Sahar Attari
Sahar Attari is a PhD candidate at Atlantic Technological University, under the OSCAR program. Her academic focus is on sustainability, green hospitality management, and tourism supply chain management. Her educational background includes degrees in tourism management (BSc) and tourism and hospitality management and marketing (MSc). Her research interests include sustainability in the tourism and hospitality industries, tourism supply chain management, and green tourism. Given her academic background and research interests, she possesses a unique combination of knowledge and expertise that can greatly contribute to this research.
This research focuses on the measurement and monitoring of resource efficiency and emissions in Irish hotels, with a particular emphasis on investigating how hotels can reduce emissions and enhance resource efficiency through supply chain management. The study is following its aims through two distinct phases: the first stage involves an in-depth examination of resource efficiency and emissions in Irish hotels, while the second stage focuses on investigating the role and structure of green hotel supply chain management strategies and practices. In the first stage, the research aims to comprehensively assess the sustainable performance of hotels, which is carried out by collecting and analysing data on energy consumption, waste generation, water usage, and food and beverage consumption.
By employing reliable measurement techniques and utilising sustainability hotel indicators, the study seeks to provide a comprehensive understanding of the current resource efficiency and emission levels within the hotel sector. Drawing on the findings from the first stage, the second phase focuses on investigating how hotel practices and strategies towards the supply chain can minimise emissions and enhance resource efficiency in Irish hotels. Ultimately, this research seeks to establish and develop a framework for Irish hotels to achieve sustainability through supply chain management and reduce their negative effects on the environment.