ABSTRACT
The hotel industry is a major player in the global economy, and a number of its related trade organisations have emphasised the role the industry can play in contributing to the successful achievement of the SDGs. It remains clear, however, that the industry faces a number of significant challenges in pursuit of this undertaking. What are the priorities for the industry as a whole? Are new sustainability strategies required to specifically respond to the SDGs? How can the tensions between sustainability and commitments to business development and continuing economic growth be successfully managed? This provides the backdrop and context for this chapter, which examines if, and how, eight leading hotel groups, and two industry bodies have begun to address the SDGs and offers some general reflections on the industry’s engagement with the SDGs.
