Going Green

Although Island Hotel has made its move towards an environmental friendly hotel but there are more efforts need to be made to achieve this. With 2800 rooms, the consumption of cleaning supplies including scents, soaps, detergents, bleaching agents are enormous and caused damages to the environment.

The hotel has acquired various initiatives for sustainability. Some of these are waste reduction, reusing and recycling, constant monitoring of gas, oil and electricity usage etc.

Although changing the lighting can bring some savings, this is just a small step toward sustainability.

Environmentalism has become a great concern in all sectors of business, evidenced by the recent jump in energy prices, and empirical data provided by several different environmental and scientific agencies. The Hotel industry is no different, in fact, it would benefit greatly from the recent push for all businesses and business sectors to "Go Green." Yet, the industry has long resisted the changes, and is only recently catching up to other industries that have converted their operations to have greener strategies.

Going green is something everyone should seriously consider. Why? Because it is the right thing to do. We are only visitors in this earth, yet we dare destroy it. If you look at the big picture we are killing the earth. We are constantly removing more and more of the nature and turning it into something unnatural. We are suffocating the earth by emitting a ridiculously large amount of unnecessary carbon

To a regular person, the global concern about ‘going green’ might appear as a result of speculation from nervous politicians and alarmed citizens. But the reality is totally different. In recent years, businesses have gained much knowledge about the impact of their activities on environment and in turns their customers. Businesses are successively venturing to earn greater revenues. In this process, they are trying out every best possibility to entice their contributors- from customers to investors. Regardless to say, stakeholders these days are more socially responsible than ever. So to keep up to their expectations, businesses are also trying to expand or limit their activities to save the environment- from doing relentless research on lowering waste to lean management and even trying out various eco-friendly activities. Despite of all these, the ultimate question remains unanswered if it is financially beneficial to adapt those initiatives that is going to serve the

According to Part A, Hilton Surfers Paradise Residences (HSPR) is recommended to pay more attention to the international tourists and develop a marketing strategy to improve their satisfaction in order to attract them to their hotel. At the same time, sustainability has already become the major challenge for the whole hospitality industry, therefore, energy saving and recycle system should be established in the future operation. The first recommendation is made due to competitive needs and the ideal spot of HSPR that may well be attractive to international tourists. The second is recommended due to legislation introduced by the Australia government who announced that the carbon tax will be introduced in 2012 in Australia and that hotels have to become "green". It may be that the two recommendations can be integrated , attracting international tourists and 'greening' the environment at the same time (Aaker et al, 2004), thereby saving HSPR money.

If your house is older, chances are fairly good that it is not as energy efficient as it could be. Are there any improvements you could make that will increase your energy efficiency? This will have two benefits. First, the impact humans are having on the environment is undeniable. Going green is simply the right thing to do. Second, and on a far more personal level, you are likely to see a fairly significant impact on your utility bills. Saving money will be your reward for going green!

Additionally, on a socio-cultural level, many consumers feel that restaurants partaking in green initiatives and operations are doing their part to not only help sustain the earth but also to conserving natural resources (Hu, Parsa & Self, 2010). “Going green” is not simply a trend in the food service industry but around the world and in all forms of business. Corporate companies consider “going green” as a sensible business strategy in building recognition for corporate social responsibility among consumers concerned with environmental conservation efforts. Lastly, technological initiatives such as Energy Star appliances (dishwashers, refrigerators, ice machines, etc.) and faucets that use less water must also be analyzed in their ecological conservation capability and weighed against their financial costs (University of Notre Dame, 2014).

Along with saving energy, it helps to reduce greenhouse gases. Reducing the greenhouse gases contributes to the health of individuals and the environment surrounding them. This will hopefully control the climate changes brought on by the emission of such gases and strengthen our economy (Energy Star, 2014).

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

Throughout this analysis, my purpose is to clarify and condense the information so the reader will have a better understanding at the end of the analysis. This analysis will be broken up into six categories; the executive summary, issue statement, alternatives analysis, recommendations, actions and implementations, and data analysis. In the issue statement, there will be a brief overview on how the hotel companies and the environmental regulations clashed. Throughout the alternative analysis we will discuss different alternatives that Damai could have focused on to benefit and sustain his hotels. As we move to

The hotel will have many different bins when it comes to waste and all bins will be for certain materials e.g, plastic and or glass, this will allow the hotel to follow rules on recycling; This is important as it allows the hotel to re use things maybe which means more money being saved in the long run. Another form of waste is electrical waste, one way the hotel could cut back on this ,is to have a time restriction on all TV 'S which means all of them will turn off at a certain time thus saving money on electricity and for a business saving money is key. Moreover all lights could be sensor lights which means if no one is in that are the lights will be off thus saving money and creating more revenue. Moreover another waste that can be talked about is heat waste, this can go out through walls, windows and ceilings; to prevent this is closing windows and closing doors will prevent the heating bill. All these wasted things are important because of money and because of money the

Many hospitality industries are doing their best to be sustainable and green. Even though there are many issues hospitality industries are facing. Sustainability includes not only environmental issues but also preservation of local cultures. The industries are still struggling to find measurements and benchmarks for “green” operations generally and energy conservation specifically. Food service operations also face sustainability issues, complicated by guest interest in healthy food and local sourcing. Hotel industry processes and their related resource consumption in hotel operations have some form of environmental impact (Singh, Houdre,

In addition to lessening the risk to people's health, going green will benefit the economy financially. Switching to eco-friendly appliances often results in lower energy and water costs, which is very beneficial to low income families. By minimizing the cost when conserving energy, most electricity bills will decrease in amount instead of skyrocketing to insane amounts. Furthermore, limiting the usage of water can reduce many of the water bills. Ultimately, going green will save several people a great deal of money.