Roi from Environmental Initiatives in Tourism Accommodation Enterprises: a ‘triple Bottom Line’ Approach
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Owners, managers and operators of most businesses are now increasingly aware of their responsibility to the environment. Oftentimes, however, there are significant costs associated with environmental initiatives. Fortunately though, adopting sensible, effective and efficient energy, water and waste management practices may result in substantial savings. In this paper, we report on the development of a decision support system (DSS) designed to allow tourism enterprises to calculate ROI from the implementation of environmental management initiatives. The DSS is predicated on a ‘triple bottom line’ view, encompassing the economic, environmental and social perspectives.
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