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Unit of Study HOTL5004 - Sustainable Hotel Management (2024)

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Examines the concept of sustainability from  environmental , economic, social- cultural and historical perspectives. Students  are introduced to sustainability  issues facing the Tourism and Hospitality  industries and strategic solutions are explored . Topics  covered include environmental externalities, social entrepreneurship , eco-design and  sustainable development as a business priority.

Unit content

Topic 1: Defining sustainability from a historical, environmental, economic and socio-cultural perspective.

Topic 2: Corporate social responsibility, corporate governance and social entrepreneurship.

Topic 3: Externalities of hotel operations  and environmental accounting

Topic 4: Water, energy and waste management

Topic 5: Sustainability and the hospitality customer experience

Topic 6: Environmental management systems  and certification

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Location Domestic International
Brisbane - The Hotel School
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Hayman Island - Hotel School
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Melbourne - The Hotel School
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Sydney - The Hotel School
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On completion of this unit, students should be able to:

contextualise sustainability and sustainable development concepts and issues

Evaluate the positive and negative environmental externalities within hospitality and tourism operations for different stakeholders

analyse sustainability as an integral component of business strategies and operations

devise solutions to the challenges facing tourism and hospitality industries in managing sustainability

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