Environmental Sustainability in the tourism and hospitality sector Paper 2022

RUNNING HEAD: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE
TOURISM AND HOSPITALITY SECTOR
Environmental Sustainability in the tourism and hospitality sector
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ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN TOURISM AD HOSPITALITY SECTOR1
Abstract:
Environmental management is essential for the tourism and hospitality sector. International
hotel entrepreneurs are following environmental management to promote sustainable
development. This paper will explore the significance of environmental management in
tourism and hospitality sector. The performance of the housekeeping department of a hotel is
vital to follow the green cleaning policy to deliver sustainable tourism practices. The
importance of environmental management, the impact of this management program, the
procedure to follow eco-friendly policy in tourism, hospitality area, and the expectation of
guest from the hotel authority are discussed in this paper. This paper will evaluate the
significance of the environmental management program in tourism and hospitality sector.

ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN TOURISM AD HOSPITALITY SECTOR2
Introduction:
Environmental management takes several environmental initiatives to address several
critical ecological issues, which are affecting the earth. Environmental management in the
hospitality business is needed because it reduces pollution, deterioration of nature, and
restrict the overuse of natural resources. In the hospitality business, environmental
management is used to diminish water usage, energy, and curtail the adverse environmental
impact. This paper will analyse the role of an executive housekeeper to imply environmental
management as a part of Rooms Division Management. The significance of the
environmental management in the hospitality business, the effect of environmental
management, sustainable work practices by the hotels and the impact of environmental
changes in a hotel on the tourist will be discussed in this paper.
Significance of environmental management in the Hospitality industry:
Environmental management will be beneficial for the hospitality business. Following
the environmental management program will help the hotel to slash costs, water
consumption, and energy consumption. Maintaining the environmental management in the
hospitality business can change the hotel into an attractive place to stay and distinguish the
hotel from other hotels.
In the hospitality business, environmental management is essential for several
reasons. Climate change and global warming are generated because of human intervention
and development. Blazing fossil fuel generates greenhouse gases. Use of clean water,
increasing human population, overdevelopment, excessive use of natural resources, use of
non-biodegradable chemicals are other environmental issues, created by a human being,
should be addressed for the better future in the hospitality business. Environmental legislation
has been changing and becoming stringent. Most of the governments are strictly enforcing