Environmental Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry

Running head: ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY
Environmental Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry
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1ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
Table of Contents
1.0 Introduction.....................................................................................................................2
2.0 Literature Review.................................................................................................................3
2.1 Sustainability and the Hospitality Industry......................................................................3
2.2 Importance of Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry.................................................3
2.3 Major issues that the firms face for the attainment of Sustainability...............................4
2.4 Sustainable Water Management in the Hospitality Industry............................................5
2.5 Importance of Sustainable Water Management in the Hospitality Industry....................5
2.6 Measures that the firms can use to attain Sustainable Water Management.....................6
2.7 Research Questions..........................................................................................................6
2.8 Literature Gap......................................................................................................................6
3.0 Conclusion............................................................................................................................7
4.0 References............................................................................................................................8

2ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN THE HOSPITALITY INDUSTRY
1.0 Introduction
Tata Group, founded by Jamsetji Tata in 1868, is a conglomeration of companies in
the nation of India and the concerned firm has active interests in different industries like
hospitality, steel, automobiles and others (Tata.com, 2019). The Group is not only one of the
largest ones of the world but also had gathered international recognition because of the
extensive business activities which is being conducted by the concerned Group in the other
nations of the world as well. One of the most important ventures of the concerned Groups is
the Taj Group of Hotels, which as a matter of fact is one of the most expensive as well as
posh hotel chains in the nation of India (Tata.com, 2019). Taj Hotels, a chain of luxury
hotels, is a subsidiary of the Indian Hotels Company Limited and was integrated within the
Tata Group by Jamsetji Tata in 1903 (Tata.com, 2019). More importantly, the concerned
hotel chain is currently operational in more than 16 different nations of the world like UK,
South Africa, Bhutan, Sri Lanka and others while boasting of more than 84 hotels in the
nation of India (Tata.com, 2019).
One of the major issues that the concerned hotel chain is presently facing and which
adversely affects the sustainability of the hotel chain is the problem of ineffective water
management. This is important because of the fact that the concerned hotel for delivering
quality services to the guests and also for the purpose of the management of its different
operations. However, the problem of ineffective sustainable water management that the
concerned hotel chain is facing is not only adversely affecting the sustainability of the hotel
chain but at the same time is putting great pressure on the environment as well. More
importantly, it is likely that through the resolution of this issue, the hotel chain would not
only be able to deliver better quality services to the guests but would at the same time be able
to contribute in an effective manner towards the cause of the environment as well
(Pacinst.org, 2019). This is the reason why the researcher had opted for this topic for the
conduct of the literature review. The review will primarily dwell on the issue of sustainability
water management and will not take into consideration other forms of sustainability like
resources, social, economic and others because of the resource and time constraints.