The worldwide economic growth of the last century has given rise to a vast consumption of goods while
globalization has led to large streams of goods all over the world. The production, transportation, storage
and consumption of all these goods, however, have created large environmental problems. Today, global
warming, created by large scale emissions of greenhouse gasses, is a top environmental concern. Governments,
action groups and companies are asking for measures to counter this threat. Operations Research
has a long tradition in improving operations and especially in reducing costs. In this paper, we present a
review that highlights the contribution of Operations Research to green logistics, which involves the integration
of environmental aspects in logistics. We give a sketch of the present and possible developments,
focussing on design, planning and control in a supply chain for transportation, inventory of products and
facility decisions. While doing this, we also indicate several areas where environmental aspects could be
included in OR models for logistics.