Going green? Investigating the relationships between proactive environmental strategy, GSCM practices and performances of third-party logistics providers (TPLs)

Issam Laguir, Rebecca Stekelorum () and Jamal El Baz
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Issam Laguir: Groupe Sup de Co Montpellier (GSCM) - Montpellier Business School
Rebecca Stekelorum: ICN Business School, CEREFIGE - Centre Européen de Recherche en Economie Financière et Gestion des Entreprises - UL - Université de Lorraine
Jamal El Baz: Université Ibn Zohr = Ibn Zohr University [Agadir]

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Abstract: This study investigates how green supply chain management (GSCM) practices help translate the proactive environmental strategies (PES) of third-party logistics providers (TPLs) into enhanced economic and environmental performances. The survey data from 232 French TPLs suggest that the positive influence of PES orientations on environmental performance depends on the types of GSCM practices that are mobilised. More specifically, the study reveals that environmental performance is positively influenced by both eco-efficiency and eco-branding orientations through three main GSCM practices: distribution and transport, warehousing and green building, and reverse logistics. However, neither of these orientations influence environmental performance through two other GSCM practices: cooperation with customers and eco design and packaging, and only eco-efficiency orientations positively influence environmental performance through green supply. The study further suggests that an improved environmental performance helps TPLs increase their economic performance. Overall, this study offers interesting insights into the role of GSCM practices in managing TPLs' PES orientations to improve their performances.

Keywords: Proactive environmental strategy orientations; third-party logistics providers; green supply chain management practices; environmental performance; economic performance (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020-06-24
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Published in Production Planning and Control, 2020, pp.1-14. ⟨10.1080/09537287.2020.1784483⟩

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DOI: 10.1080/09537287.2020.1784483

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