Background: Sustainable procurement is about considering social and environmental factors alongside financial factors in making procurement decisions and purchasing goods and services that take into account the social, economic, and environmental impact that such purchasing has on people and...

This paper develops a novel analytical framework to study how firms should design a product by choosing its recyclability and price in markets where consumers care for the environment and make not only purchase but also disposal decisions when the product reaches end-of-life. Under a linear...

Globally, daunting plastic waste has become a grave ecological concern, which has mounted pressure on ecologists, government, businesses, and researchers to explore innovative opportunities to manage the situation. As a perceived panacea, the reverse supply chain is now an essential approach...

In this study, we examine multi-level, dual-channel green closed-loop supply chain (CLSC) that incorporates circular economy (CE) principles. We focus on the implementation of an incentive-based recycling program for customers, and the investigation of various CLSC settings, such as centralized,...

The purpose of the study is to analyse how green reverse logistics technology impacts agricultural entrepreneurial marketing firms’ operational efficiency and sustainable competitive advantage. Systematic literature review and meta-analytical methodology was adopted to execute the current...