Risks, Strategic Options and Prospects for Commercial Distribution Faced with the Challenges of Sustainable Development

Abstract

This chapter deals with five key themes: the objectives for companies and the attitudes and buying behaviour of consumers as concerns sustainable development, the firm’s strategies for reducing energy costs and waste, the challenges of bringing all actors in the supply chain into line, the firm’s supply policy in response to consumer demand and the technical, organisational and communication challenges surrounding the environmental impact of products. It then considers at the role of governments and NGOs in companies’ approaches towards sustainable development strategies before finally outlining the future prospects for these strategies.

Citation

Colla, E. (2018), "Risks, Strategic Options and Prospects for Commercial Distribution Faced with the Challenges of Sustainable Development", Lavorata, L. and Sparks, L. (Ed.) Food Retailing and Sustainable Development, Emerald Publishing Limited, Leeds, pp. 155-169. https://doi.org/10.1108/978-1-78714-553-520181010