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Sustainability in the Field: Lake Tahoe Hospitality and Environmental Protection

Behavior and Social Issues

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Title Sustainability in the Field: Lake Tahoe Hospitality and Environmental Protection
 
Creator Leeming, Emily Michelle
Hansen, David
Alavosius, Mark
Reimer, Daniel
 
Subject Behavior Analysis
sustainability, cultural change, leadership, environment
 
Description The Embassy Suites Lake Tahoe, a Hilton Corporation hotel located in South Lake Tahoe, California, is working to become an environmentally responsible lodging business. This case study describes what the site has done to improve their environmentally relevant practices. The installation of technology, implementation of behavior-based programs to encourage guests and employees to engage in conservation practices, and their work to influence local individuals and businesses to adopt similar initiatives is described. The results indicate that these investments have had a positive impact on business operations evidenced by reduced costs (e.g. a 1.1 million dollar cost savings over 3 years). Additional benefits in reducing environmental externalities are noted. This paper articulates some challenges and opportunities for behavior analysts as more businesses adopt similar programs.
 
Publisher University of Illinois at Chicago Library
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2013-06-15
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/bsi/article/view/4116
10.5210/bsi.v22i0.4116
 
Source Behavior and Social Issues; Vol 22 (2013); 21-39
1064-9506
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journals.uic.edu/ojs/index.php/bsi/article/view/4116/3696