Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) Management for Sustainability in the Hospitality, Tourism, and Meeting Industries
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050). This special issue belongs to the section "Tourism, Culture, and Heritage".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2026 | Viewed by 2681
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit work to this Special Issue, which will serve as a platform to communicate the most up-to-date theoretical developments and findings on the intersection between environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues and the hospitality, tourism, and meeting industries.
For some time, tourism and related industries have often been cited as important sectors to consider when pursuing sustainable development goals (SDGs), and progress has been made accordingly. Yet, it is rather a common understanding that additional efforts in ESG management are warranted, as well as taking a more proactive approach (Liu et al., 2022) in the near future.
In this regard, studies have recently highlighted the role of research in assisting ESG practices and management strategies in the tourism (Back, 2024), hospitality (Legendre et al., 2024), and meeting (Hieker et al., 2024) industries. To this end, this collection will showcase papers (research papers, structured reviews, syntheses, and case studies) that can extend theories regarding various aspects of ESG practices and management in these industries. Studies on various sub-sectors of the industries are welcome; there will be an emphasis on significant implications for the academic and/or practitioner audience.
References
- Back, K. J. (2024). ESG for the hospitality and tourism research: Essential demanded research area for all. Tourism Management, 105, 104954.
- Legendre, T. S., Ding, A., & Back, K. J. (2024). A bibliometric analysis of the hospitality and tourism environmental, social, and governance (ESG) literature. Journal of Hospitality and Tourism Management, 58, 309-321.
- Hieker, C., Gannon, G., Philips, E. N., & Majmudar, S. (2024). Motivations for ESG Investment Among Leaders in the MICE Industry. European Journal of Sustainable Development, 13(4), 71-71.
- Liu, Z., Lan, J., Chien, F., Sadiq, M., & Nawaz, M. A. (2022). Role of tourism development in environmental degradation: A step towards emission reduction. Journal of environmental management, 303, 114078.
Prof. Dr. Seul Ki Lee
Dr. Kiattipoom Kiatkawsin
Prof. Dr. Yeonghye Yoon
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- environmental, social, and governance (ESG)
- hospitality industry
- tourism industry
- MICE industry
- structured review
- case study
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