Mjölken är ekologisk, räcker inte det? : En kvalitativ studie om ekologisk hållbarhet på mötesanläggningar

Sammanfattning: Tourism in Sweden is growing rapidly and the tourism industry is facing many challenges. Global tourism is getting less sustainable due to the rapid growth of the tourist industry and it is of great importance that actors within the industry starts working preventively to reduce negative environmental impact. There are great challenges then as growth in traveling must be combined with sustainable development. Included in tourist industry are meetings industry. Business traveling generates a large part of the total tourism revenue and this sector.  This essay touches on the meetings industry and the ecological sustainability with focus on meetings facilities and their work regarding sustainable development. Explored is how chosen facilities work with these issues, how they experience the work and the challenges surrounding the implementation of environmental issues. Furthermore, the authors touches on subjects relating to rules and regulations which actors in the tourist industry should take into consideration.