
eBook - ePub
Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry
Principles of Sustainable Operations
- 792 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub
Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry
Principles of Sustainable Operations
About this book
This foundational textbook investigates the economic, environmental and social sustainability issues facing the hospitality industry today, and explores ideas, solutions and strategies of how to manage operations in a sustainable way.
This updated fourth edition features new content including:
- Research on nature-based solutions and zero-carbon approaches in facilities, technologies for energy, water and waste management, changes in consumer behaviour, and environmental and social impacts of food production
- A new chapter on employees, diversity, inclusion and well-being in the industry
- A new chapter on the challenges of operating in the Global South
- More than 100 international industry case studies and focused info boxes
- New practical exercises, discussion questions and research project ideas based on real-life sustainability scenarios
Accessible and comprehensive, this book is essential reading for all students as well as current and future managers in the hospitality industry.
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Yes, you can access Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry by Willy Legrand,Joseph S. Chen,Gabriel C. M. Laeis in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Personal Development & Hospitality, Travel & Tourism Industry. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Half Title
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of illustrations
- List of case studies
- List of info boxes
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- 1 The Rationale for Sustainable Development
- 2 Sustainable Development and the Hospitality Industry
- 3 Energy
- 4 Waste
- 5 Water
- 6 Facilities
- 7 Accessibility
- 8 Employees
- 9 Food
- 10 Food and Beverage Management
- 11 Certification and Ecolabels
- 12 Marketing and Consumer Behaviour
- 13 Environmental Management Systems and Key Performance Indicators
- 14 ESG, Environmental Accounting and Externalities
- 15 Investing and Financing
- 16 Reporting and Communicating
- 17 Stakeholder Relationships and Partnerships
- 18 Social Entrepreneurship
- 19 Challenges of Operating in the Global South
- Glossary
- Index