Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry: Principles of Sustainable Operations, Sloan, P., Legrand, W. & Chen, J. 2013 (2nd Ed.)

Year 2015, Volume: 3 Issue: 1, 59 - 61, 01.05.2015

Karla Boluk

Abstract

Sustainability is gaining credence in the hospitality and tourism industry as a way to address some of the grand contemporary issues confronting society in relation to the environment, unsteady economy and society. Sloan, Legrand and Chen contribute to the argument that sustainability is recognised as a response to the Capitalistic system that has promoted unsustainable consumer behaviour. The result of our current economic system has led to the over-exploitation of resources, climate change, obesity epidemic, questionable treatment of human beings and food security concerns. The authors further purport the repercussions of Western consumption practices when referring to the emerging middle classes in the BRIC economies and their mimicry of the West; representative in a ‘Meat-Sweet Diet’ and over consumptive urges (p. 136). 

Keywords

Sustainability, Hospitality, Principles