Environmental Sustainability Practices of Chinese Logistics Service Providers: A Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility

Jie Liu

doi:10.54254/2977-5701/1/2023005

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Liu,J. (2023). Environmental Sustainability Practices of Chinese Logistics Service Providers: A Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility. Journal of Applied Economics and Policy Studies,1,49-56.

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Environmental Sustainability Practices of Chinese Logistics Service Providers: A Perspective on Corporate Social Responsibility

Jie Liu *^,1,

¹ Nanjing University of Posts and Telecommunications

* Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.

https://doi.org/10.54254/2977-5701/1/2023005

Abstract

Guided by the strategic objectives of "carbon neutrality" and "peak carbon" in China, low-carbon development in the logistics industry has become a core driver of industry transformation and upgrading. At the micro-level, companies are gradually accelerating their environmental strategic planning and actively promoting environmental sustainability practices. This paper focuses on logistics service providers (LSPs) and selects representative integrated logistics service companies for multidimensional analysis of corporate social responsibility report information. The paper analyzes the characteristics of environmental sustainability practices in companies from the perspectives of transportation strategies, green packaging, green buildings, and circular economy. Policy recommendations for the low-carbon and green development of Chinese logistics service providers are provided.

Keywords

logistics service providers, corporate social responsibility, environmental sustainability practices

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