The role of green logistics management practices, supply chain traceability and logistics ecocentricity in sustainability performance

Abstract

Purpose

The priority giving to green practices in today's competitive market has made green logistics management practices (GLMPS) a significant driver of organizational performance. The purpose of this study is to explore the influence of GLMPS, logistics ecocentricity and supply chain traceability on sustainability performance.

Design/methodology/approach

The study uses structured questionnaires to gather data from 274 managers of manufacturing firms in Ghana. The partial least square structural equation modeling approach is used to analyze the data to test the proposed hypotheses.

Findings

The results obtained from the analysis indicate that GLMPS positively influence social sustainability and environmental sustainability. However, GLMPS negatively influence business performance. The results further reveal that logistics ecocentricity and supply chain traceability augment GLMPS to achieve significant improvement in both business performance and environmental sustainability through the mediation effect approach.

Originality/value

The study proposes a conceptual framework that tests the combined effect of GLMPs, logistics ecocentricity and supply chain traceability on environmental sustainability, social sustainability and business performance from the Ghanaian perspective.

Citation

Agyabeng-Mensah, Y., Afum, E., Acquah, I.S.K., Dacosta, E., Baah, C. and Ahenkorah, E. (2021), "The role of green logistics management practices, supply chain traceability and logistics ecocentricity in sustainability performance", The International Journal of Logistics Management, Vol. 32 No. 2, pp. 538-566. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJLM-05-2020-0187