Governance, corporate social responsibility and cooperation in sustainable tourist destinations: the case of the island of Fuerteventura

• Main Authors: Olga González-Morales, José Antonio Álvarez-González, M. Ángeles Sanfiel-Fumero, Yaiza Armas-Cruz
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: University of Prince Edward Island 2016-11-01
• Series: Island Studies Journal
• Subjects: corporate social responsibility; Fuerteventura; governance; public-private cooperation; sustainability; tourist accommodation
• Online Access: http://www.islandstudies.ca/sites/islandstudies.ca/files/ISJ-11-2-MS314-Gonzales-Morales.pdf

This paper reflects on governance, corporate social responsibility (CSR) and public-private cooperation in sustainable tourist destinations. The empirical analysis focuses on the island of Fuerteventura (the Canary Islands), where a process of coordinated decision making has begun, as well as putting in place plans to modernize the destination. Those responsible for tourism hotel and non-hotel accommodation were surveyed to assess the importance given to CSR in their companies. In particular, CSR’s environmental dimension and its relation with the public sector and other socio-economic factors, bearing in mind that Fuerteventura is a tourist destination in a Biosphere Reserve.