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Is environmental sustainability a strategic priority for logistics service providers?
- Source :
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Journal of Environmental Management . Aug2017 Part 1, Vol. 198, p353-362. 10p. - Publication Year :
- 2017
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Abstract
- Despite an increasing number of third-party logistics service providers (3PLs) regard environmental sustainability as a key area of management, there is still great uncertainty on how 3PLs implement environmental strategies and on how they translate green efforts into practice. Through a multiple case study analysis, this paper explores the environmental strategies of a sample of medium-sized 3PLs operating in Italy and the UK, in terms of environmental organizational culture, initiatives, and influencing factors. Our analysis shows that, notwithstanding environmental sustainability is generally recognised as a strategic priority, a certain degree of diversity in the deployment of environmental strategies still exists. This paper is original since the extant literature on green strategies of 3PLs provides findings predominantly from a single country perspective and mainly investigates large/multinational organizations. It also provides indications to help managers of medium-sized 3PLs in positioning their business. This is particularly meaningful in the 3PL industry, where medium-sized organizations significantly contribute to the generated turnover and market value. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 03014797
- Volume :
- 198
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Journal of Environmental Management
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 123174609
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.04.096