Green Logistics: Transforming the Supply Chain Toward a Low-Carbon Future
A special issue of Sustainability (ISSN 2071-1050).
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 August 2026 | Viewed by 46
Special Issue Editors
Interests: supply chain management; behavioral economics; new technologies applications in supply chain management
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Interests: behavioral operation management; dynamic optimization and game theory; logistics and supply chain management
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Against the global push for carbon neutrality, enterprises face critical supply chain challenges—high transportation emissions, inefficient use of warehouse resources, and opaque e-waste recycling—that undermine sustainability. In contrast, the supply chain, as the bridge connecting production and consumption, accounts for a significant share of global carbon emissions, making its low-carbon transformation imperative to meet global reduction goals. Policies such as the EU’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), which mandates full-chain carbon tracing for imported goods, and China’s cold-chain subsidies aimed at promoting low-carbon agricultural distribution, further underscore the need to align logistics operations with regulatory requirements and emission reduction targets. This Special Issue (SI) focuses on advancing green logistics as the core driver of supply chain low-carbon transformation, with a clear scope covering three key areas: (1) policy-logistics synergy, exploring optimized workflows for integrating carbon policies (e.g., CBAM) into cross-border logistics and targeted allocation of green subsidies to enhance logistics carbon reduction outcomes; (2) tech-enabled operational refinement, examining the application of digital tools (e.g., blockchain for e-waste recycling transparency and AI for transport route optimization) to cut logistics emissions; and (3) cross-scenario solution development, addressing high-emission segments like agricultural cold chains and industrial product distribution to tailor low-carbon logistics strategies. The SI welcomes submissions with a focus on model-based insights—such as mathematical optimization, game-theoretic frameworks, or system dynamics models—to support evidence-based decision-making. To attract quality papers, the SI will conduct targeted outreach to scholars specializing in green supply chain management and logistics operations, emphasize alignment with real-world policy and industry needs, and implement rigorous peer review that prioritizes methodological rigor and practical relevance. This approach aims to consolidate actionable insights, enabling supply chains to transition from high-carbon bottlenecks to low-carbon enablers, thereby supporting progress toward global carbon neutrality.
Prof. Dr. Jinsong Hu
Dr. Deqing Ma
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- green logistics
- low-carbon supply chain
- sustainable logistics transformation
- carbon emission reduction
- recycling model
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