Engaging with a Sustainable Future

Engaging with a Sustainable Future

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
Engaging with the sustainable future is considered as one of the major challenge of the
time. Hospitality industry is involved in various types of issues related with sustainability such as
in respect of greening agendas, corporate social responsibility and taking initiatives for
sustainable development in the future. According to Sustainable Restaurant Association (SRA) ,
sustainability means that restaurants are managing the impact of their operations on society and
environment. The Case study is based on different real life examples of cafes in Australia. The
Report describes that cafes and restaurants are making efforts for implementing sustainable
practices in the business and different types of models for adopting best practices.

Table of Contents
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY.............................................................................................................2
INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................4
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................4
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................14
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14

INTRODUCTION
The term sustainability means focussing on the need and demands of present generation
without compromising to the ability of future generation to satisfy their needs. Sustainability is
based on three concepts that are environmental, social and economical. Sustainable business
means an organisation that has least negative impact and more positive impact on the society,
environment, community and whole economy (Laszlo and Zhexembayeva, 2017). Sustainable
organisations get involved in environmental green practices for developing products, conducting
various activities and address the issues related with environment while retaining profit. The
Report is based on the case study “A Taste of Sustainability : Case studies of sustainable cafes
in Australia”.
MAIN BODY
Sustainability and sustainable development :
According to the Brundtland Report, the term sustainability is impacting every area of
human endeavour. There are various principles of sustainability such as the concept of planning
and developing strategies that is related with environment, society and economy, the value of
preserving human heritage and biodiversity, the requirement of development in such a way that
productivity of business can be continued for future generations, the requirement of protecting
required ecological processes etc (Carley and Christie, 2017).
Model of Sustainability :
A model of interdependent systems -