Post disaster environment management practices (EMP) on energy conservation (a case study of japan stay Sakura Hotel, Tokyo)
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Date
2012
Authors
Lee, Lian Kim
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Abstract
EMP has become an important practice in organizations today. More
organization start to practice to save cost, improve reputation, required by government
and so on. Hence, awareness of environment is easily available through the internet,
but this practises is still weak in most countries. The recent major disaster in Japan
(11 March 2011) has affected the power supply in north and east of Japan. This is due
to the failure of nuclear reactor in Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant. This study
focuses on Japan Stay Sakura a local chain hotel in Tokyo, Japan on their post disaster
environment management practises. It concentrates rules and regulations on energy
conservation implemented by the Japanese government which took effect on summer
2011. This paper look at ways the company could improve in energy conservation due
to the disaster. An examination was carried out to identify the current practices
against the best practices available for hotel industry on energy conservation.
Recommendations focus on ways to improve from their currently practices.
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Business administration , Post disaster , Energy conservation , environment management practices (EMP)