Abstract
This paper will provide a snapshot of the level of environmental responsibility of Korean top ten five-star hotelsin relation to their environmental disclosures. Content analysis is employed to review the environmentaldisclosures of the top ten hotels in Korea, as defined herein. This study found that the level of environmentalresponsibility of Korea’s leading hotels lags behind the standard global environmental hotel practices in manyways. Consequently, many improved environmental practices need to be implemented by these sampled hotels.
Highlights
Environmental protection and the need for sustainability has become a vital priority in the business world during the last few decades and the tourism and hospitality industry is not an exception (Bohdanowicz & Zientara, 2012; Matute & Melero, 2015; Shah, 2011)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the level of environmental responsibility of the top ten Korean five star hotels which are registered with the Korean Tourism Organisation (KTO) and the study makes several contributions to the current body of knowledge
In order to investigate the current level of environmental responsibility of five star hotels in Korea, this research collected related secondary data from study samples drawn from the Korea Tourism Organization (KTO) (2013)
Summary
Environmental protection and the need for sustainability has become a vital priority in the business world during the last few decades and the tourism and hospitality industry is not an exception (Bohdanowicz & Zientara, 2012; Matute & Melero, 2015; Shah, 2011). Environmental responsibility has become a serious strategic issue for the global hotel industry. This study is motivated by the authors’ concerns, as well as the fact that environmental responsibility has become a major international issue and has been accompanied by substantial and growing stakeholder concerns (Cho, Guidry, Hageman & Patten, 2012). This concern has led the authors to evaluate how Korea’s leading hotels are responding to their environmental responsibilities. Which environmental factors have received greatest attention from the leading hotels in Korea?
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