Ecological consumption of tourism services companies in Ecuador

Abstract:

The ecological consumption is the visible element of the organizations that work in a context of corporate social responsibility, decisions that are reflected in the rational use of resources, minimization of costs and control of the affectation to the environment. In Ecuador, the services sector has made limited inroads in these initiatives, due to the lack of interest of the organizations on the practices that benefit the different groups of participants, this ecological consumption contributes to the present and future generations thanks to the sustainable development of the Business. Therefore, this paper addresses the problem of how ecological consumption is conceived in companies in the Ecuadorian tourism sector and how it can be measured to determine their contribution to protecting the environment. To do this, the database of the National Institute of Statistics and Census (INEC) of" Hotels, Restaurants and Services 2015" made to 958 organizations was used, 71% corresponds to service providers and 29% to hospitality and food, grouped into 42 categories, the principal component analysis model was applied to establish the ecological consumption index. The characteristics of responsible consumption, its relationship with ecological consumption and its measurement were determined.

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2018

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