Marriott Announces Plan to Address Global Climate Change - Signs Major Agreement...

Mon Apr 7, 2008 6:00am EDT

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Marriott Announces Plan to Address Global Climate Change - Signs Major
Agreement With the State of Amazonas to Protect 1.4 Million Acres of Brazilian
Rainforest
Official Signing - Monday, April 7 - 9:30 a.m. - National Zoo Amazonia Exhibit
     WHAT:  Marriott International and the State of Amazonas, sign landmark
            agreement to protect endangered rainforest in Brazil's Juma
            Sustainable Development Reserve.  This multi-million dollar
            project will safeguard the forest and its bio-diversity which is
            critical to reducing greenhouse gas emissions.

     WHY:   Rain forest protection is the centerpiece of Marriott's global
            environmental strategy.  Few people realize that more than 20% of
            all carbon dioxide emissions come from the burning and clearing of
            forests - more than from all of the world's cars, trucks, SUVs,
            and trains combined.

            Working with Conservation International, the company is also
            taking major steps to reduce energy and water consumption, green
            its $10 billion supply chain, build green hotels and engage
            customers and employees in environmental stewardship.

     WHO:   Official Signing Ceremony

            J.W. Marriott, Jr., Chairman and CEO, Marriott International, Inc.
            Eduardo Braga, Governor, State of Amazonas
            Arne Sorenson, CFO, Marriott International, Inc.
            Virgilio Viana, Director General, Amazonas Sustainable Foundation
            Representative Edward Markey (D-MA), Chairman, Select Committee on
             Energy Independence and Global Warming
            Glenn Prickett, Senior Vice President and Executive Director
             Conservation International
            John Berry, Director, Smithsonian's National Zoological Park

     WHEN:  Monday, April 7th
            9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.

     WHERE: Signing ceremony to take place at the Amazonia Habitat at the
            National Zoo in the rainforest exhibit.  Q & A to follow.  Set-up
            space will be reserved for broadcast media.  Parking available in
            Lot D at the bottom of the Zoo.

     CONTACTS: Dasha Ross                       Stephanie Hampton
               301-380-8521/240-388-6211 cell   301-380-1217/301-370-6591 cell
               dasha.ross@marriott.com          stephanie.hampton@marriott.com

SOURCE  Marriott International