Citation: Alreahi, M.; Bujdosó, Z.;
Dávid, L.D.; Gyenge, B. Green
Supply Chain Management in Hotel
Industry: A Systematic Review.
Sustainability 2023, 15, 5622. https://
doi.org/10.3390/su15075622
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sustainability
Systematic Review
Green Supply Chain Management in Hotel Industry: A
Systematic Review
Mahmoud Alreahi
1,
* , Zoltán Bujdosó
2,
*, Lóránt Dénes Dávid
2,3
and Balázs Gyenge
4
1
Doctoral School of Economic and Regional Sciences, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
2100 Gödöll˝ o, Hungary
2
Institute of Rural Development and Sustainable Economy, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
2100 Gödöll˝ o, Hungary; david.lorant.denes@uni-neumann.hu
3
Faculty of Economics and Business, John von Neumann University, 6000 Kecskemét, Hungary
4
Institute of Agricultural and Food Economics, Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences,
2100 Gödöll˝ o, Hungary; gyenge.balazs@uni-mate.hu
* Correspondence: reahimm@hotmail.com (M.A.); bujdoso.zoltan@uni-mate.hu (Z.B.)
Abstract: Green supply chain management (GSCM) has proven itself to be pivotal, including in the
hospitality and hotel industries. Additionally, organizations cannot become eco-friendly without
applying GSCM. Applying GSCM is very complicated due to the complex nature of the management
relations with stakeholders involved and needs appropriate support and collaboration from all related
parties in order to accomplish the wanted management results. This paper aimed to analyze and
study the complicated roles and relations of GSCM and the hotel industry, identifying the main
barriers that might be faced in its application and trying to present the full picture in a simple and
comprehensive way in order to provide decision-makers with a wider vision. This can then be used
to take the best actions. The analysis technique this study adopted to use to analyze the related
scientific production was a systematic review technique. After the screening and cleaning processes,
a total of 57 GSCM articles remained from the articles, which were extracted from scientific databases
(WoS and Scopus) and analyzed using the three main levels of analysis groups. This study revealed
that: (i) GSCM interferences and relations can be summarized into six main categories (external
stakeholders, internal stakeholders, related management, the 4Rs, innovation and technology, and
performance); (ii) the importance of GSCM goes beyond environmental objectives; and (iii) before
applying GSCM practices, there are a number of primary barriers that should be considered regarding
the hotel industry.
Keywords: GSCM; hospitality; management; sustainable tourism; stakeholders; suppliers; environmental
practices; recourses
1. Introduction
Environmental protection is currently considered one of the priority tasks in sci-
ence and there is now a governmental agenda that countries are collectively seeking to
implement which will achieve a state of balance between economic development and
environmental protection [1]. Environmental awareness is increasing day by day and
this is being reflected in increasing social and legal pressures to protect ecosystems of all
kinds [2,3]. In particular, governments’ fears and concerns about the environment are
being reflected through the announcement of more regulations and laws aimed at reducing
negative impacts on the environment [4,5]. Consequently, organizations, businesses, and
establishments of all kinds find themselves compelled in one way or another to work
towards adopting environmental practices more seriously and effectively, in addition to
increasing experience and awareness in dealing with the various environmental issues that
they may face [6].
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