THE BENEFITS OF HOTEL GOING GREEN Ong Siang Chong Temasek Polytechnic Abstract This study seeks to find out the some of the benefits of hotels going green. Global warming is an uprising worldwide issue that can cause immeasurable destruction to mankind and the Earth. Environmentalists are encouraging corporations and companies to go green and this does not exclude the hotel industry. There is a rising trend of hotels going environmental friendly through the use of several green technologies and
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still more like sustainable tourism‚ sustainable business‚ sustainable management‚ sustainability hotel and so on. Green Hotel is an important part and content of sustainable development. So‚ Let us discuss the important part is related to sustainability hotel. Why hotel should think and act green? Following the rapid development of global economy. People’s values changed. Because of the global “green wave” driven‚ environmental awareness gradually into the modern hotel’s production‚ operation
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and empirical data provided by several different environmental and scientific agencies. The Hotel industry is no different‚ in fact‚ it would benefit greatly from the recent push for all businesses and business sectors to “Go Green.” Yet‚ the industry has long resisted the changes‚ and is only recently catching up to other industries that have converted their operations to have greener strategies. Hotels require meticulous upkeep and cleanliness in order to keep up with guests’ concerns and demand
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sustainability become a major setting for today’s business‚ hospitality industry is no exception. In this report‚ it will briefly describe the possible reasons for hotels to think and act green‚ the actions they take‚ also demonstrate some advantages and disadvantages of doing so. Why Go Green One of the reasons for hotels are going green is because travelers are demanding greener travel choices and they want green hotel. As it shows in a survey done by Conde Nast Traveler‚ which is one of the
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“GOING GREEN” Number of Words: 1288 CONTENT 1. Introduction………………………………………………………. 3 2. “Going Green” 4 2.1. Description 4 2.2. Happenings 4 3. Hotel’s standpoint 5 3.1. “Going Green” in the Hospitality Industry 5 3.2. “LEED” Certificate 5 3.3. Examples of Change 5 4. Acting 7 4.1 Advantages 7 4.2 Disadvantages 7 5. Conclusion…………………………………………..……………… 8 6. Reference List………………………………………………..….. 9 6.1 Internet………………………………………………………………………………….………………9
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The Green Supply Chain: Fad or Sound Business Practice? (The Hospitality Industry Specifics) Shelagh Kelley BUA 542 MB18 – Operations & Logistics Management Carl Kooyoomjian April 16‚ 2013 During the early 1990’s there was an increasing concern for the environment. Consumers began looking at companies that were known for hurting the environment and at that time‚ only those companies were targeted. Today‚ more consumers have been educated
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Center of Science and Education The Advantages of Green Management for Hotel Competitiveness in Taiwan: In the Viewpoint of Senior Hotel Managers Ying-Chang Chen1 & Yu-Ta Chen2 1 Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management‚ Ching Kuo Institute of Management and Health‚ Keelung City‚ Taiwan (R.O.C.) 2 Department of International Business‚ Kainan University‚ Taoyuan‚ Taiwan (R.O.C.) Correspondence: Ying-Chang Chen‚ Department of Hotel and Restaurant Management‚ Ching Kuo Institute of
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policy in the hotel sector: “green” strategy or stratagem? Margaret Brown Lecturer in Accounting‚ School of Food & Accommodation Management‚ Duncan of Jordanstone College‚ University of Dundee‚ Scotland‚ UK Illustrates alternative “green” strategies to indicate possible reactions of the hotel sector to the environmental issue and the extent of the “greening” process on the control system. Discusses the results of a questionnaire survey into the environmental standing of an hotel and the control
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else about going green. The message is played often and loudly on TV’s‚ radios‚ advertisements‚ and much more. They all ask…What are you doing to go green? What changes to your life have you made to go green? Need: With gas and food prices going up at a amazing rate‚ we need to think of ways to help out our economy and environment. Credibility: I have been going green for the past couple of years. Although it might seem like a big waste of time. There are many benefits Thesis: You can go
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Going Green – Should A Company Do It? Ben Surato Baker College – MKT111B Environmental efforts of modern times date back to the late 1940s and early 1950s‚ during postwar America. The Federal Water Pollution Control Act of 1948 was the first piece of legislation to lay down federal regulation of water quality passed by Congress. (PBS.org‚ n.d.) This type of legislation was put in place forcing businesses to recognize corporate responsibility and eco-friendly practices. Since that time
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