Introduction
Green logistics is quickly gaining resonance throughout logistics and supply chain management. Donors and host nations are becoming more and more aware of ‘green’ issues, and international legislation is being introduced and applied world-wide to all aspects of business including humanitarian supply chains.
Aim of this topic
This topic aims to introduce logisticians to green logistics and encourage them to think in ‘green’ terms, to highlight the challenges and to indicate some advantages of thinking ‘green’ in organisations. It is not intended to answer all the questions or solve all the problems that surround green logistics in the humanitarian space, but to set precedence.
What is Green Logistics ?
Green logistics, in the context of humanitarian logistics encourages all stakeholders to consider the impact of their actions on the environment. The main objective of Green logistics is to coordinate the activities within a supply chain in such a way that beneficiary needs are met at "least cost" to the environment. It is a principle component of reverse logistics. In the past “cost” has been defined in purely monetary terms, where-as "cost" can now also be understood as the external costs of logistics associated with: climate change, air pollution, dumping waste (including packaging waste), soil degradation, noise, vibration and accidents, as illustrated below:
IntroductionGreen logistics is quickly gaining resonance throughout logistics and supply chain management. Donors and host nations are becoming more and more aware of ‘green’ issues, and international legislation is being introduced and applied world-wide to all aspects of business including humanitarian supply chains.Aim of this topicThis topic aims to introduce logisticians to green logistics and encourage them to think in ‘green’ terms, to highlight the challenges and to indicate some advantages of thinking ‘green’ in organisations. It is not intended to answer all the questions or solve all the problems that surround green logistics in the humanitarian space, but to set precedence.What is Green Logistics ?Green logistics, in the context of humanitarian logistics encourages all stakeholders to consider the impact of their actions on the environment. The main objective of Green logistics is to coordinate the activities within a supply chain in such a way that beneficiary needs are met at "least cost" to the environment. It is a principle component of reverse logistics. In the past “cost” has been defined in purely monetary terms, where-as "cost" can now also be understood as the external costs of logistics associated with: climate change, air pollution, dumping waste (including packaging waste), soil degradation, noise, vibration and accidents, as illustrated below:
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