Abstract
This study reviews actions taken by large companies in India to conform to environmental sustainability with a particular focus concerning road transport. The case study method was adopted. This entailed the researcher completing a questionnaire at face-to-face discussions with key informants in different companies across different industry sectors. The findings reveal significant congruence in adopting sustainability practices at business unit levels in general across diverse industry sectors but vary significantly in the transportation area due to segment-specific nuances. Further, it is seen that the sustainability steps are quite dependent on the nature of the products, cost of distribution related to the delivery points, and required reach of material. Research also shows that the stature of the companies expressly warrants that their policies and programs address the subject of sustainability in areas other than logistics and transportation. While this study is done across industry segments/verticals, it would be appropriate to investigate organizations within the same industry type to also establish if competition influences the width and depth of sustainability steps being taken by the Indian organizations.
Highlights
The development of transport networks has played a vital role in economic development in all countries
In all of its forms, provides access to goods, enables export and import, and is of high importance for virtually all industries and activities. It has been well- established that economic development requires a well-functioning transport system (OECD, 2003), it is known that freight transport, especially the road transport sector is a significant contributor to a wide range of environmental and social problems
Category B- Limiting of GHGs, CO2 and Carbon emission by various quantitative measures About 30% of research papers on transportation sustainability analyze different quantitative measures which organizations are taking to limit the emission of harmful gases (Coene et al, 2010; Brar and Saini, 2011; Andrieu and Pierre, 2012; Ruan et al, 2012; Arvidsson, 2013; Leonardi et al, 2014; Kuznetsov et al, 2016; Wang et al, 2018).These studies suggest that greenhouse gases (GHGs) /CO2/carbon emission can be reduced or controlled through actions such as transportation routing and milk run using scheduling techniques
Summary
The development of transport networks has played a vital role in economic development in all countries. In all of its forms, provides access to goods, enables export and import, and is of high importance for virtually all industries and activities. It has been well- established that economic development requires a well-functioning transport system (OECD, 2003), it is known that freight transport, especially the road transport sector is a significant contributor to a wide range of environmental and social problems. Past studies have explored the steps that organizations adapt to address the aspect of sustainability in the overall functioning of their industries (Andersson and Holmberg, 2005; Preuss, 2005). Many organizations are in the earliest stages of integrating sustainability into their supply chain operations.
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