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Exploring the role of sustainability training in food waste reduction: insights from Budapest鈥檚 high-end hotels using a mixed method approach

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This study focuses on the prevalence, effectiveness, and barriers of sustainability training programs aimed at reducing food waste in 4-, 5-, and specific 3-star hotels in Budapest, Hungary. The primary objective is to understand how widespread these training programs are within the targeted hotels in the capital of Hungary, Budapest, and to evaluate their impact on food waste management, employee retention, and financial performance. Using triangulation research method, a mixed methods approach, the research includes a structured questionnaire distributed to hotel managers, a semi-structured interview with a hotel deputy manager, and a thorough literature review and secondary data analysis. Results indicate that sustainability training programs focusing on food waste are not widely implemented across the sampled hotels. The primary challenges identified are financial constraints, lack of interest, and insufficient resources and time. Chain-affiliated hotels show a stronger commitment to sustainability training than independent hotels. The study concludes that despite the potential benefits, sustainability training is not widely prioritized, underscoring the need for greater investment and support to improve sustainable practices in the hospitality industry

Aquest estudi analitza la implementaci贸 de programes de formaci贸 en sostenibilitat per reduir el malbaratament alimentari en hotels de la capital d鈥橦ongria, Budapest. L鈥檕bjectiu 茅s avaluar la seva difusi贸, efectivitat i les problem脿tiques que dificulten la seva implementaci贸. Mitjan莽ant m猫todes mixtos, incloent q眉estionaris als gestors d鈥檋otels, entrevistes i revisi贸 de literatura, els resultats mostren que aquests programes no estan 脿mpliament acceptats. Les principals dificultats s贸n les limitacions econ貌miques, la manca d鈥檌nter猫s i la insufici猫ncia de recursos. Els hotels de cadenes mostren m茅s comprom铆s amb la sostenibilitat que els hotels independents, m茅s petits. L鈥檈studi conclou que, tot i els beneficis potencials, la formaci贸 en sostenibilitat no es prioritza suficientment, i cal una major inversi贸 i suport per millorar les pr脿ctiques sostenibles al sector hoteler

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