Environmental Sustainability Practices and Commitment in Ghanaian Hotels: An Empirical Study
Emilia Etsa Milla-Amekor *
Livingstone International University of Tourism Excellence and Business Management, Lusaka, Zambia.
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Abstract
Objective: Environmental initiatives and conversations have raised environmental sustainability consciousness among hotel consumers, prompting them to demand that the products and services they use be eco-friendly. This study investigates the commitment to environmental sustainability in hotels in Ghana.
Methods: This study is a comprehensive review using online research journal websites online research journal websites, such as the PubMed database, Academic Library, and Google Scholar, as well as other in-context articles. During this study, data search query was on the commitment to environmental sustainability among Ghanaian hotels. Areas noted in relation to this study were understanding what environmental sustainability is as well as its adoption and commitment among hotels in Ghana.
Results: Hotel businesses engage in environmental management by developing environmental policies, green procurement, adhering to environmental legislation, environmental auditing, ecolabelling and certification, waste management and recycling, water and energy conservation, environmental education, pollution prevention, responsible marketing practices, and community support (Su, Swanson, 2019; Hoogendoorn et al., 2015). According to studies, hotel managers are aware of the environmental issues that the tourism industry faces (Kim et al., 2024). They see their engagement in environmental management strategies as helping to reduce costs through operational efficiency (Salzberg et al., 2019).
Keywords: Environment, sustainable, commitment, Ghana, hotel, industry