Marriott International Launches Water Conservation Program in China
Company joins Conservation International and Government of Pingwu County to protect Asia water tower, source of fresh water to more than 2 billion people.
Marriott International (NYSE: MAR) will invest $500,000 (approximately 3.4 million RMB) in seed money over the next two years to support a vital water conservation program that helps protect the largest source of fresh water on the planet, located in the mountains of Southwest China. The program will focus its work in Sichuan Province, the area hit hard by the 2008 earthquake.
