... ecosystem able to feed tourism organizations with circular economy solutions. Design/methodology/approach A sample from a population of start-ups, mainly Spanish, linked to the circular economy was gathered and analyzed; in addition to secondary data, a survey was designed and administered...

...Patrick Anthony Finocchiaro Purpose Maintaining human capital in the hotel industry is challenging due to high turnover. Through the implementation of circular economy theory, hotels are finding that human capital retention can be achieved via Quality of Life (QOL) outcomes by providing Corporate...

... initiatives in achieving QoL outcomes and so the paper adds value by providing an explanation of QoL, CSR linked to case study examples. Corporate social responsibility Circular economy Quality of life Hospitality industry Work life balance The current belief that businesses have a social...

... Emerald Publishing Limited 2020 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only Brand equity Carbon footprint Circular economy Corporate social responsibility Hospitality Sustainable development goals Sustainability trade-offs Stakeholder Triple bottom line Meliá, founded...

... bottom line and the circular economy and suggests practical approaches by which hotels may achieve sustainability. The recommendation relies on the belief that the two concepts are interconnected in tackling and achieving a successful vision of the future of sustainability through until 2030. Design...

... and publishing the benefits of committing to CSR and funding sustainability research that can be beneficial to their business, too. If this happens and the UN SDGs’ targets are met, the future will benefit from a circular economy, whereby resources will not be disposed of but maintained, repaired, reused...

... that could provide extra pieces of evidence about the application of circular economy (CE) in tourism. Findings The state-of-the-art in this field is presented, characterized by the scarcity of the scientific literature available and the lack of a common understanding of this concept, with a limited...