Ethics session 1

What is seen as the first report regarding sustainability?

• The limits to growth

• Paris Agreement

• 17 sustainable goals by the UN

• A CSR report

What is a positive influence of the hospitality industry on sustainability?

• Greenhouse gas emission

• CSR reports

• Oversupplying guest

• CO₂ Emission

What does the term greenwashing mean?

• Recycling vegetables and fruit with the aim to create zero waste.

• A certificate such as the green key that restaurants can get to show that they deal with their products on a sustainable manner.

• Pretending that a company is more sustainable than it really is.

• None of the above

In general terms… The hospitality industry could make a difference in two different ways. What are these ways?

• Reducing food waste and increasing energy production on a sustainable manner.

• Reducing the negative impact(s) of this industry and increasing the positive impact(s) of the industry.

• Working together with other hotels to convince more guests of being sustainable or advertise consciously with the way in which the company is sustainable.

• None of the above.

How many SDG's are there?

• 15

• 16

• 17

• 18

Where does HCMI stand for?

• Hotel Carbon Minimizing Initiative

• Hotel Carbon Moralizing Initiative

• Hotel Carbon Meeting Initiative

• Hotel Carbon Measurement Initiative

What is the main focus of the Millennium Development Goals?

• people and prosperity

• economic growth

• sustainability

• none of the above

What possibility does Low-cost sensor technology gives us?

• The opportunity to quickly communicate internally within the company about technology and data.

• The opportunity to create a wider use of real-time condition monitoring and automated solutions for buildings and infrastructure, and access to data for services and their coordination.

• To develop a solution around digitizing certain technologies that companies use to network with customers and partners.

• It offers a new perspective into the world of technology by making old systems convenient and ensuring that much of the paper work can be made digitally useful.

What staff in a company are the co-creators of ensuring that the workplace is prevalent and that the conditions of the employees are a priority?

• Administrators

• the CEO

• facility managers

• Mainstream employees

Which phenomenon suits this description: 'understanding your efforts with respect to sustainability measures and initiatives out of a fear of scaring off potential customers'?

• Greenwashing

• Self-reinforcing mechanisms

• Greenhushing

• Transparency