Handbook on Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) for Tourism and Hospitality

This Handbook addresses the central question of whether Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) is a path for genuine transformation of tourism and hospitality, or a tool for sophisticated reporting divorced from real change. Against the backdrop of mandatory disclosure requirements and the emergence of double materiality assessment, leading experts explore the need to move beyond marketing claims and public relations exercises to fundamentally reform how tourism and hospitality businesses operate.The book progresses from foundational concepts through capacity building tools to pillar-specific strategies including environmental stewardship, social equity and governance systems. Chapters investigate the balance required between the industry’s reliance on natural environments and communities and its responsibility to protect them. Extending beyond compliance-driven ESG, contributing authors introduce regenerative frameworks informed by globally diverse case studies and research outcomes.Researchers and students in hospitality and tourism management will benefit from the rigorous theory-practice integration provided. Industry leaders, sustainability managers and investors will appreciate the book’s guidance on implementing authentic ESG transformation and on navigating the regulatory, investor, social and ecological pressures reshaping the sector.