Since our company’s founding in 1927, Marriott has valued the principles of diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI). This includes a workforce and leadership team that reflects the guests we serve and the communities where we operate. A majority of Marriott’s Board are minorities or women and in 2021, the company announced an accelerated goal to achieve global gender parity in executive positions by 2023 — two years ahead of the original goal — and established a new goal to achieve 25 percent people of color representation in executive positions in the U.S. by 2025. Marriott continues to create opportunities to build a more diverse owner and franchise community, and in 2022, committed up to $50 million to support women and underrepresented entrepreneurs, who typically face barriers in owning and developing hotels in North America. This new program, “Marriott’s Bridging The Gap,” also supports our company’s goal of achieving 3,000 diverse-owned hotels by the end of 2025. As climate impacts intensify across the globe, Marriott remains committed to making a positive and sustainable impact on the environment. Our latest action on climate stewardship demonstrates the company’s core values with ambitious commitments to set a science-based target and reach net-zero greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 2050, at the latest. Achievement will require partnerships across our organization and beyond to help our communities remain vibrant and resilient for future generations. In 2021, Marriott continued to further our company’s human rights efforts. We launched Marriott’s next iteration of our human trafficking awareness training, which uses real-life scenarios to support our 2025 goal to train 100% of on-property associates to recognize and respond to potential situations of human trafficking. We have also donated this training to the hospitality industry to help other hotels and workers do the same.Marriott’s Serve 360 platform is guided by four coordinates — Nurture Our World; Sustain Responsible Operations; Empower Through Opportunity; and Welcome All and Advance Human Rights — each with dedicated focus areas. Following this framework, Marriott activates compelling, impactful initiatives around the world to drive positive change and support global frameworks and targets, including the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).