You wonder what ecosystem services are and why it matters to the hospitality sector? Everyone is talking about net zero carbon but are they all talking about the same thing? You have heard of hotels engaging in more circularity, adopting nature-based solutions and implementing a carbon offsetting scheme, but what does this all mean?
The world of sustainability is riddled with specialized, often technical, jargon.
Dr. Willy Legrand is Professor of Hospitality Management at the IU International University of Applied Sciences in
Germany since 2003. Over the past 15 years, he has established over two dozen undergraduate and graduate courses
on sustainable development in tourism and hospitality management in Germany but also as a visiting professor at
universities in China, Dubai, Singapore, France, India, Peru and the United States.
From the Glasgow Declaration on Climate Action in Tourism [1] to the Net Zero Roadmap for Travel & Tourism [2], the industry is taking on the decarbonisation challenge and giving itself net zero toolboxes.
Two-weeks of negotiations in November 2015 led to the Paris Agreement. The culmination of 20 years of discussions, concessions and compromises. Is the Paris Agreement an important document to the hospitality industry? Without a doubt.
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