Pietro Evangelista
Is environmental sustainability a strategic priority for logistics service providers?
Evangelista, Pietro; Colicchia, Claudia; Creazza, Alessandro
Authors
Claudia Colicchia
Alessandro Creazza
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 organisational 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.
Citation
Evangelista, P., Colicchia, C., & Creazza, A. (2017). Is environmental sustainability a strategic priority for logistics service providers?. Journal of environmental management, 198(1), 353-362. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.04.096
Journal Article Type | Article |
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Acceptance Date | Apr 29, 2017 |
Online Publication Date | May 8, 2017 |
Publication Date | Aug 1, 2017 |
Deposit Date | Jun 5, 2017 |
Publicly Available Date | May 1, 2018 |
Journal | Journal of environmental management |
Print ISSN | 0301-4797 |
Publisher | Elsevier |
Peer Reviewed | Peer Reviewed |
Volume | 198 |
Issue | 1 |
Pages | 353-362 |
DOI | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2017.04.096 |
Keywords | Environmental Strategy, Environmental Sustainability Practices, Influencing Factors, Logistics Service Providers, Case Study Analysis |
Public URL | https://hull-repository.worktribe.com/output/452017 |
Publisher URL | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0301479717304541 |
Additional Information | This is the accepted manuscript of an article published in Journal of environmental management, 2017. The version of record is available at the DOI link in this record. |
Contract Date | May 1, 2018 |
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