Green Logistics, Green Human Capital, and Circular Economy: The Mediating Role of Sustainable Production

Many countries worldwide have adopted a sustainable development model to strike a balance between economic progress, environmental preservation, and social protection, and one of the most effective solutions for promoting sustainable development has been the circular economy (CE). Given each country...

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Published inSustainability Vol. 15; no. 2; p. 1045
Main Authors Cheng, Ya, Masukujjaman, Mohammad, Sobhani, Farid Ahammad, Hamayun, Muhammad, Alam, Syed Shah
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Basel MDPI AG 01.01.2023
Subjects
Business models
Circular economy
Developing countries
Economics
Emerging markets
Environmental management
Human capital
Industrialized nations
LDCs
Logistics
Manufacturing
Multivariate statistical analysis
Research projects
Statistical analysis
Strategic planning
Supply chain management
Sustainability
Sustainable development
Sustainable production
France
Bangladesh
China
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Summary:Many countries worldwide have adopted a sustainable development model to strike a balance between economic progress, environmental preservation, and social protection, and one of the most effective solutions for promoting sustainable development has been the circular economy (CE). Given each country’s resource restrictions, businesses must implement green manufacturing practices to establish a circular economy. Therefore, this study intends to assess the role of green logistics (GL) and green human capital (GHC) in promoting a circular economy. Additionally, the mediating role of sustainable production (SP) in the interplays between the constructs was examined. Data for this research was collected from 211 garment manufacturing firms in Bangladesh, using a standardized questionnaire. The partial least square structural equation modeling (PLS-SEM) technique was employed for inferential statistical analysis. The findings revealed that GL and GHC are significant drivers of CE. Additionally, GL and GHC were observed to have a positive linkage with the SP of firms. The findings uncovered that SP positively impacts circular economy implementation. Furthermore, SP was found to significantly mediate the linkages between GL and CE, as well as between GHC and CE. Ours is one of a limited number of research projects that address the role of GL and GHC in implementing CE through SP. Hence, this study added critical insights to the extant theory and practice while reporting several theoretical and managerial implications.
ISSN:2071-1050
2071-1050
DOI:10.3390/su15021045