An environmental management strategy for the Auberge Mont-Royal d'Angkor Hotel, Siem Reap Town, Cambodia

This Master's Degree Project applies environmental auditing methodology to the development of an environmental management strategy for the Auberge Mont-Royal d'Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap Town, Cambodia. This project acts as a contribution to the stakeholder consultation phase of a comprehensive environmental management plan for hotel development and operation in Siem Reap Town. The results of this project, primarily the operational cost savings associated with environmental management, are intended to be disseminated to other hotels in Siem Reap Town in an effort to contribute to the mitigation of the cumulative environmental impacts of hotel development and operation.

The major conclusions and recommendations of this project are: (1) Environmental auditing is an important and applicable precursor to the development of an environmental management strategy for hotels; (2) The potential and actual operational cost savings associated with environmental management at hotels are a driving force for hotels to participate in environmental initiatives. As a result, they should be disseminated as widely as possible in Siem Reap Town. The author recommends that this be done through workshops directed at hotel operators; (3) Any further environmental audits or management strategy development for hotels in Siem Reap Town should focus on the cumulative impacts of hotel operations; and (4) Further projects of this kind should be similarly aligned with the comprehensive environmental management plan referred to above.