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Road To The Green Seal, Milos Cerovic
Road To The Green Seal, Milos Cerovic
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
Green Seal is one of the most recognized non profit organizations that work closely with companies from all over the country to provide certification of environmentally friendly products used by employees. There are many reasons for product certification process. The most obvious one is to preserve the environment and energy efficiency. Another important reason is to reduce the cost and increase the profit by using products with higher durability and less expensive packaging. Of equal importance is participation in green initiatives which allows hotels and other organizations to capture additional businesses, media exposure etc. InterContinental Chicago is the largest and …
Greening In The United States Hotel Sector: An Exploratory Examination, Adam Kaplan
Greening In The United States Hotel Sector: An Exploratory Examination, Adam Kaplan
UNLV Theses, Dissertations, Professional Papers, and Capstones
The aim of this paper is to explore the concept of greening in the U.S. hotel sector. Much of the existing research on the topic of greening is relegated to the European and Asian hotel sectors. Within the literature review, the paper will examine what industry leaders and scholars have reported about the progress of greening in the global sector. Given the scant research domestically, the paper will attempt to generalize some of the findings to the situation in the U.S. hotel sector. The paper’s methodology section will build on European research on greening and develop a blueprint for U.S. …