Sustainable Practices in Logistics Systems: An Overview of Companies in Brazil

Vitor W. B. Martins, Rosley Anholon, Osvaldo L. G. Quelhas and Walter Leal Filho
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Vitor W. B. Martins: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Mendeleyev Street, 200, Campinas CEP-13083-860, Brazil
Rosley Anholon: School of Mechanical Engineering, University of Campinas—UNICAMP, Mendeleyev Street, 200, Campinas CEP-13083-860, Brazil
Osvaldo L. G. Quelhas: Laboratory of Technology, Business and Environment Management, Federal Fluminense University—UFF, Passo da Pátria Street, 156, Niterói CEP-24210-240, Brazil
Walter Leal Filho: European School of Sustainability Science and Research, Hamburg University of Applied Sciences, Ulmenliet 20, D-21033 Hamburg, Germany

Sustainability, 2019, vol. 11, issue 15, 1-12

Abstract: The main purpose of this article is to present an overview of the applications of sustainable practices in logistic operations performed by Brazilian companies. To reach this objective, the following steps were carried out: (1) a review of the literature on logistics systems and sustainability in logistics activities; (2) the collection of sustainability reports published by companies that perform logistics operations, which are recognized in Brazil; (3) a content analysis of the reports collected and (4) a discussion of the results, cross-checked with the literature and the extrapolation of conclusions. It was possible to identify 22 sustainable practices, and these practices were grouped into five macro areas. The authors of this paper believe that the findings presented here can be useful for professionals and researchers in the implementation of sustainability practices in logistics systems.

Keywords: sustainability; logistics systems; sustainability reports (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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