Hospitality Forever: A Sustainability Handbook for the Lodging Industry

The Hospitality Forever handbook will help you understand what sustainability is, why it is important to you, and how to get there from where you are now. Focused on the lodging industry, the tools, techniques and principles described here are equally applicable to restaurants, bars, tour operations, cruise lines, golf courses, dive shops, casinos, ski areas, and any other enterprises seeking to future-proof themselves against the inevitable demise of unsustainable business approaches. This is the first book that actually puts all three components of sustainability together in one place: cost-effective sustainability practices, essential sustainability processes, and fundamental sustainability principles. Filled with lots of worksheets, templates and step-by-step instruction, this practical guide will: - help you select environmentally friendly practices that won't break the bank now and that you won't regret later on. - show you how to create processes that will ensure that your enterprise meets international standards for sustainable environmental management systems. - introduce you to four science-based natural "system conditions," the fundamental principles that determine whether or not you or your business will even exist in the future, and show you how to apply them to every decision you make from now on.