people began to pay attention to the role of logistics,
and the economic contribution and social benefits of
enterprises have also been taken into consideration.
This stage is known as the subsequent development
stage of the third stage.
2.2 Proposal of Green Logistics
In 1980s, the logistics industry in the continuous
development of the process of social and
environmental problems are becoming more and
more serious, giving rise to air pollution, garbage
pollution and other issues. In the early 1990s,
Western scholars put forward the concept of green
logistics, and soon received the great attention of all
walks of life. In 1994, the famous logistics expert
James -In 1994, James Cowper, a famous logistics
expert, explored the great significance of developing
green logistics on the basis of research on how to
choose inventory strategy and transportation tools
(Xiao and Zhou, 2005). Afterwards, the academic
circles also began to study the way of green logistics.
In 2001, China published "Logistics Terminology"
(Wang Ping, 2001) on the definition of green logistics
is as follows, to inhibit logistics in the logistics
process of the environmental hazards caused by
logistics at the same time, the realization of the
purification of the material, so that the logistics
resources can be fully applied. As the trend of
economic globalization intensifies, green logistics
has gradually become an important part of the new
era of the economy and the supporting force, and a
frenzy of research on green logistics has been set off
at home and abroad, with many countries researching
and exploring green logistics from different
perspectives.
Some scholars have made different opinions on
green logistics in various scenarios, for the definition
of green logistics, the representative Jean-Paul
Rodrigue, Brian Slack and Claude Comtois think that
the environmentally friendly and environmentally
compatible, efficient logistics system is green
logistics (Slack et al., 2016). Wu and Dunn thought
that green logistics is a system that is conducive to the
protection of the environment. Dunn believed that
green logistics is a logistics system that is conducive
to the protection of the environment and
environmentally responsible (Barysienė et al., 2015).
Gonzalo and other scholars are more in-depth study
of green packaging from the perspective of
consumers and enterprises (Gonzalo et al., 2021).
2.3 Theory of Green Logistics
There are three theoretical foundations for green
logistics. The first is the economic theory of
sustainable development. Because of the need to
bring economic value, the logistics process consumes
a large amount of resources and energy, resulting in a
waste of resources and pollution of the environment.
On the other hand, sustainable development wants to
have a constant flow of resources for people to use,
so promoting sustainable development is the most
important factor. Secondly, there is the theory of
ecological economics, which takes the coordination
of economic and ecological objectives as the ultimate
goal to realize the common development of ecology
and economy. The past development of the logistics
industry has weakened the link between economic
and environmental benefits, overemphasizing
economic benefits and neglecting ecological benefits.
Finally, there is the theory of ecological ethics, where
people come out of their moral cultivation and realize
that the interest of protecting the ecological
environment is also to safeguard their own interests,
and that the author must consider the obligations
while enjoying the convenience. Due to the ethical
theory, people are more likely to have more goodwill
towards green enterprises, which enables them to gain
competitive advantage through green logistics, thus
promoting the development of green logistics.
2.4 Status of Green Logistics
The United States is one of the earliest countries in
the world to develop logistics, so it also attaches great
importance to the development of green logistics.
First of all, the policy, the development of a series of
laws and regulations, such as the Transportation
Security Act, the Comprehensive Environmental
Liability Compensation and Obligations Act, in order
to reduce the waste of resources in the logistics and
packaging process, and optimize the reverse logistics.
By the end of the last century, the United States has
basically completed the "Green Mark" requirements
for the realization of bag logistics. This not only helps
to reduce costs and revenues, but also helps to
improve corporate image, consumer recognition,
loyalty, so that enterprises can gain a competitive
advantage. From a policy perspective, Japan has been
leading the development of green logistics in the
country. Many Japanese cities have specific transit
centers and recycling centers, and through
reinforcement, they oversee transportation,
distribution, and scheduling in the city, thereby
achieving the goal of reducing environmental