Assessment of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Projects in the Field of Green Logistics in Poland in the Perspective of the Sustainable Development Concept

• Authors: Urszula Motowidlak

Title variants

Ocena czynników wpływających na realizację projektów w zakresie Green Logistics w Polsce na tle koncepcji rozwoju zrównoważonego

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The aim of the article is to assess the essential factors determining the implementation of Green Logistics projects for the sustainable development of the logistics potential of Polish enterprises. The article discusses the strategic role of business in achieving goals in the field of sustainable development of logistics processes. It is the result of international conventions and the obligations imposed on the state and enterprises arising from these conventions. Based on literature studies and analysis of existing data, five basic categories of factors determining the development of Green Logistics projects were identified. Within these areas, specific actions were identified as important for entrepreneurs. They were then assessed as a result of an in‑depth questionnaire interview. Special attention was paid to the need for implementing technological solutions, which is crucial for the development of Green Logistics. It was emphasised that Green Logistics can be an important element of the global economic balance.

PL

Celem artykułu jest identyfikacja czynników wpływających na realizację projektów Green Logistics oraz zakresu działań podejmowanych przez podmioty gospodarcze na rzecz zrównoważonego rozwoju potencjału logistycznego przedsiębiorstw w Polsce. W opracowaniu podjęto dyskusję na temat strategicznej roli biznesu na rzecz angażowania się w realizację celów z zakresu zrównoważonego rozwoju procesów logistycznych. Stanowi ona rezultat międzynarodowych konwencji i wynikających z nich obowiązków nałożonych na państwo i przedsiębiorstwa. Na podstawie studiów literaturowych oraz analizy danych zastanych zidentyfikowano pięć zasadniczych kategorii czynników determinujących rozwój projektów Green Logistics. W ramach tych obszarów wyłoniono konkretne działania istotne z punktu widzenia przedsiębiorców, które poddano ocenie w wyniku przeprowadzonego pogłębionego wywiadu kwestionariuszowego. Szczególną uwagę zwrócono na kluczową dla rozwoju zielonej logistyki potrzebę wdrażania rozwiązań technologicznych. Podkreślono, że zielona logistyka może stanowić ważny element zrównoważenia gospodarki światowej.

Keywords

EN

sustainable development; green logistics; green supply chains

PL

rozwój zrównoważony; zielona logistyka; zielone łańcuchy dostaw; rozwój zrównoważony; zielona logistyka; zielone łańcuchy dostaw

• Publisher: Uniwersytet Łódzki. Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
• Journal: Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Oeconomica
• Year: 2019
• Volume: 3
• Issue: 342
• Pages: 151-165

Dates

published

2019-08-22

Contributors

author

Urszula Motowidlak

• University of Łódź, Faculty of Economics and Sociology, Department of Logistics

• https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2777-9451

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Identifiers

DOI

10.18778/0208-6018.342.08