Some studies on green logistics practices and performance issues in select Indian manufacturing industry

Abstract

In today s era, environmental issues are critical concerns for all countries all newlineover the world. Therefore, organizations need to deal with these issues as they are newlinecontinuously under pressure to perform environmentally responsible activities. newlineLogistics is one domain that leads to a negative effect on the environment. Due to newlineglobalization, logistics activities have increased enormously. On the global platform, newlinethe logistics market will reach a value of USD 6,300 billion by 2024, with a CAGR newline(compound annual growth rate) of 4.9% during 2019-2024. As a result, the newlinemanufacturing enterprises are incorporating new strategies and green policies in their newlinebusinesses for a better environment and fewer carbon emissions. In developed newlinecountries, Green Logistics has become popular in recent times. Although in developing newlinecountries, it is still in a preliminary stage and needs more attention. It had been newlinediscussed that the developing countries are still lacking in promoting and implementing newlinegreen practices in logistics. The current study focuses on Green Logistics drivers, newlinebarriers, practices, and performance parameters for the Indian manufacturing industry newline(especially in the Oil and Gas sector). The Oil and Gas industry is chosen for the newlineresearch study as this is one of the prominent industry and produces very high carbon newlineemissions. The downward vertical of this industry involves the major logistics activities newlinelike marketing, wholesaling, etc., and have never been focussed on green logistics. The newlinefour major logistics activities are chosen for the study namely green transportation, newlinegreen warehousing, green packaging, and green value-added services. The Green newlineLogistics Practices are governed by various drivers and barriers, which help in enabling newlinethe implementation and might also act as hindrances in the implementation of these newlinepractices. These drivers and barriers are the crucial factors thus need to be studied in newlinedetail.