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efforts that allowed the actors of most parts of
the supply chain to participate in the initiative to
green their operations and logistics.
The cases can serve other companies-mul-
tinationals as well as nationals-as examples on
how to implement and to manage their own green
logistics initiatives. Individual and cooperative
endeavors can deliver a significant amount of
benefits and may position the companies taking
part of them as first movers or early followers
and often market leaders.
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the transport sectors.
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CONCLUSION
Companies and value chains currently have
many options when configuring green logistics
systems. The high potential of green logistics as
a cross-functional and cross-organizational ap-
proach to providing economic and social value
to companies, chains, and societies might shift
logistics into the position of a key contributor
to achieve sustainable development. This is also
valid for emerging markets, which face special
market conditions that inhibit the implementation
of green logistics systems.
By describing the potential, practices and
barriers of green logistics in the modern busi-
ness environment, and in particular addressing
emerging market issues, these findings aim to
support companies in the process of rethinking
and restructuring their current logistics practices.
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