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Greenleaf Publishing Call for Contributions

SUSTAINABLE HOTELS:  EXPLORING THE OPPORTUNITIES FOR VALUE CREATION

Deadline for abstracts: 28 February 2014

Editors: Miguel Angel Gardetti and Ana Laura Torres,

Center for Study on Sustainable Hospitality, Argentina

Synopsis

There is an increasing need for hotels to demonstrate a commitment to reducing the negative environmental and social impacts of their operations. Whatever their size, location and target market, hotel services are finding themselves held to account for their sustainability practices and policies. 

Yet the varying consumers of their services have diverse, and occasionally conflicting, expectations. This presents a decision-making challenge to the hotel industry: how can they successfully meet the demands of their stakeholders for comfort and efficiency while operating sustainably? What level of advantage is achieved by operating sustainably? What does a successful dialogue on sustainability issues, between hotel sector management and consumers achieve?  And how can well-developed and implemented sustainability practices further increase perceived, and actual, value for the customer?  

This edited collection welcomes contributions from academics and practitioners that explore opportunities for sustainable value creation within the hospitality industry.

We invite theoretical papers as well as case studies of companies that have integrated sustainability in their models or management systems through, for example:

-              projects of sustainable design in their facilities,

-              the development and application of eco-efficient technologies,

-              the implementation of sustainable management best practices,

-              innovation in products and services for the generation of environmental/social benefits,

-              by addressing consumers/stakeholders' expectations regarding sustainability performance of hotels.

The scope will encompass all forms of hotel (boutique/chain, local/international, rural/city, and will explore decision-making challenges facing hotel sector management alongside examples of best practice.

Submissions

The aim of this collection is to provide a comprehensive overview of current trends and themes in the field, broadly based on the following topics:

-              Organizational governance

-              Human rights

-              Labor practices

-              The environment (including climate change)

-              Fair operating practices

-              Consumer Issues

-              Community involvement and development

The above list is not exhaustive and other contributions on relevant topics are also welcomed. Presentations based on different approaches, whether reflexive, empirical, hands-on or applied theory, are of interest.  Theoretical papers should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words, and case studies between 2,500 and 4,000 words.

All papers will be peer-reviewed by an international panel of subject experts.

Papers must be submitted, without exception, as per the editorial guidelines, available from the Greenleaf Publishing website - www.greenleaf-publishing.com/default.asp?contentid=65.

Abstract submission

As a first step, please submit abstracts of no more than 1,000 words, together with a CV, as email attachments direct to the Editors at:

Miguel Angel Gardetti: mag@hotelsandsustainability.org  

Ana Laura Torres: alt@hotelsandsustainability.org

The deadline for submitting abstracts is 28 February 2014.

Timeline

Abstract submission - 28 February 2014

Full chapter submission - 30  April 2014

Revised chapter submission - 15 July, 2014

Publication - May 2015

Publication

The book will be published in print and eBook formats. It will also be published - searchable at chapter level – as part of The Sustainable Organization Library (SOL). SOL contains more than 8000 individually searchable chapters, case studies and journal papers drawn from more than 600 book and journal volumes, published by Greenleaf Publishing, and a number of partner organizations.

For more information on SOL, and to view the full content list, see www.gseresearch.com/sol  

Further information

For further information, to discuss ideas for contributions and to submit abstracts/proposals, please contact the Editors:

Miguel Angel Gardetti: mag@hotelsandsustainability.org

Ana Laura Torres: alt@hotelsandsustainability.org

Centre for Study of Sustainable Hotels

Av. San Isidro 4166, PB "A"

C1429ADP Buenos Aires

Argentina

Phone/Fax: +54.11.4702.0242

www.hotelsandsustainability.org

About the Editors

Miguel Angel Gardetti

He earned his Ph.D. in sustainability with the highest grades and honors in the USA. He is the Founder and Head of the Instituto de Estudios para la Sustentabilidad Corporativa [Center for Study of Corporate Sustainability], one of the Latin American benchmark organizations in this field. He played a leading role in the foundation and development of the Center for Studies on Sustainable Luxury and the Centro de Estudios para la Hotelería Sustentable [Center for Study of Sustainable Hospitality], and, thus, he is part of its Advisory Board. In addition to his articles for many publications, he has also written three books, including among others "Textos en Sustentabilidad Empresaria – Integrando las Consideraciones Sociales, Ambientales y Económicas con el Corto y Largo Plazo" (Articles on Corporate Sustainability – Integrating Social, Environmental and Economic Considerations in the Short and Long Term) (2005) and "Textos en la Base de la Pirámide – Hacia la Co-creación de Valor y Desarrollo" (Texts on the BoP: Towards Value Co-Creation and Development) (2009).

Ana Laura Torres

She has a Bachelor's Degree in Ecology by Universidad Nacional de La Plata, and she specializes in "corporate sustainability" –specialization performed at the Center for Study of Corporate Sustainability. She contributed to the creation and development of the Center for Studies on Sustainable Luxury and the Center for Sustainable Textile, which she has been coordinating since March, 2001. She also had a significant role in the creation of Center for Study of Sustainable Hospitality, which she currently directs. She has been a member of the Jury of the Best Performance in Sustainable Luxury in Latin America Award since its first edition in 2011. She has also carried out environmental consulting work for the German Institute for Investment and Development (DEG) in Cologne (Germany.) She has developed research and teaching activities at Universidad Nacional de La Plata.

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