Abstract
Reducing the harmful effects on the environment and increasing the expression of sustainable development principles is one of the most topical challenges all around the world. Given the importance of logistics for the economy and the growing concern for the environment, the purpose of this article was to reveal a green logistics (GL) practice framework for sustainable development. Based on a systematic and comparative analysis of the scientific literature, the authors present a theoretical conceptual model for applying GL practices to sustainable development. In order to assess the expression of GL practices and their determinants in Lithuanian transport and logistics services companies, a quantitative questionnaire survey was conducted. Descriptive statistics, correlation, and regression analyses were used to analyze the data. The results made it possible to identify GL areas such as green transportation, green warehousing, green management, sustainable waste management, and the prevailing GL practices in Lithuania: “Eco-driving”, “Optimization of transport routes”, and “Optimization of transport cargo distribution”. The factors that most encouraged the application of GL practices in the studied companies were: legal regulation and policies, requirements of business partners, service users, customers and society, awareness of the company’s top management, and corporate culture focused on environmental conservation and sustainable development.
Highlights
The results of the study (Table 3) suggest that the goals of sustainable development are relevant for Lithuanian transport and logistics companies, since the green logistics (GL) practices covered all the fields of GL activities, and the range of GL practices is wide enough
This shows that GL practices, such as the “Optimization of transport routes”, “Optimization of transport freight distribution”, and “Eco-driving”, according to the standard deviation, are less than 1, which indicates that the answers of the respondents are more undivided/unanimous
Retrospective analysis of the scientific literature allowed the authors of the article to form a theoretical model revealing green logistics practices seeking development of sustainability, which was tested in the case of transport and logistics service companies in Lithuania
Summary
Reducing harmful effects on the environment is one of the major challenges in the world, and a priority objective to implement the provisions of the sustainable development strategy. These objectives and challenges are relevant for businesses in all sectors of the economy, including logistics. The logistics sector is facing increasingly stringent environmental requirements. This is largely due to two reasons. In recent years, the growth of freight transport services has had a significant impact on congestion, safety, and environmental pollution. The need for more sustainable logistics services is growing in the countries concerned. The ability to do so is still inadequate [5]
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