Green distribution alternatives: actors, roles and responsibilities

Uni Sallnäs, Maria Huge-Brodin, Maria Björklund and Fredrik Eng-Larsson

Chapter 6 in Environmentally Responsible Supply Chains in an Era of Digital Transformation, 2024, pp 105-122 from Edward Elgar Publishing

Abstract: E-commerce presents a fantastic opportunity for consumers to receive product deliveries anytime, anyhow and anywhere. However, a major challenge for all logistics systems is that of environmental sustainability, and for e-commerce, the distribution of products to consumers constitutes one of the largest environmental challenges. This chapter focusses on green distribution alternatives for consumers, and thereby provides an overview of how e-commerce can become more environmentally sustainable through offering such alternatives. The chapter starts by pointing to two major trends behind the greening of e-commerce: the growth of e-commerce itself and the increasing societal and corporate concern for environmental sustainability. Building on a series of studies of e-commerce development on the Swedish market, the perspectives of consumers, retailers and logistics service providers paint a broad picture of e-commerce delivery. Finally, today’s as well as potential future challenges for sustainable e-commerce deliveries are discussed.

Keywords: Business and Management; Economics and Finance; Environment; Innovations and Technology; Sustainable Development Goals (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2024
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