Environmental Sustainability Practices and Commitment in Ghanaian Hotels: A Comprehensive Review | Chapter 8 | Geography, Earth Science and Environment: Research Highlights Vol. 10

Ghana has witnessed substantial investment in its hotel business from both domestic and foreign enterprises. However, the environmental impact of the industry is exacerbated by the availability of additional amenities such as restaurants, nightclubs, shopping malls, swimming pools, parking lots, and golf courses, all of which contribute to indirect and induced environmental effects. Environmental initiatives and conversations have raised environmental sustainability consciousness among hotel consumers, prompting them to demand that the products and services they use be eco-friendly. The primary objective of this study is to investigate the commitment of hotels in Ghana to environmental sustainability. This study is a comprehensive review using online research journal websites online research journal websites, such as the PubMed database, Academic Library, and Google Scholar, as well as other in-context articles. This study focused on understanding environmental sustainability and examining its adoption and the level of commitment among hotels in Ghana. Hotel businesses engage in environmental management by developing environmental policies, green procurement, adhering to environmental legislation, environmental auditing, ecolabelling and certification, waste management and recycling, water and energy conservation, environmental education, pollution prevention, responsible marketing practices, and community support. Hotel managers are aware of the environmental issues that the tourism industry faces. They see their engagement in environmental management strategies as helping to reduce costs through operational efficiency. To further promote sustainability, hotels in Ghana should encourage energy-efficient equipment, renewable energy sources, and water-saving technologies. Additionally, educating employees about sustainable practices and involving visitors in environmental efforts can also help hotels improve their environmental responsibilities.

 

 

Author (s) Details

Emilia Etsa Milla-Amekor
Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management, Lusaka, Zambia.

 

Please see the book here:- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/geserh/v10/5465

Corporate Social Responsibility and Sustainability Practices of Top Hotel Chains Concerning SDGs and Sustainism | Chapter 10 | An Overview on Business, Management and Economics Research Vol. 3

 Corporate public responsibility (CSR) or allied sustainability and responsibility (CS&R) is a widely conferred topic in trade and economic composition. However, there is a lack of studies equating the top-tier inn chain’s sustainability practices with SDG-connected CSR and sustainism. The current study aims to develop a comprehensive list of SDG-connected CSR actions, CS&R conduct, and sustainism themes. Then, it compares the CS&R practices of the TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence first 14 selected lodging chains with SDG-accompanying CSR and sustainsim themes. First, utilizing Scopus and Google Scholar databases, SDG-related CSR, CS&R conduct, and sustainism-related conduct are identified. Second, utilizing qualitative content reasoning of sustainability reporting of the CS&R websites of 14 picked hotel chains is judged. Third, whether the current CS&R conduct outperform the SDG-connected CSR or sustainism actions or whether a break exists 'tween expectation and current acting is uncovered. As an effect, a three-layer monument is developed place the lower-level shows 14/14 selected TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence first hotel chains are in the absolute CS&R situations, the middle level shows 10/14 inn chains are SDG-related CSR term, and the peak of the pyramid shows 3-4/14 inn chains are in the sustainism era. Although most inn chains have implemented SDG-accompanying CSR, many top-tier lodgings should take urgent conduct to implement sustainism themes.

Author(s) Details:

Md. Shahzalal,
Department of Marketing, Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur, Bangladesh.

Please see the link here: https://stm.bookpi.org/AOBMER-V3/article/view/12056