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dc.contributor.advisorBaumeister, Stefan
dc.contributor.advisorSiitonen, Sari
dc.contributor.authorMannonen, Lotta
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-09T11:31:08Z
dc.date.available2019-12-09T11:31:08Z
dc.date.issued2019
dc.identifier.urihttps://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/66676
dc.description.abstractTourism is one part of traveling, being traveling for pleasure, and it can better be defined as people staying at a destination, outside their ordinary environment for at least one night (Mason, 2015; Page & Connell, 2006), while at the longest usually staying for one year (Yu, Kim, Chen & Schwartz, 2012). When talking about climate change and the greenhouse gases, traveling becomes an important aspect accounting for 5% of the global carbon dioxide emissions (Hall, Scott, Gössling, 2013; Peeters & Dubois, 2010, p. 477). Tourism also accounts for 8% of the global greenhouse gas emissions (Carbon Brief, 2018; Lenzen et al., 2018). Altogether tourism can have a carbon footprint of 4.5Gt CO2 and it is expected that the emission factor will increase 3.2 percent per year, up to 2035. From the emissions of tourism 75% is caused by transportation, 21% is caused by accommodation and 4% is caused by activities. Additionally, food usually accounts for about 25% of the total emissions caused by humans. The thesis aims to answer the questions ‘How can Finnish tourism companies measure their carbon footprint, in which phase they are in measuring the carbon footprint and how have they succeeded so far.’ These questions will be answered by conducting a case study where 10 companies doing business in Finland will be interviewed. The selected companies are of different ages and sizes and they represent different functions. This thesis is of qualitative nature and it used semi-structured interview questions. Finnish tourism companies measure their carbon footprint by using primary and secondary data, and the previous year or the previous three year’s average are used as baselines. The companies also use the Greenhouse Gas Protocol corporate standard and available carbon footprint calculators and emission databases. Additionally, some companies use a third-party verification. All the companies have not measured their carbon footprint yet. These kinds of companies show increasing interest in calculating it in the future by themselves, or with help from another company. There are many ways for the Finnish tourism companies to reduce the carbon footprint of tourism. The ways are related to becoming more energy efficient, switching to renewable energy, recycling and avoiding waste, as well as reducing the use of plastic and disposable utensils. Also, they make environmentally friendlier choices regarding the vehicles they use. Finally, it was possible for all the companies to create a carbon handprint, by being able to decrease their customers’ carbon footprint.en
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dc.language.isoen
dc.subject.otherhiilikädenjälki
dc.subject.otherilmastonmuutos
dc.titleHow do Finnish tourism companies measure their carbon footprint and what can bedone to reduce it? : a case study of 10 companies
dc.identifier.urnURN:NBN:fi:jyu-201912095148
dc.type.ontasotMaster’s thesisen
dc.type.ontasotPro gradu -tutkielmafi
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaKauppakorkeakoulufi
dc.contributor.tiedekuntaSchool of Business and Economicsen
dc.contributor.laitosTaloustieteetfi
dc.contributor.laitosBusiness and Economicsen
dc.contributor.yliopistoJyväskylän yliopistofi
dc.contributor.yliopistoUniversity of Jyväskyläen
dc.contributor.oppiaineYritysten ympäristöjohtaminenfi
dc.contributor.oppiaineCorporate Environmental Managementen
dc.rights.copyrightJulkaisu on tekijänoikeussäännösten alainen. Teosta voi lukea ja tulostaa henkilökohtaista käyttöä varten. Käyttö kaupallisiin tarkoituksiin on kielletty.fi
dc.rights.copyrightThis publication is copyrighted. You may download, display and print it for Your own personal use. Commercial use is prohibited.en
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dc.subject.ysoilmastonmuutokset
dc.subject.ysomatkustaminen
dc.subject.ysomatkailu
dc.subject.ysohiilijalanjälki
dc.subject.ysokasvihuonekaasut
dc.subject.ysomatkailuyritykset
dc.subject.ysoclimate changes
dc.subject.ysotravel
dc.subject.ysotourism
dc.subject.ysocarbon footprint
dc.subject.ysogreenhouse gases
dc.subject.ysotourism businesses


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