How to align logistics environmental sustainability with corporate strategy? An Italian perspective

Pretaviera, Lorenzo, Creazza, Alessandro, Perotti, Sara and Sanchez Rodrigues, Vasco ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3375-3079 2023. How to align logistics environmental sustainability with corporate strategy? An Italian perspective. International Journal of Logistics Research and Applications 10.1080/13675567.2023.2230916

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Abstract

Logistics environmental sustainability is a priority for practitioners and policymakers, but companies lack clarity about how to align it with strategic purposes. As this prevents them from coherently turning sustainability into action, this paper focuses on how companies can align logistics environmental sustainability with corporate strategies. We conducted multiple embedded case research involving logistics service providers (LSPs) and shippers operating in the Italian context. We selected 13 companies (6 LSPs and 7 shippers) and conducted semi-structured interviews to contextualise and elaborate the extant theory. Results highlight that companies seem more motivated by the need to comply with regulations or to protect their environmental reputation than by a genuine understanding of the actual need for sustainability. A framework is proposed to foster the alignment of logistics environmental sustainability with corporate strategy, underpinned by five main dimensions: degree of awareness, degree of formalisation, measurement systems, governance and accountability, and budget allocation.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Published Online
Status:	In Press
Schools:	Business (Including Economics)
Subjects:	H Social Sciences > HE Transportation and Communications
Publisher:	Taylor and Francis Group
ISSN:	1367-5567
Date of First Compliant Deposit:	3 July 2023
Date of Acceptance:	26 June 2023
Last Modified:	19 Feb 2024 11:45
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/160781

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