Strategic sustainability procedures: focusing business strategic planning on the socio-ecological system in an island context.

Telesford, John N.; Strachan, Peter A.

Abstract

This article illustrates how strategic sustainability procedures (SSPs) can be applied in the tourism accommodation sector in the Caribbean island of Grenada. SSPs are conceptualized from an adapted framework for strategic sustainable development (FSSD). Part 1 of the adapted FSSD defines the vision for the sustainability of the socio-ecological system or a vision for sustainability. Part 2 describes sustainable development processes and actions that businesses can implement to move towards the vision. These two systems exchange materials, energy and waste flows (MEWFs). The article shows how strategic actions to optimize MEWFs between the systems can lead to the vision for sustainability. Utilizing a mixed methods approach, 'visioning and vision linking', 'developing sector strategic actions' and 'monitoring and evaluation' were formulated into SSPs in an island context.

Citation

TELESFORD, J.N. and STRACHAN, P.A. 2016. Strategic sustainability procedures: focusing business strategic planning on the socio-ecological system in an island context. Sustainable development [online], 25(1), pages 35-49. Available from: https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.1640

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jan 21, 2016
• Online Publication Date: Sep 30, 2016
• Publication Date: Feb 6, 2017
• Deposit Date: Oct 10, 2016
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 1, 2018
• Journal: Sustainable development
• Print ISSN: 0968-0802
• Electronic ISSN: 1099-1719
• Publisher: Wiley Open Access
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 25
• Issue: 1
• Pages: 35-49
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/sd.1640
• Keywords: Framework for strategic sustainable development (FSSD); Grenada; Socioecological system; Sustainable development policy; Strategic planning; Tourism
• Public URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10059/1874