Global trading poses legal challenges for organisations in South
Africa. An increased focus on environmental initiatives within the
international community has led the way for operational changes
within organisations for a more sustainable approach (Acutt, 2002:
2–5; Mahomed and Beires, 2011: 1–3; Bohdanowicz et al., 2005:
1643). For the Hospitality Industry, this means that travellers are
seeking out environmentally friendly hotels as part of their corporate
travel policy (Storck, 2011: 22). According to Acutt (2002: 4),
the emerging environmental schemes within International organisations
are challenging the South African government to enforce
its own legal framework. Reasons for these challenges include
a budget deficit, ambiguous policies and the lack of a trained
workforce within the Department of Environmental Affairs and
Tourism