Creating Shared Value Through Implementing Green Practices for Star Hotels

Shedding Light on Eco-Innovation in Tourism: A Critical Analysis

“…These factors were identified in previous studies [56]. Previous research on sustainability in the tourism sector found that, for various reasons, the hospitality industry and restaurants were making substantial efforts to incorporate environmental measures [9,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21]28]. Therefore, the results suggest that these industries are pioneers in the development and adoption of eco-innovations.…”

“…Previous research on sustainability in the tourism sector originated two decades ago as an analysis of the adoption of environmentally friendly practices among other works [9,[14][15][16][17][18][19][20] and its economic impact [21]. Sustainability impacts the economy in three ways: (1) it has a direct effect through energy savings; (2) it has an indirect effect because an environmentally friendly image creates a competitive advantage; and (3) the business gains the advantage of being positioned as a green company [14][15][16][17][18][19][22][23][24][25][26][27][28]. To a lesser extent, previous research has found that there is a social impact [2,11] and an impact on the acquisition of unique capabilities [2,29,30].…”

Environmental Management Practices within Agritourism Boarding Houses in Romania: A Qualitative Study Among Managers

“…These practices include: firm-provided employee training on environmental issues, quantification of environmental savings and costs [33]; environmentally efficient appliances and equipment [80]; the use of rainwater or other natural sources, the use of well water, ecological clothes drying (outdoors, without the use of machines) [13]; solar water heating systems, adapting opening hours to more efficiently use electricity and water, the use of recycled water for irrigation and solar panels [81]. However, the adopted practices currently implemented by small tourism firms remain in the basic category, although the scope and extension of these practices vary [82] by type of location [83]. In a recent study by Font et al [26], the main environmental practices mentioned among managers of small tourism enterprises were: use environmentally friendly products; energy and water saving activities; encouraging customers to be environmentally friendly in both the property and in nature; and waste recycling and renewable energy sources (solar, wind, and biomass).…”

La eco-innovación en las empresas mexicanas de alojamiento turístico

“…La investigación previa sobre sostenibilidad en el sector turístico se originó hace dos décadas como un análisis de la adopción de prácticas amigables con el medio ambiente entre otras obras (Alonso et al, 2015) y su impacto económico (Perramon et al, 2014). La sostenibilidad afecta a la economía de tres maneras: i) tiene un efecto directo a través del ahorro de energía; iii) tiene un efecto indirecto porque una imagen respetuosa con el medio ambiente crea una ventaja competitiva; y iii) el negocio gana la ventaja de posicionarse como una empresa ecológica (Best & Thapa, 2013;Hsiao & Chuang, 2016). En menor medida, investigaciones anteriores han encontrado que hay un impacto social (Bagur et al, 2013) y un impacto en la adquisición de capacidades únicas (Tesone, 2004).…”