Willy Legrand

Willy Legrand is a Professor specializing in sustainability within hospitality and business education. He chairs the Hospitality Net World Panel on Sustainability in Hospitality, a global forum connecting over 100 industry experts to integrate sustainability into business decisions. He serves on multiple journal and professional boards, including co-editing the Journal of Global Responsibility. His academic contributions include leading-authored textbooks such as Sustainability in the Hospitality Industry: Principles of Sustainable Operations (4th ed., 2023) and Critical Questions in Sustainability and Hospitality (2023).

Prof Legrand has designed over two dozen undergraduate and graduate courses on sustainable development across Europe, the Americas, Middle East, and Asia. His current research focuses on ESG frameworks for hospitality and tourism, as well as regenerative tourism strategies. He is co-editing two upcoming volumes on ESG in Hospitality & Tourism and Regenerative Tourism/Net Positive Hospitality Business.

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