Retailers' practical interpretation of sustainability in last mile delivery

Helleke Heikkinen; Anna Aminoff; Virva Tuomala

Retailers' practical interpretation of sustainability in last mile delivery

Helleke Heikkinen^*
, Anna Aminoff
, Virva Tuomala

^*Huvudförfattare för detta arbete

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Sammanfattning

The increase in e-commerce is creating a growing number of last mile deliveries in
urban areas. Last mile delivery (LMD) is costly, complex, and poses many
environmental and social sustainability challenges. Retailers play a key role in
increasing the sustainability of LMD. This study explores retailers' practical
interpretation of sustainability in LMD and contributes by shedding light on retailer's
practical interpretations of and perspectives on sustainability. The results show that
retailers interpret sustainability in LMD as environmental sustainability that can be
tackled through carbon compensation. Their perspective on sustainability, as manifested in their LMD operations, can be described as instrumental.

Originalspråk	Engelska
Titel på värdpublikation	Proceedings of the 9th Sustainable Opeorations and Supply Chain Forum 2022
Utgivningsdatum	2022
Status	Publicerad - 2022
MoE-publikationstyp	B3 Icke-referentgranskad artikel i konferenspublikation
Evenemang	9th Sustainable Opoerations and Supply Chains Forum 2022 - Zagreb, Croatia, Zagreb, Kroatien Varaktighet: 21.03.2021 → 22.03.2022 Konferensnummer: 9 https://euroma-sustainabilityforum.org/location-info-and-how-to-get-here/

FN:s SDG:er

Detta resultat bidrar till följande hållbara utvecklingsmål:

SDG 11 – Hållbara städer och samhällen
SDG 12 – Hållbar konsumtion och produktion
SDG 13 – Bekämpa klimatförändringarna

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512 Företagsekonomi

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ISMILE: Innovative sustainable urban last mile: small vehicles and business models
Aminoff, A. (Projektdeltagare) & Tuomala, V. (Projektdeltagare)
01.09.2020 → 31.08.2023
Projekt: Externt finansierat projekt

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Retailers' practical interpretation of sustainability in last mile delivery

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