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Author : Judith Mair & Leo Jago
School/Work Place : Victoria University, Australia
Contact : judith.mair@vu.edu.au, leo.jago@vu.edu.au
Year : 2009

Achieving sustainability is a challenge for all of society, but one that may prove especially problematic for the business events sector. Tourism in general and the business events industry in particular may be even more susceptible than other sectors to changing public opinion regarding travel, particularly air travel and long haul flights. Long haul destinations, because of their physical location, are likely to be more susceptible than other destinations. As some business travel is discretionary in nature, it is likely that corporations will cut back on this travel in seeking to reduce the environmental footprints of their organisations.

In recognition of these potential impediments to business tourism, a number of stakeholders in the business events sector have taken steps to improve their sustainability performance and profile. High visibility projects such as the new Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, which is the first convention centre in the world to be awarded a six star green star rating (Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre, 2008), along with a number of less conspicuous developments have been at the forefront of the business events sector’s response to climate change (Melbourne Convention and Visitors Bureau, 2008). Conclusive research, however, on whether consumers are interested in or willing to pay extra for such ‘green’ products appears to be lacking (Bergin-Seers & Mair, 2008). Given that consumers do not appear to be driving the business events sector’s push for sustainability, it is interesting to reflect upon who is driving the push for suppliers to increase their investment in sustainable facilities and practices.

Recent research has suggested that the values of influential owners, managers and members of staff may be of particular importance in determining the extent to which business events suppliers are willing to become more sustainable (Mair & Jago, 2009). In addition, a number of other studies have identified values, or the presence of someone for whom the environment is an important personal issue, as being an important driver of greening (inter alia Bansal & Roth, 2000; Kusyk & Lozano, 2007; Marshall, Cordano, & Silverman, 2005). Other drivers of sustainability in industry have been identified (including gaining a competitive advantage, complying with regulations, and stakeholder pressure), but for the most part, the literature in this area concerns itself with producing lists of potential drivers, and in some cases, testing the validity of these drivers in a specific industrial

context. Relatively little research has examined the dimensions of these individual drivers. This paper documents an exploratory study which aims to examine the personal values of suppliers in the business events sector and determine the extent to which personal values can and do play a role in achieving sustainability.


List of Articles
No. Subject Viewssort Date
154 Think Tank XII Residents' Perceptions on Event Impacts an Relocation ... file 3405 Nov 06, 2013

Social exchange theory and the mobility paradigm are used to understand residents’ perceptions on the impacts of the 2012 Olympic Games and their relocation intentions. Confirmatory factor analysis on a sample of 212 residents of London city...

Author: Girish Prayag & Talia Alders 

Year: 2012 

153 Think Tank XV Inclusive tourism business models: A comparative analy... file 3373 Jul 27, 2015

Mitchell and Ashley state that the “bulk of pro-poor tourism literature has not aimed at measuring impact… [and] is indeed recognized as a weakness in the pro-poor tourism literature by its proponents” (2010:5). The research paper aims to qu...

Author: Andrew Rylance 

Year: 2015 

152 Think Tank XIII The Politics of Community-Based Tourism Planning in th... file 3371 Nov 06, 2013

The management of protected areas has to deal with a wide range of challenges, amongst these, a growing array of social, political and economic expectations. In this regard, protected areas are increasingly expected to particularly serve as ...

Author: Anna Hübner & Truong Si Hong Chau 

Year: 2013 

151 Think Tank VIII Education’s Impact on Cultural Distance Perception: Th... file 3368 Oct 13, 2013

As an international tourism destination, Turkey serves mostly European tourist markets due to her closeness to European markets. Turkey and Europe has a long shared history of relationships. However, Turkey and Turkish people have a rather b...

Author: Yasin Boylu, Asli D. A. Tasci & William C. Gartner 

Year: 2008 

150 Think Tank XIV Stakeholder Collaboration and Contestation in Tourism ... file 3348 Jun 26, 2014

Since Timor-Leste gained its independence in 2002, tourism has been promoted by both government and NGOs as a means to create jobs, build businesses, create income for national and local economics and improve regional economic imbalances (Ti...

Author: Sara Currie & Lindsay Turner 

Year: 2014 

149 Think Tank XII Agent-Based Modelling and Simulation of Tourism Flows:... file 3343 Nov 06, 2013

The aim of this working paper is to demonstrate an interactive, real-time, transparent and dynamic approach to modelling tourism mobilities using agent-based simulation models [ABM]. ABM has previously been employed in studying organizationa...

