A call to action: a stakeholder analysis of green logistics practices

Lorenzo Bruno Prataviera · Alessandro Creazza · Sara Perotti

58 citations0/0 files storedThe International Journal of Logistics Management

No readable copy stored yet — this record is metadata only.

No open-access location is known for this record yet.

Literature note Cite in a project Citation map

Sustainable Supply Chain Management Environmental Sustainability in Business Logistics and Transportation Systems

Abstract

Purpose There is a growing body of literature discussing the green logistics practices (GLPs) that companies could introduce to reduce the logistics environmental impact. Current approaches also identify several influencing factors within firms that could serve as barriers to, or enablers of, GLPs. However, less is known about the role of extra-firm stakeholders, even though these are crucial to operationalizing green logistics effectively. This study merges current theoretical understanding with empirical evidence to provide a detailed stakeholder analysis of GLPs. Design/methodology/approach Using stakeholder theory as a theoretical lens, the authors aimed at offering a mid-range contribution by conducting multiple embedded case studies examining Italian logistics service providers and shippers. GLPs and the related influencing factors were examined as sub-units of analysis within broader companies' environmental sustainability strategies. Findings The authors identified cascading effects among factors influencing the adoption of GLPs (e.g. key economic factors are affected by external factors which also influence organizational and collaboration factors). These effects are moderated by interdependencies between primary and secondary stakeholders, and the study highlights the prominent involvement of secondary stakeholders, such as final consumers. Originality/value This paper contributes to better understanding how and why companies adopt GLPs, emphasizing the wide set of stakeholders involved and illustrating how different stakeholders impact on GLPs adoption by affecting a set of influencing factors. By combining insights from the available literature with contemporary empirical data, the authors emphasize how Logistics Service Providers (LSPs) and shippers can no longer address the adoption of GLPs as “focal companies”, but only as part of a “focal network of interconnected stakeholders”, all of them influencing GLPs adoption.

Paper brief

Loading…

Cite this work

Citation unavailable for this work.

BibTeX RIS CSL-JSON

No public copy is stored for this record, so only the metadata is cited.

Citations in this library

Citation map →

Stored only when both papers are in the corpus — 58 citations exist upstream.

References

1989Building Theories from Case Study Research 2012Seeking Qualitative Rigor in Inductive Research 2008From a literature review to a conceptual framework for sustainable supply chain management 2008A framework of sustainable supply chain management: moving toward new theory 2002Case research in operations management 2010An organizational theoretic review of green supply chain management literature 2009Stakeholder pressure and the adoption of environmental practices: The mediating effect of training 2002Managing the Extended Enterprise: The New Stakeholder View

Cited by

2024Challenges and Factors Influencing the Implementation of Green Logistics: A Case Study of Saudi Arabia 2024Enhancing carbon neutral supply chain performance: can green logistics and pressure from supply chain stakeholders make any differences?2024Navigating green horizons: An empirical exploration of business practices aligned with environmental goals in the era of sustainable economy 2025Metaverse technology in sustainable supply chain management: Experimental findings

Explore the map →

Papers that cite the same references — the relational fallback while embeddings are still backfilling.

Imported from OpenAlex (CC0) — nothing here is generated.