TITLE:
Committed to Sustainability in Daily Management
AUTHORS:
Anthony Kong, Ming Kwan, David Liu
KEYWORDS:
Estate Management, Environmental Protection, Sustainability
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Business and Management,
Vol.7 No.2,
March
12,
2019
ABSTRACT: Using the environmental protection daily measures in Park Island, Hong
Kong as a case study, this research investigates various daily green measures
that have been adopted in a private residential estate and explores how those
measures has demonstrated outstanding green management in estate that raise the
environmental protection awareness for residents. Design/Methodology/Approach: This paper identifies environmental protection measures adopted in estate
management to raise environmental awareness for all of the residents. The
objectives of environmental protection measures aimed at demonstrating the
green management in estate and how to educate and encourage residents to
support in daily green living. Authors conducted twenty-five in-depth
semi-structured interviews with respondents so as to fully understand their
views towards the green management in estate. Findings: Green facility management in estate, green measures in estate restaurant,
green workshops and activities in clubhouses, and green events were perceived
by all of the study respondents as interesting, interactive and influential,
which raised environmental awareness, encourage residents to participate in
environmental protection while they are living. Practical Implications: Based on the insights gained from respondents,
positive influence are contributed by green
facility management in estate, green measures in estate restaurant, clubhouse
green workshops and activities, and clubhouse green events to demonstrate environmentally friendly estate
management and raise the environmental protection awareness and encourage
residents to take part in green practices. Estate management and residents
should join hand in hand in daily environmental protection. Originality/Value: This paper urges for the importance of all residents and all estate
management companies to engage in daily environmental protection for
sustainable development. The aim of such an episode is to arouse all
stakeholders of estate to participate in daily environmental protection wholeheartedly
for sustainable development.