Marriott International — Ethics Grade C-

Marriott International receives an overall ethics grade of C- (48/100) on CancelCo's corporate accountability database. Sector: Consumer Goods. Market cap: Large Cap.

Category scores

• labor: 45
• privacy: 20
• consumer: 35
• environment: 55
• humanRights: 75

Documented incidents (3)

• Starwood Data Breach Fine (high, 2020) — Fined £18.4M by the UK ICO for failing to secure customer data in a breach that exposed 339 million guest records.
• Hotel Strikes for Wages (medium, 2023) — Thousands of employees across multiple cities went on strike citing stagnant wages and reduced staffing levels post-pandemic despite high profits.
• Resort Fee Litigation (medium, 2021) — Sued by several State Attorneys General for 'drip pricing,' where mandatory resort fees were hidden until the end of the booking process.

Documented good deeds

• Human Trafficking Awareness — Trained over 1 million employees to recognize and report signs of human trafficking in hotels.

Ethical alternatives

• Wyndham Hotels — Ranked higher in diversity metrics and consumer pricing transparency.