Understanding the Impact of Environmental Management in the Hospitality Industry

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Abstract
The purpose of the research paper is to understand the ways by which hospitality industry
respond to the effectiveness of environmental management and to identify the ways by which
hospitality industry contribute to the environmental damages. The main aspects covering the
literature of the research paper Environmental issues of the hospitality industry around the world,
role of environmental management in hospitality sector, adverse environmental effects through
operational practices in hospitality industry. The research will be conducted with the
incorporation of mixed method, a combination of quantitative and qualitative research for a
precise and effective outcome. The mixed method will cover broader reach for responses and
will align the analysed outcome with the research questions. The benefits of the reseat h will
include, knowledge about the ways of managing effective environmental management system,
understanding of the negative contribution of hospitality industry on environment, ways of
addressing adverse environmental damages by transforming the operational practices of
hospitality industry.
Keywords: Research method, environmental management, hospitality industry, mixed research
method

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Table of Contents
1.0. Introduction...............................................................................................................................5
P1- Background...........................................................................................................................5
P2- Literature...............................................................................................................................6
P3- Questions and methods.........................................................................................................6
2.0. Literature review.......................................................................................................................8
2.1. Environmental issues of the hospitality industry around the world.....................................8
2.2. Role of environmental management in hospitality sector....................................................9
3.0. Methodology & Design..........................................................................................................11
3.1. Research overview..............................................................................................................11
3.1.1. The current project.......................................................................................................11
3.1.2. Discussion of methodology.........................................................................................12
3.2. Qualitative method..............................................................................................................13
3.2.1. Overview......................................................................................................................13
3.2.2. Methodological statement of expectation....................................................................15
3.3. Quantitative method 1.........................................................................................................16
3.3.1. Overview......................................................................................................................16
3.3.2. Methodological statement of expectation....................................................................18

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3.4. Quantitative method 2.........................................................................................................19
3.4.1. Overview......................................................................................................................19
3.4.2. Methodological statement of expectation....................................................................20
3.5. Overall statement of expectation........................................................................................21
P1 – Details and connections of expected findings...............................................................21
P2 – Scope and limitations of expected findings...................................................................22

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1.0. Introduction
P1- Background
The research topic aims at depicting the implication of environmental management in the
hospitality sector. The purpose of the paper is to understand the implementation of
environmental management in the hospitality industry across the world. The research paper will
attempt at understanding the concerns and challenges related to the practices of hospitality
industry. It has been observed from the previous theoretical understanding on the issue of
environmental management practices of the hotels industry that there is positive correlation of
the Environment Management with the engagement of the hotels with the supportive state
regulations. One of the primary objectives of the hospitality industry has been the development
of sustainable projects. Managing the environmental programs of the organization operating
under hospitality industry by controlling the negative impact of organizational practices and
activities. For the purpose of executing the policies in regards with the environmental
management, organizations of hospitality industry, environment programs should be
systematically designed, comprehensive in nature and should be able to portray the
organizational resources, structure, planning for implementing, maintaining and developing
policies and procedure. It has been previously discussed that the hospitality industry has been
one of the largest contributors of the negative environmental impacts in terms of higher
consumption of the limited source of energy. There are issues like the food and metal waste that
has generated huge environmental specific to this industry. The research will help in establishing
an effective correlation of the concept of environmental management with the functionality and
practices of hospitality management.

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P2- Literature
The theoretical concept of Environment management and impact of hospitality industry
will demonstrate the understanding of the negative impacts of the practices adopted by
hospitality industry. The literature will develop the understanding of the significance of
environmental management in the business activities. The research will help in understanding the
role of environmental policies and framework in the hospitality industry. The research paper will
reflect the concepts of environmental management, hospitality industry practices and impact on
environment, environment standards of the hospitality sectors, environmental impacts of the
tourism or hospitality industry. The importance of environmental audit for assessing the
established policies and practices. The system of maintaining ecosystem stability and ecological
balance for eliminating the negative impact of business activities is known as the concept of
environmental management. Establishing business policies and standards in regards with
environment is covered in the responsibility of the organizations operating especially in the
hospitality industry due to inflow of tourists from all around the world. Destruction of
environmental resources and facilities. The construction of infrastructural facilities of the
hospitality industry can result in overutilization of natural resources. The requirement of the
resources like water, fuel for transportation can lead to the scarcity and pollution (Chan& Hsu,
2016). Hospitality industry is majorly associated with the transportation sector and the industry
of tourism. The tourism sector attracts travellers from around the world and hospitality sector
utilizes the application of transportation facilities, which can lead to waste formation and
pollution.