Environmental aspects of logistics activities based on sustainable development

Zharska Irуna
PhD in Economics, Lecturer of the Department of Marketing and International Logistics, Odesa National University of Economics, Odesa, E-mail: terana22@ukr.net, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3257-256X

Marchuk Irуna
4rd year student of the Faculty of International Economics, Odesa National University of Economics, Odessa, E-mail: marchuk060102@gmail.com, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1048-4689

Orlovska Sofiia
4rd year student of the Faculty of International Economics, Odesa National University of Economics, Odesa, E-mail: orlovskaasonya@gmail.com, ORCID ID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2115-7459

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Zharska I., Marchuk I., Orlovska S. (2022) Environmental aspects of logistics activities based on sustainable development. Ed.: V.V. Kovalenko (ed.-in-ch.) and others [Ekolohichni aspekty lohistychnoi diialnosti na zasadakh staloho rozvytku; za red.: V.V. Kovalenko (gol. red.)], Scientific Bulletin of the Odessa National Economic University (ISSN 2313-4569), Odessa National Economics University, Odessa, No. 9-10 (298-299), pp. 110-117.

Abstract

The purpose of this research is the following actions - analysis and systematization of various scientific research and studies, which consider theoretical aspects of the concepts of green and sustainable logistics, practical aspects of the use of these concepts, examples, and features of their implementation in some EU countries. Several research methods were used, and the basis of the research was a systematic approach; in particular, methods of analysis and synthesis were used to process and systematize information. Various aspects of theoretical studies of the concepts of green and sustainable logistics and examples of their implementation in different countries were considered. The statistics of the number and distribution of scientific publications and studies of green and sustainable logistics concepts for the period from 1999 to 2019 were given. As a result of the research, the main approaches to the definition of the concept of "green logistics," the peculiarities of its interpretation by various researchers, and the aspects on which their opinions are unanimous were considered and analyzed. The relationship between the main aspects and goals of the concept of sustainable development - the balance of economic, ecological, and social - and what basic practices of "green logistics" ensure the achievement of the balance of goals, and each of them separately is characterized. Practical examples of implementation and use of practices of the "green logistics" concept in the EU countries - Poland, Slovakia, and Lithuania - are given. The peculiarities of the implementation of "green" solutions are outlined, the main types of green and sustainable logistics practices used and the main areas of implementation of these practices are defined, the motives for using such "green" solutions and the problems that arise during the implementation of such solutions in these countries are described. The practical significance lies in the fact that promising technological "green" solutions from the practices of successful international European companies were considered and analyzed, which can also be used by Ukrainian logistics operators to green their activities and support the global course towards achieving the goals of sustainable development.

Keywords

sustainable development, "green logistics", innovation, competitiveness, logistics, supply chain, international evidence.

JEL classification: M110, R400; DOI: 10.32680/2409-9260-2022-9-10-298-299-110-117

UD classification: 339.138

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