New and shifting legal, market and financial dynamics have increased the pressure on firms in manufacturing industries to implement processes for developing and marketing sustainable products. The environmental and social impacts of products and services depend on how they interact with the...

Auf dem Weg zur Klimaneutralität sehen sowohl der europäische Green Deal als auch der aktuelle Koalitionsvertrag mit der geplanten "Nationalen Kreislaufwirtschaftsstrategie" eine Kreislaufwirtschaft als eine zentrale Maßnahme, bei der die gesamte Industrie mobilisiert wird. Über eine...

Background: With the increasing societal focus on sustainability and the critical need for innovative energy solutions, this research emphasizes the undervalued biomass originating from waste products of agroforestry activities. The traditional practice of disposing of these waste products...

In the debate on international waste trade, the focus on resource efficiency and recycling has gradually begun to accompany the focus on negative environmental externalities. In this context, we examine the impact of Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) on the export of waste batteries (WB)....

Abstract: Background: The interest in the topic of performance assessment in reverse supply chains (RSC) is increasing, although the body of research is still in its early stages. As this is a developing field, it is crucial to expand discussions on topics that have not yet been thoroughly...

Background: In a typical multiechelon supply chain, the supplier makes semifinished items, from which the manufacturer produces finished products to eventually get sold at retailers. However, the majority of existing supply chain models consider the remanufacturing of defective products by...

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...

Recently, the environment requires more emphasis on reverse logistics in order to maintain sustainability of the human civilization. The article introduces a sustainable model for reverse logistics that is based on two storage facility. Generally speaking, the essential commodities are...