# Logistics Space: A Literature Review from the Sustainability Perspective
## 4 Impact of Logistics Space: On Sustainability
### Environmental Dimension
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\begin{tabular}{c} **Lead Author** \\ **(Pub. Year)** \\ \end{tabular} } & \multirow{2}{*}{**References**} & \multicolumn{4}{c}{**Dimension**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Findings**} \\ \cline{3-7}  & & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Environmental**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Social**} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{**Economic**} & & \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{[PERSON] (2018)} & \multirow{3}{*}{[68]} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Environmental sustainability is achieved through the interaction of these subsystems and the new processes. Besides, the design and incorporation of reverse logistics into SCM will allow the family company to close the cycle of resources, improving its environmental sustainability.} \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{[PERSON] (2018)} & \multirow{3}{*}{[69]} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{The research proposes a hierarchical structure of sustainable supply chain management and develops a multi-item measurement scale to reflect the specific management practices of sustainable supply chain management.} \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{[PERSON] (2018)} & \multirow{3}{*}{[72]} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{The adoption of sustainable initiative is affected by a set of drivers and barriers that have an impact on the environmental, economic and operational performance of the individual firm and the supply chain.} \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{[PERSON] (2017)} & \multirow{3}{*}{[73]} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Sustainable or green SCM initiatives have been adopted to reduce costs and to increase efficiency, internal and external customer satisfaction, and market shares and sales, resulting in more effective risk management.} \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{[PERSON] (2017)} & \multirow{3}{*}{[67]} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Logistics service providers adopt differentiation strategies marked by a combination of their various experiences, approaches and behaviors to support their green practices and achieve their green gains.} \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{[PERSON] (2017)} & \multirow{3}{*}{[66]} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{With the available work in the literature on freight villages and their impact on sustainability (decreasing negative environmental impacts and increasing social welfare) in specific, it is not possible to justify the potential of freight villages and their promising positive impacts on sustainability such as decreasing greenhouse gas emissions, CO\({}_{2}\) reduction, etc., and functioning as a business generator in the related region they operate.} \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{[PERSON] (2017)} & \multirow{3}{*}{[74]} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{Though significant amount of research is being carried out to implement sustainability concepts in industrial supply chain, but there still exist some potential opportunities that need to be addressed such as (\(\check{\mark\)}) quantitative study in sustainable SCM (in modeling of real life complex sustainable factors using dynamic programming, goal programming, etc.} \\ \hline \multirow{3}{*}{[PERSON] (2016)} & \multirow{3}{*}{[46]} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multirow{3}{*}{\(\checkmark\)} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{The road freight transportation is the key mitigation subsector, accounting for 85-92\% of the total Carbon emission. For energy conservation and carbon emission mitigation, logistics information is the most effective method.} \\ \cline{1-1} \cline{5-5}  & & & & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} & \multicolumn{1}{c}{} \\ \end{tabular}
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