Hyatt Hotels Environmental Management Case Study

Fig. 4.2.13 Ecological steps at a personal level are profitable

Out of all the interviewees, 40% were in agreement and 30% in strong agreement that ecological steps adopted at personal or a smaller intensity could add on positive aspects to the surroundings.

Kohm and Greenhill (2013) and Cummings (2007) demonstrate that at personal level when simple measures are taken and green habits are observed to save the bionetwork, there is a positivity added to the environment resulting in inexpensive solutions creating awareness for the next genre. Katz (2010) and Salen (2005) agree to the point that saving energy is easy and an uncomplicated procedure thus could be adopted without hassle.

In answers to this question, most of the interviewees were

Lazarova et al (2013) and Holden (2000) mention that a number of properties have achieved a success in reducing the wastage as well as discharge of water. Best way of reducing water wastage is to direct the water that has been treated for agricultural purposes to the municipal corporations and neighboring areas.

16) According to you, is the environment management program of Hyatt hotels a smaller responsibility of the CSR scheme of the organisation?

For Hyatt Hotels environment management is a part of the CSR strategy of the company. Exclusively, it is seen that the ecological habits observed by the property portray the communal accountability for the community generally. It is stressed upon by Aragón-Correa (2008), that the Hyatt Hotels include ecological practices of small businesses, conserving water and such related projects. Thus, the environment management steps of Hyatt could be outlined in its CSR strategies.

Fig. 4.2.16. Ecological steps of Hyatt Hotels are a part of the CSR policies

Majority of the interviewees, 80% agreed that the environment management scheme of Hyatt Hotels is encased in the CSR policies.

The environmental strategies that Hyatt observes, stress its accountability for the nature (Mallen, 2010 and Andersson and Bateman,

A few of the challenges faced and their resultant reactions are mentioned as follows:

* State and Government Laws: To lessen the contamination in the environment, the government has formulated some mandatory lawful ruling that the accommodation industry should follow; Hyatt hotels remain loyal to the rules and regulations, performs better than expected and focuses on additional ecological activities to be ecological. Kemp (2007) and Goodno (2003) has given a suggestion that Hyatt Hotels have implemented a strategy about legal regulations for themselves as well as anyone else, focusing on ecological advancement for the environment.

* Attitudes of members of staff: Generally it is difficult to engage the members of staff into observing environment management measures. It is due to the staff not being interested at all times to contribute because of their existing duties and responsibilities and work related pressure. This reason leads Hyatt Hotels an opportunity to make its staff interested in adopting healthy and clean habits. It is mentioned before that Hyatt comes across various unfavorable issues; Fischer, (2013) and Chan (2005) suggests that in such situations, the organization through strategic planning makes a safe decision by rewarding and appraising the staff members based on their active participation in ecological maintenance. This award ensures