Environmental Management in the Hospitality Industry. A Guide for Students and Managers

2008 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-120
Author(s):  
Kathryn Webster ◽  
Heather Hartwell
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Hospitality Industry

ISO14001

2015 ◽  
pp. 13-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hanafi Hamzah ◽  
Shahrim Karim ◽  
Angelo Camillo ◽  
Svetlana Holt
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Management Systems ◽  
Environmental Management Systems ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Adoption And Implementation ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Conceptual Paper ◽  
Tourism And Hospitality

In the last decades, the tourism and hospitality industries have increased their awareness toward environmental sustainability and the application of Environmental Management Systems (EMS). However, research into EMS application and its challenges in the hospitality industry has been left out of sight. In fact, it appears that most hospitality and tourism organizations have neglected to adopt and implement EMS and have failed to recognize the benefits EMS can offer. Perhaps this may explain mixed findings on EMS success adoption and implementation to date. This conceptual paper investigates the challenges and opportunities within the concept of sustainability and aims to sum the existing knowledge on EMSs and the opportunities for its successful implementation in tourism and hospitality establishments. The findings will raise awareness of the importance of EMS and stimulate changes in the way management puts its effort toward enhancing the value these establishments put on adoption and implementation of EMS.

Green management and environmental sustainability: a case of ITC Green Center

2011 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anjana Singh ◽  
Meghna Rishi ◽  
Rati Shukla
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Customer Service ◽  
Environmental Sustainability ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Service Industry ◽  
Corporate Sustainability ◽  
Subject Area ◽  
Successful Implementation ◽  
Green Management ◽  
Content Type

Subject area The built environment Study level/applicability This case can be used for undergraduate and post graduate level business and management studies. The topics identified for this case study would be environmental management applicable to green management, corporate sustainability and financial planning, buildings conservation, sustainable constructions and projects and the hospitality industry. Case overview Mr Niranjan Khatri is one of the people involved in ITC's successful implementation of green management techniques. The key issue causing concern to management is how they initiate this new concept to the already existing and functional hotels in the country. The second key challenge is managing their stakeholders. Being in the service industry, customer service and convenience is of prime importance and at times they may be in conflict with the sustainability agenda of ITC. Expected learning outcomes Students should be able to analyse the importance of environmental management in the hospitality industry; recognize the operational constraints and legal obligations surrounding environmental performance in hospitality and tourism, Interpret environmental theory and work out an implementation plan for implementing environmental management in hotels. Supplementary materials Teaching note.

scholarly journals Exergy as an indicator for enhancing evaluation of environmental management performance in the hospitality industry

2018 ◽  
Vol 198 ◽  
pp. 1503-1514 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Stylos ◽  
Christopher Koroneos ◽  
Jaime Roset ◽  
Cynthia González-Sánchez ◽  
George Xydis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Management Performance

scholarly journals Environmental management practices in the SME hospitality industry: Mediating impact of managers' commitment to institutional pressures and EMS implementation.

2021 ◽  
Vol 9 (3) ◽  
pp. 1
Author(s):  
Hanafi Hamzah ◽  
Muhammad Shahrim Ab. Karim ◽  
Yuhanis Abdul Aziz ◽  
Azilah Kasim
Keyword(s):  
Environmental Management ◽  
Management System ◽  
Structural Equation ◽  
Hospitality Industry ◽  
Management Practices ◽  
Environmental Management System ◽  
Equation Modeling ◽  
Institutional Pressures ◽  
Mediation Effects ◽  
The Impact

Despite the growing concern for Environmental Management Systems (EMS) in the hospitality industry, the relationship between institutional pressures and environmental management implementation is rarely examined in the small- and medium-scale enterprise hotels (SMEHs) context. Concerning the impact of tourism activities on the environment has been increasing; unfortunately, many hotels are unwilling to develop an EMS, probably due to a lack of resources and knowledge. Little attention has been devoted, especially among the SMEHs in Malaysia. The primary purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of institutional pressures on the SMEH environmental management implementation in addition to determining the manager’s commitment as mediating factor. Quantitative research was conducted in this study to establish how managers deal with specific situations using the environmental management system. A total of 313 managers were randomly selected from a total of 1695 registered SMEHs in Malaysia. The results were analyzed using Partial Lease Square-Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) software version 3.2.8 to validate the proposed model and Bootstrapping test to determine the mediation effects of the manager’s perceived benefits and commitment. The initial observation suggested that the majority of the managers implemented the environmental management system were due to regulatory pressures and customer’s pressures. Meanwhile, a smaller group of managers were also keen on the EMS implementation due to their attributes in which they are well aware of the benefits of the system. However, the business owners were found to have relatively low engagement with the environmental agenda. This research aims to contribute to the management and operation advancement towards developing thinking, practice and research within the SMEH industry in Malaysia. Therefore, the findings of this study could provide a framework for assessing existing SMEH industry perceptions and willingness to implement the EMS for a better and sustainable hospitality practice, especially from the decision makers’ point of view.

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