Running Head: Wyndham Worldwide – Environment & Sustainability
WYNDHAM WORLDWIDE HOTEL GROUP
ENVIRONMENT & SUSTAINABILITY
2010 – 2014
EDWIN SAMA
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
Wyndham Worldwide – Environment & Sustainability
TABLE OF CONTENTS. Page
1. Introduction ………………………………………………… 3
2. 2010 Environment & Sustainability ……………………………….. 5
3. 2011 Environment & Sustainability ………………………………. 6
4. 2012 Environment & Sustainability ………………………………. 7
5. 2013 Environment & Sustainability ………………………………. 8
6. 2014 Environment & Sustainability ………………………………. 10
7. Challenges & Opportunities ……………………………….. 11
8. Conclusion ………………………………. 13
9. References ……………………………….. 14
Running head: Wyndham Worldwide – Environment & Sustainability
INTRODUCTION
The past several decades have seen a growing awareness in the hospitality industry regarding the environmental and social impacts of hotel development and operations – to the extent where sustainability issues have permeated nearly every aspect of the industry. This has been driven by multiple factors including owners’ and operators’ desire to reduce operational costs, changing investor attitudes toward the environment, increased regulatory focus on facility operations and development, and a
During the rein of King Montezuma II, the Aztec tribe witnessed many bad omens, which they believed meant impending doom. Spanish conquistador, Henry Cortes and his army arrive on the cost of Mexico in 1519. Cortes plans to make his way to Tenochtitlan, the capital city of the Aztec Empire. During the journey, Cortez makes allies with tribes including the Tlaxcalans. Tribes resent the Aztecs for raiding their cites and capturing people to sacrifice to their gods. Montezuma II tries to keep Cortez from getting to his city by sending out messengers with gifts. However the Spanish leader continues his march destroying the city of Cholula along the way. Montezuma and Cortez finally meet; the Spanish leader reassures the King he has
Wyndham is the one of the largest hospitality corporations in the world and was founded in 1990. In 2006, the company went public and began trading in the New York Stock Exchange with the symbol “WYN”. This company serves both individual consumers and business consumers with a range of various services and commodities. Wyndham’s revenue consists of two major components:
The vision/mission behind the Good Hotel concept is to maintain its identity as a “hotel with a conscience” – encompassing a positive attitude, environmental sensitive, and philanthropy. The intent of the vision is to inspire the “good in us all”. (Pearce, 2012, p. 10-1, 10-2)
There is no one best definition for sustainability. The simplest and most fundamental meaning would be “the ability to sustain” or otherwise “the capacity to endure”. It can also be defined as a need for our generation to manage the resources base efficiently so that the average quality of life that we ensure ourselves can potentially be shared by all future generations.
Our company wants us to be mindful of the environment when carrying out our work. In our hotel we all recycle; we reuse scrap paper for note paper, and we also have bee hives on the roof of the hotel. The bee’s numbers are dropping in the UK so we feel obliged to help look after them. We also use local suppliers who are keen on reducing their carbon emissions. As well as all of these, we do our best to keep electricity and water use to a minimum.
“It was Spitz. The rabbit could not turn, and as the white teeth broke it’s back in midair it shrieked as loudly as a stricken man may shriek” (London 40). The Call of the Wild by Jack London. In this story it’s about a dog named Buck he lived on a huge estate and the owner was Judge Miller. Then one day he got dog napped and taken to the Klondike to help gold miners pull the sled for them that was full of mail because they were canadian mail deliveries. For the struggle for mastery Buck struggles to be the master and he wants to be the leader.
Marriott International envisions itself to be the world’s lodging leader. Its mission is to provide the best possible lodging services experience to customers who vary in backgrounds, language, tradition, religion and cultures all around the world. Marriot is committed to environmental preservation through using environment-friendly technology and engages in social responsibility and community engagement. We value our shareholder’s so we will only take steps that will ensure our growth. Most importantly, through our “spirit to serve”, we emphasize the importance of Marriott’s people and recognize the value they bring to the organization’s growth and success. It aims to increase revenues by 9% every year, to increase
This report examines the new world of sustainability reporting, and the complex web of stakeholders. It focuses particularly on the demands for new kinds of transparency which serve the interests of the environment and society.
Amber Inn & Suites, Inc., formed in 1979, operates 200 Amber Inn properties and 50 Amber Inn & Suites properties located in 10 states throughout the Rocky Mountain and western states. On Average, each location has approximately 120 individual guest and suite-style rooms. Under a new president and CEO, the goal is for Amber Inn & Suites to reach profitability within two years after five consecutive years of unprofitability. This company is positioned as a limited-service hotel which does not have the amenities such as a restaurant, lounge, or meeting rooms. This type of hotel is classified under a midscale hotel with food and beverage, such as Holiday Inn and Ramada
When I was five years old I began school. In Kindergarden we learned basic things like letters, numbers, and how not to be fully engulfed in flames. For some reason, 2004 was the height of anti-fire education in Missouri and before I knew how to tie my shoes I knew that if I ever was ablaze, to cover my face, fall to my knees, and roll back and fourth. This is what my institution placed serious value upon and because I was a student of that institution I also placed serious value upon it. The same idea must be applied to a university's teaching of environmental sustainability. This is discussed in David Orr's "What is Education For?" Through choosing a curriculum a university chooses what it places value onto, by making the environment a priority it showcases to the future generations that environmental wellness is an important responsibility for them to take ownership.
1. Why did most of the early PDA companies fail, even if they had innovative and sophisticated product design?
At last, the ecological element is also important when investigating the business environment and the CSR has gradually ended up coordinated in numerous associations' business goals. For a hotel industry to be socially, dependable it must finish numerous approaches, for example, submitting to the energy consumption laws, lessening carbon footprint, and connecting with the local community. Then again, the natural disaster has turned out to be incessant. Subsequently, numerous destination spots are intensely influenced and sustainable tourism must be practiced to save natural resources (Levonsky & Conley, 2004).
Many hotels utilize sustainability as a strategy setting for operations, and as a critical success factor (Boerner, 2010). A company become more sustainable by evaluating the positive and negative environmental, economic, and socio cultural impacts on hospitality industry and helps the operation to be in profit and minimize waste or harmful aspects. Environmental certification program for hotels Provides technical guidance. Participating facilities area warded between 1and5 Green Keys depending on loyalty to criteria (LRA Worldwide,
According to Myunget al. (2012), the purpose of green practices is to reduce the impact on the environment by applying environmentally preferred practices by reducing the waste and used sustainable resources and supplies. Therefore, for those owner of green hotel are also advocating the green practices of business activities, “less environmentally
This essay will review two significant environmental experiences I have encountered exploring the influences of these my life and how these have altered my view on what is environmental sustainability. An examination into these two experiences will follow into reviewing my perspectives on environmental sustainability and how these two experiences influenced this. To conclude a discussion on my role as a teacher and how this will impact myself when in the classroom.