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Level 4 Diploma in Tourism and Hospitality Management

Operational Sustainability Initiatives in Hospitality and Tourism

THM404 · Sustainability in Tourism and Hospitality — Week 9 of 16

CourseTHM404
Week9 of 16
SemesterII
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This week’s topics

Operational Sustainability Initiatives in Hospitality and Tourism

  1. Hotel energy and water conservation
  2. Sustainable procurement and farm-to-table food sourcing
  3. Low-carbon transport logistics
  4. Green operational audits
  5. #25 Sustainability in Supply Management | Part 1 | Strategic Sourcing
  6. Week 4-Lecture 24 : Green Supply Chain
  7. Leveraging supply chain optimization and visibility to achieve carbon reduction targets

What you will be able to do

  • 4.1 Explain sustainability initiatives in different types of tourism and hospitality businesses.

Activity

Start with this week’s 3 videos, then: Seminar, guided reading and a short written task: explain sustainability initiatives in different types of tourism and hospitality businesses.

Study materials

Videos

  • Leveraging supply chain optimization and visibility to achieve carbon reduction targets · YouTube · MIT Center for Transportation & Logistics · 46 min · for registered students

Further resources

  • Transition Pathway for Tourism (European Commission, 2022) · Reading · Eu, report · for registered students
  • Procurement in the Supply Chain World, ch.: Ethics, Social Responsibility and Sustainability · Reading · Other, textbook chapter; PDF pp. 125–132 · for registered students
  • All Are Welcome: An Introduction to the Hospitality Industry, ch. 7: Lodging and Hotel Operations · Reading · Libretexts, textbook chapter · for registered students
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Course plan
  • Week 1: Fundamentals of Sustainability and Sustainable Development
  • Week 2: Sustainability in the Business Environment
  • Week 3: Destination Impacts of Tourism and Hospitality
  • Week 4: Managing Destination Impacts
  • Week 5: Principles of Sustainable Tourism
  • Week 6: Mitigating Tourism Impacts Through Sustainable Approaches
  • Week 7: Policy Frameworks Supporting Sustainable Tourism
  • Midterm: Midterm evaluation
  • Week 9: Operational Sustainability Initiatives in Hospitality and T…
  • Week 10: Best Practice in Sustainable Hospitality and Tourism
  • Week 11: Business Impacts of Sustainability Initiatives
  • Week 12: Applying Sustainability in Tourism and Hospitality in pract…
  • Week 13: Assignment workshop: research, planning and referencing
  • Week 14: Assignment workshop: drafting, feedback and improvement
  • Week 15: Review and coursework completion
  • Final: Final assessment and submission
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