.