Chapter 12:
Environment
and
Sustainability
MOTIVATIONS FOR CARE FOR ECONOMIC INTEREST
THE ATMOSPHERE
Many environmental policies have
For environmental issues and actions, major economic advantages, the
companies and individuals have conversion of incandescent lamps
into compact fluorescent lamps
different motives. Economic interests,
results, for example, in reducing
regulatory concerns, business
energy consumption and by
dynamics, and the dimension of social
extension, in reducing pollution
responsibility are among these from power plants that generate
motivations. less electricity now.
REGULATORY
BUSINESS DYNAMICS
CONCERNS
Legislation requiring recycling, There are many dimensions on the role
of market factors in motivating concern
water usage limits due to
over environmental issues. In their
shortages, controls on pollution
transactions, there are consumer
and discharges, and other
segments that put a high emphasis on
environmental constraints mean
"environmentality" and pursue this. The
that concern regarding demand for ecotourism that developed
environmental problems is not in the 1990s is definitely a prime
only good business, it is the rule. example of this.
THE DIMENSIONS OF
SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY
The relationship of environmental policy with
corporate social responsibility is acknowledged
by many businesses, both inside and outside the
hospitality industry.
CONSERVATION &
MANAGEMENT OF
ENERGY
CONSERVATION &
MANAGEMENT OF
ENERGY
Conservations and management of energy have long been
concern for the industry, especially for managers of facilities.
Energy usually accounta for 4% to 6% of hotel revenues
(sometimes referred to as utilities) This translates to annual
energy investment of more than $3.7 billion in the US lodging
market.
Good management practices for facilitie
include acts that regulate the use of
electricity. Examples if the kinds of leadership
acts that help energy management are:
•Records of electricity consumption and cost of
energy
• Maintenance of facilities properly
• Proper procedures and documents for smooth and
appropriate operation
Hotels Energy Saving Tips
Energy- savings solution involved:
Enhancing performance
reducing hours of services
reducing the load that is given
recovering and repurposing waste energy
using the least expensive
energy
THE EFFECTIVENESS OF
MACHINES
-Lighting is a vivid and visual example. The
average efficiency of an incandescent lamp
is 20 lumens per watt. the efficiency of a
flourescent lamp could be 60 lumens per
watt. This means that to generate the same
amount of light from an incandescent lamp
compared to fluorescent lamp, three time
- An economic study should be performed to
the energy is required.
determine the viability of buying more efficient
equipment and understanding how efficiency is
expressed for different pieces of equipment, the
energy cost and the amount of energy used by the
equipment.
UNITED NATIONS WORLD
TOURISM ORGANIZATION
(UNWTO)
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
GOALS AND THE LODGING
INDUSTRY
UNITED NATIONS WORLD TOURISM
ORGANIZATION (UNWTO)
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
AND THE LODGING INDUSTRY
The demand for hotels is generally related
to the number of visitors searching for an
overnight stay and the popularity of a
destination. Thus, as the tourist demand of
a region increases, the demand for hotels
increases as well, driving developers and
hotel businesses to rush to popular
destinations. Owing to their physical
proximity and unavoidable collaboration,
hotels, tourism, and local communities
intertwine in near symbiotic relationships.
Define and commit — identify areas of major functions of the department
(e.g, housekeeping, sales and marketing, customer service) that may be
influenced by the SDGs.
Alignment — communicate with stakeholders (e.g., franchisees, workers,
clients, etc.) on how to align the SDG with the policies and goals of a hotel.
Develop goals and KPIs — develop new key performance indicators (KPIs)
that are aligned with the SDGs. Hotels may alternatively apply new factors
to existing KPIs.
These KPIs will be the key to monitoring and sharing progress.
Revisit business strategy — determine how current activities in various
divisions can be modified to follow the SDGs.
What are the advantages are there?
• It drives growth
• It addresses risk
• It attracts investment
• It refocuses on business importance
• It increases brand appeal
• It appeals to a broader audience
• It pays off your commitment
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