Carbon management in the logistics and transportation sector: an overview and new research directions

Herold, David M.; Lee, Ki Hoon

doi:10.1080/17583004.2017.1283923

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“…Some reviews have used a wide focus as in the cases of Marchet et al (2014) [18] and Abbasi and Nilsson (2016) [20], who studied themes concerning environmentally sustainable activities of companies involved in logistics and transportation processes. Other reviews are based on a more narrow focus such as environmental sustainability and knowledge management in 3PLs [19], carbon management in the logistics and transportation sector [21] and environmentally-sustainable freight transportation [22]. More recently, Centobelli et al (2017) [23] published a literature review entirely based on topic areas that are similar to those proposed by Evangelista et al (2013) [24], Evangelista (2014) [25] and Evangelista (2016) [26].…”

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confidence: 98%

“…In fact, environmental issues were hardly mentioned in previous 3PL literature reviews [15][16][17]. A number of literature reviews on this topic have been published [18][19][20][21][22]. Nevertheless, several limitations plague these reviews.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…The two database were selected because they provide a broad coverage of management journals. This searching procedure is widely accepted and has been adopted in previous literature reviews [18,21,22,32,33]. The third step includes the definition of both searching and the inclusion/exclusion criteria.…”

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Environmental Sustainability in Third-Party Logistics Service Providers: A Systematic Literature Review from 2000–2016

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Despite the increasing interest toward environmental issues in the freight transport and logistics service sector, a comprehensive and updated assessment of the existing literature is still missing. This paper aims to fill this gap by presenting the results of a systematic literature review of publications in the area of environmental sustainability in third-party logistics service providers (3PLs) between the years 2000 and 2016. The review offers insight into the critical dimensions of green matters in transport and logistics service companies using an analytical framework based on the following five topic areas: influencing factors, green actions and the impact on performance, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) tools supporting the green actions, energy efficiency in road freight transport and shipper's perspective and collaboration. The results indicate that, despite the number of published papers having grown significantly from 2008 onward, some areas remain highly under-researched such as ICT and performance measurement. Several research gaps have been identified in each topic area, and a set of propositions forming an agenda for future research directions has been suggested.

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“…Similarly, the awareness of environmental impact stemming from freight has increased [23][24][25] and logistics providers have introduced sustainable options. However, the various layers of subcontractors involved in typical transport processes make it difficult to verify environmentally friendly standards [26,27].…”

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Blockchain for and in Logistics: What to Adopt and Where to Start

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Abstract:Despite the claim that blockchain will revolutionise business and redefine logistics, existing research so far is limited concerning frameworks that categorise blockchain application potentials and their implications. In particular, academic literature in transport and logistics to date has not sufficiently distinguished between blockchain adoption ('what to adopt') and the identification of the right business opportunity ('where to start'). In response, this paper (1) uses Rogers' (2003) 'attributes of innovation framework' to identify potential blockchain applications and (2) presents a framework explicating four transformation phases to subsequently categorise the identified areas of application according to their effects on organisational structures and processes. Using academic and practitioner literature, we classify possible applications for adoption and provide a framework to identify blockchain opportunities in the logistics industry, thereby helping managers to systematically assess where to start building organisational capabilities in order to successfully adopt and deploy blockchain-based technology.

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“…In corporate circles, the response to these pressures by implementing various carbon management practices is increasingly regarded as a key strategic component for a company's long-term sustainability [5][6][7]. Existing research, however, found that companies implement carbon management practices in different ways and to different extents [8][9][10][11][12].…”

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Has Carbon Disclosure Become More Transparent in the Global Logistics Industry? An Investigation of Corporate Carbon Disclosure Strategies Between 2010 and 2015

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Global logistics companies are increasingly disclosing carbon related information due to institutional and stakeholder pressures. Existing research, however, is limited to categorizing these pressures and their influences on corporate carbon disclosure strategies. In particular, literature to date has not distinguished between different carbon disclosure strategies and how they may have changed over time. In response, this paper: (1) proposes a framework that depicts four different carbon disclosure responses and strategies based on internal and external pressures; and (2) subsequently analyzes and compares corporate carbon disclosure strategies between 2010 and 2015. Using a sample of 39 leading global logistics companies, carbon disclosure strategies are categorized based on the analysis of 25 applied carbon management practices from Bloomberg ESG to see if carbon management practices and the associated strategies have changed. The findings show overall shifts to more transparent corporate carbon disclosure strategies between 2010 and 2015 with an increase of applied carbon management practices in both internal and external actions.

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Carbon management in the logistics and transportation sector: an overview and new research directions

Cited by 80 publications

References 93 publications

Environmental Sustainability in Third-Party Logistics Service Providers: A Systematic Literature Review from 2000–2016

Environmental Sustainability in Third-Party Logistics Service Providers: A Systematic Literature Review from 2000–2016

Blockchain for and in Logistics: What to Adopt and Where to Start

Has Carbon Disclosure Become More Transparent in the Global Logistics Industry? An Investigation of Corporate Carbon Disclosure Strategies Between 2010 and 2015

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