Importance of Sustainability in Hospitality Industry

Unit 18: Research
Project
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INTRODUCTION...........................................................................................................................3
MAIN BODY...................................................................................................................................3
LO3..................................................................................................................................................3
P5 Communicate research outcomes in an appropriate manner for the intended audience...3
M3 Communicate outcomes to the intended audience demonstrating how outcomes meet set
research objectives..................................................................................................................9
LO4................................................................................................................................................10
P6 Reflection........................................................................................................................10
P7 Alternative research methodologies and lessons learnt...................................................11
M4 Recommended actions for improvements.....................................................................11
CONCLUSION..............................................................................................................................13
REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................14
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INTRODUCTION
The role of sustainability is significant in hospitality industry. Companies who are
performing their operations in this industrial segment need goods, electricity, and water that are
both durable and consumable. It mainly leads towards creating wastage. In this sustainable
practices effectively facilitate organisations in this industry reduce wastage and spending and
effectively have positive attitude towards environment (Lauvås and Steinmo, 2021).
Sustainability significantly allows this industry to have strong public relationship and more
competitiveness advantage that will automatically improve quality of life and environmental
health. Sustainable practices will benefit this industry to have healthy community non-toxic
environment and natural resources through which they can serve the needs and demands of
customers with the help of sustainable management operations. With the help of implementing
sustainable practices companies in this sector can gain ability to perform their roles and
responsibilities by reducing wastage that will allow them to meet the needs of future generation.
Present report revolves around the importance and concept of sustainability practices in
hospitality sector for which viewpoint of intended audience is being evaluated and analysis has
been done for the same. In addition to this reflection and certain recommendation to this industry
is also been included in this report.
MAIN BODY
LO3
P5 Communicate research outcomes in an appropriate manner for the intended audience.
Theme 1: Understanding sustainability concept in Hospitality industry
Q1) What is extent of current awareness about sustainability in the
Hospitality Industry?
Frequency
a) Yes 40
b) No 10
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a) Yes b) No
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45 40
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Interpretation:
From the above figures and the diagram it can be seen that, the clear outcomes are 40 out
of 50 respondents have agreed to be aware of the concept of sustainability in the hospitality
industry. From their viewpoint and with the help of sustainable practices in hospitality industry
and within hospitality industrial sector, businesses can successfully conduct their business
operations while levying focus over environmental factors at the same time. Where, in this
survey, the remaining other 10 respondents have agreed that they are not aware of the concept of
sustainability in the hospitality industry. This comes with a worry, after evaluating results.
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