The Organizational and Economic Mechanism of Implementing the Concept of Green Logistics

Abstract

The article analyses the preconditions for shaping and developing the concept of a green economy. The stages of the evolutionary development of the circular economy are considered: work with waste; environmental performance strategies; maximum conservation in the era of resource depletion. Having analysed the scientific opinions on the emergence of “circular economy”, the paper has found out that this concept is identified with the terms “round economy”, “cyclical economy”, “recovery economy”, “closed-cycle economy”, “green economy”. The approaches of different scientific schools to the category of “circular economy” are analysed and conventionally systematized into 12 groups: closed-cycle economy; renewable resource economy; alternative to traditional linear economy; global economic model; closed-loop economic system based on R-principles; the concept of economic development; sustainable development strategy; a "green" economy instrument; business philosophy; economic activity; use of production waste; recycling of secondary raw materials. There is proposed the authors' formulation of the circular economy as an innovative approach to organizing logistics processes based on the closed movement of resources with their minimum losses in the form of waste and the maximum involvement of secondary resources in production in order to achieve sustainable development of logistics systems. The article identifies the barriers preventing the implementation of the circular economy concept, among them being regulatory, institutional, economic, financial and investment, market, technological, informational, and cultural. The article considers the best practices of effective implementation of circular economy solutions on the example of Finland. The indicators of the development of the green technologies market in the world and the national logistics system of Ukraine under conditions of a circular economy are analysed. It has been established that many conceptual approaches to the definition of the terms “green logistics” and “environmental logistics” are generally accepted and have a broader meaning, without taking into account the functioning specificity of various spheres of economic activity, including transport and logistics. Scientific views on interpreting the essence and content of the concept "green logistics" are generalized. It is proposed to consider the term "green logistics" from three angles: a circular economy instrument; a component of business corporate social responsibility; and a type of economic activity aimed at reducing the negative impact on the ecosystem and the environment. In order to effectively implement the concept of green logistics, an organizational and economic mechanism has been developed, the main elements of which are: diagnostics of the current state, features and trends in the logistics systems' development, taking into account the environmental component; exogenous and endogenous factors affecting the development of logistics systems; risks in organizing the processes of logistics activities; subjects and objects of management, goals, objectives, principles, functions, tools, methods, management tools, information technology, criteria. The priority principles of forming an organizational and economic mechanism include consistency, integration, reliability, dynamism, compliance with the goals of sustainable development, and efficiency. A structural diagram of forming an organizational and economic mechanism for implementing the concept of green logistics is proposed, including the following blocks: management of material resources’ supplies and purchases; products manufacturing; warehousing and stocks; logistic flows; the risks of logistics activities; logistics service processes; recycling of waste; innovation and transformations. Introduction of the proposed organizational and economic mechanism will reduce the cost of managing the movement of logistics flows and increase the level of environmental safety. This is one of the most important requirements for implementing the concept of business corporate social responsibility in a circular economy.

Assessment of the Impact of Digitalization on Greenhouse Gas Emissions on the Example of EU Member States

“…As part of the digital transition to the development of the national economy, many normative acts have been adopted (Kwilinski et al, 2020;Rovňák et al, 2022) and comprehensive studies are being carried out (Vyshnevskyi et al, 2019;Orbik and Zozulakova, 2019;Vyshnevskyi et al, 2020;Albu and Albu, 2021;Kurniawan et al, 2022;Ma and Zhu, 2022;Ozturk and Ullah, 2022;Purnomo et al, 2022;Reza-Gharehbagh et al, 2022;Yang et al, 2022;Zhou et al, 2022;Orzeł and Wolniak, 2022;Brodny and Tutak, 2022;Mynenko and Lyulyov, 2022;Mańka-Szulik and Krawczyk, 2022; The situation is the same with the second trendthe transition to a green economy (European Commission, 2019;Kwilinski et al, 2019;Kuzior et al, 2019;Kuzior et al, 2021;Dźwigoł et al, 2021;Dzwigol et al, 2021;Astawa et al, 2021;Midor, 2022, Deja et al 2019. These questions are often examined simultaneously in many studies (Bonire and Gbenga-Ilori, 2021;Stoican and Chirieac, 2021;Li, Liu and Ni, 2021;Nham and Ha, 2022;Li and Wang, 2022;Zhang et al, 2022a;Zhang et al, 2022b).…”

“…Thus, there are high expectations about the positive impact of digitalization on achieving climate-neutral EU economy. However, there are alternative points of view on the positive impact of digitalization on the economic (Vyshnevskyi et al, 2020), social (Kwilinski et al, 2020) and environmental spheres (Shvakov and Petrova, 2019;Dźwigoł et al, 2021;Dzwigol et al, 2021). "The experience of the top 10 countries in terms of the level of digital competitiveness in 2019 has shown that digitalization does not contribute to the development of either a shared economy, or a "green" and circular economy, or an energy-efficient economy, and even hinders their development" (Shvakov and Petrova, 2019).…”

Сучасний Стан Та Тенденції Розвитку Циркулярної Економіки України У Контексті Світових Трендів

“…У дослідженнях сутності і природи економіки замкненого циклу найчастіше зустрічаються три домінантних принципи її існування та розвитку (3-R): 1R (reduce)економія ресурсів та пріоритет повторного використання сировини, матеріалів, продуктів; 2R (reuse) -максимально повне, ефективне та продуктивне використання товарів; 3R (Recycle) -відтворення побічної продукції та відходів для подальшого використання у виробництві [2]. Систематизація наукових підходів до трактування сутності циркулярної економіки дозволило науковцям визначити її зміст вітчизняними вченими як "…як інноваційний підхід до організації логістичних процесів, заснований на замкнутому русі ресурсів з їх мінімальними втратами у вигляді відходів і максимальному залученні вторинних ресурсів у виробництво з метою досягнення сталого розвитку логістичних систем" [3].…”

Chapter 1.3. Organizational Forms of Partnership and Cooperation Between Poland and Ukraine in the Field of Transport Logistics in Wartime

“…При цьому головним пріоритетом національної економіки визнано транскордонне співробітництво з Польщею з питань транспортної логістики у межах Транс'європейської транспортної мережі та модернізації транспортної інфраструктури на засадах кластеризації [1][2][3][4][5], цифровізації [6][7], екологізації [8][9][10][11][12][13] Питання міждержавного й транскордонного співробітництва у різних сферах економічної діяльності активно досліджуються зарубіжними й українськими науковцями.…”