Os Princípios do Environmental, Social and Governance no Setor de Hospedagem: : Destinação Pipa -Tibau Do Sul, Rio Grande Do Norte

Joyce Lins Pontes; Maria Aparecida Pontes Fonseca; Maria Rita Oliveira Nunes d'Angelo

Authors

Joyce Lins Pontes Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Maria Aparecida Pontes Fonseca Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte
Maria Rita Oliveira Nunes d'Angelo UFRN

Keywords:

Tourism, Lodging Sector, Sustainability; Environmental, Social and Governance, Tibau do Sul, Rio Grande do Norte, Brazil

Abstract

In Brazil, the discussion on ESG is still in its infancy, with some studies incorporating the business sector that operates in the tourism segment. This paper seeks to contribute to the discussion by providing an analysis on the topic in the tourist municipality of Tibau do Sul, State of Rio Grande do Norte [Brazil], emphasizing the valorization of the location [jobs, products], contemplating a geographic perspective. The objective of the paper is to identify the adherence of the business sector in the lodging segment of Tibau do Sul to the ESG concept, observing how its principles have been adopted in the tourist destination. The methodology outlined with bibliographical, documentary and fieldwork research, involved interviews with presidents of the associations [via Google Meet] and questionnaires with members of the Hoteliers Association of Tibau do Sul and Pipa [ASHTEP] [through Google Forms]. The results indicate that the local public sector is unaware of the application of ESG practices, in contrast to three associations interviewed, which have already implemented aspects of ESG in their operations. ASTEHP stands out for promoting and adopting sustainable practices in its tourism ventures.

Author Biographies

Joyce Lins Pontes, Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

Bacharela. Mestranda no Programa de Pós-Graduação Profissional em Uso Sustentável de Recursos Naturais, Instituto Federal do Rio Grande do Norte , Natal, RN, Brasil

Maria Aparecida Pontes Fonseca, Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte

She holds a degree in Geography from the Universidade Estadual Paulista Júlio de Mesquita
Filho, a master's degree in Geography from the University of São Paulo, a PhD in Geography
from the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro, and post-doctorates from the Universidad
Autônoma de Madrid and the Universidad de Murcia. She has been a full professor in the
Department of Geography at the Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Norte, with
exclusive dedication, since 1993. She participates in the Postgraduate Program in Geography
and the Postgraduate Program in Tourism, both linked to the Universidade Federal do Rio
Grande do Norte. She holds a research productivity scholarship - PQ-2/CNPq. She
coordinates the Interdisciplinary Research Group on Tourism and Society - DGE/UFRN, and
the BEMC Network, which includes researchers from Brazil, Spain, Mexico, and Chile. She is a
member of the International Research Network on Tourism and Socio-Territorial Dynamics
and the Coastal Cities and Tourism Network - CILITUR. In recent years, she has dedicated
herself to studies related to tourism, seeking to discuss the spatial nature of this activity.
Topics of interest: tourism and spatial production, public tourism policies, tourist
urbanization, platform capitalism and tourist locations.

Maria Rita Oliveira Nunes d'Angelo, UFRN

Postdoctoral researcher at the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte with a CNPQ scholarship process 151187/2022-3. She holds a PhD in Tourism from the University of Lisbon, a master's degree in Tourism from the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte and a Bachelor's degree in Tourism from the Federal University of Paraíba. She is a member of the Tourism and Society group and the BEMC Network. She has recently studied the following topics: Precariousness of work in tourism, SDGs, Sustainable Tourism and Community-Based Tourism.

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