Author: Jack Carlsen & Scott Heckbert 

Year: 2012 

148 Think Tank XVI The Act of Giving – Understanding CSR in Myanmar in a ... file 3337 Jul 02, 2016

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Author: Nicole Häusler & Kathrin Dischereit 

Year: 2016 

147 Think Tank VIII Tourism-led Amenity Migration and the Transformation o... file 3321 Oct 13, 2013

Global economic and political change has stimulated an explosion in tourism-led migration flows resulting in unprecedented transformation in the form and condition of impacted communities (Woods, 2006). This increase in human migration to ar...

Author: Alison M. Gill 

Year: 2008 

146 Think Tank XI An introduction of the Global Sustainable Tourism Coun... file 3305 Oct 14, 2013

The purpose of this presentation is to introduce the Global Sustainable Tourism Council and Criteria, in an effort to encourage the Criteria as part of a framework for sustainable tourism education. The history of the GSTC and Criteria will...

Author: Kelly Bricker 

Year: 2011 

145 Think Tank IV Evaluating Environmental Initiatives of German Hotels file 3301 Oct 13, 2013

Following a vigorous environmental protection movement trigging in Germany over thirty years ago, the German hotel industry is gradually moving in line with other sections of its society. This study attempts to present a snapshot of the asse...

Author: Joseph S. Chen, Willy Legrand, Philip Sloan & Josephine Zho 

Year: 2004 

144 Think Tank XIV The Prospects for Sustainable Tourism in Vanuatu in th... file 3292 Jun 26, 2014

This paper explores the feasibility for Vanuatu of implementing several key international recommendations for policy-makers for the sustainable development (SD) of national tourism sectors (UNEP-WTO, 2005). It shows that the remarkable fragm...

Author: Valentina Dinica 

Year: 2014 

143 Think Tank XV Luxury and Sustainability in Tourism Accommodation – a... file 3274 Jul 27, 2015

This paper examines the relationship between luxury and sustainability in tourism using a case study of the Soneva Group, which has two luxurious eco resorts in Maldives and Thailand. The aim of this paper is to determine whether luxury and ...

Author: Derek Robbins & Justyna Gaczorek 

Year: 2015 

142 Think Tank XV Conserving biodiversity as tourism (including wildlife... 3257 Jul 27, 2015

Governments throughout Australia and elsewhere recognise that tourism is an important sector of the economy, and are encouraging its growth in a variety of ways, some more environmentally sound than others. This papers presents not the resul...

Author: Ronda J Green 

Year: 2015 

141 Think Tank IV Tourism focused NGO's - An Online Content Analysis file 3242 Oct 13, 2013

The number of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) increased from 31,246 to 37,281 (19.3%) between 1990 and 2000, (Human Development Report, 2002). The importance of NGOs is documented in United Nations Local Agenda 21 Chapter 27, 'Strength...

Author: Meng-Mei Chen & James Holleran 

Year: 2004 

140 Think Tank XVIII Community participation and stakeholder engagement in ... file 3223 Jan 07, 2019

Keywords: natural resource management, community participation, stakeholder engagement, co-creation, sustainable tourism, Networks of Reserves.

Author: Umberto Martini, Federica Buffa, Sandra Notaro, Nicola Zeni & Pier Luigi Novi Inverardi 

Year: 2018 

139 Think Tank IV After the Sydney Olympic Games: Sustainable Infrastruc... file 3211 Oct 13, 2013

Olympic Games epitomize the definition of a mega event, due to the size and scope that these events have in terms of participation, worldwide viewing and infrastructure development. However with the commercialization of these events over the...

Author: Sacha Reid 

Year: 2004 

138 Think Tank VII Innovative Technologies in Travel and Tourism - Toward... file 3205 Oct 13, 2013

While it seems to be gradually dawning on humankind that the quality of our lives and (in extremis)survival of our and subsequent generations will depend to a significant extent on our ability and willingness to make urgent and significant ...

Author: Ivo Martinac 

Year: 2007 

137 Think Tank IX De-constructing the Cosmopolitan Gaze file 3188 Oct 13, 2013

Introduction: Nurturing effective intercultural dialogue through tourism has been positioned to be an emergent challenge to tourism professionals working toward sustainability in a globalised world (Robinson and Picard 2006). This interdisci...

Author: Patricia Johnson 

Year: 2009 

136 Think Tank VIII Assessing Whose Quality of Life: A Critical Examinatio... file 3182 Oct 13, 2013

Almost all the academic literature on tourism impacts has focussed on the consequences of tourism for the destination and its residents. Very little attention has been paid to the impacts of tourism on tourists. Virtually all cost-benefit an...

Author: Gianna Moscardo 

Year: 2008 

135 Think Tank XI Sustainable Tourism Labels: A Suitable Tool for Consum... file 3142 Oct 14, 2013

In an attempt to encourage businesses making an effort to reduce the negative impacts of tourism, and to maximise the positive outcomes of this activity an extensive number of sustainable tourism labels were developed worldwide. It has been...

Author: Sofia Reino 

Year: 2011 

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