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Environmental Logistics Practices: A Performance Analysis of Green Logistics Certified Companies in Turkey

Çevreci Lojistik Uygulamaları: Türkiye’de Yeşil Lojistik Belgesi Sahibi Firmaların Performans Analizi

Handan Öztemiz(ZONGULDAK BÜLENT ECEVİT ÜNİVERSİTESİ)0000-0002-4446-6887
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73–103
Publication Date
2026-07-31
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The results indicate that waste management, recycling rate, and renewable energy consumption were the most influential criteria.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Green logistics is an important field that offers both environmental and economic benefits by integrating eco-friendly practices into the logistics sector.
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Key Findings & Data:This study analyzes the environmental performance of certified companies that have published sustainability reports for the years 2021–2023 using the SD-COPRAS model.
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Conclusion & Impact:The results indicate that waste management, recycling rate, and renewable energy consumption were the most influential criteria.
🔬Design:Modeling & Simulation
📍Scope:2021–2023 Verileri
⚙️Variables:yeşil lojistik · çevresel performans · sürdürülebilirlik

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Green logistics is an important field that offers both environmental and economic benefits by integrating eco-friendly practices into the logistics sector. In Turkey, the "Green Logistics Certificate" has been introduced to encourage companies to reduce their environmental impacts. This study analyzes the environmental performance of certified companies that have published sustainability reports for the years 2021–2023 using the SD-COPRAS model. The results indicate that waste management, recycling rate, and renewable energy consumption were the most influential criteria. The findings are expected to contribute to the comparative evaluation of environmental practices among green logistics companies and to the significant strengthening of green logistics policies by public authorities.

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Yeşil lojistik, çevre dostu uygulamaların lojistik sektörüne entegre edilmesiyle hem çevresel hem de ekonomik faydalar sunan önemli bir alandır. Türkiye’de bu kapsamda, lojistik şirketlerin çevresel etkilerini azaltmalarını teşvik eden "Yeşil Lojistik Belgesi" uygulamaya konmuştur. Bu çalışmada, 2021-2023 yıllarında belge sahibi ve sürdürülebilirlik raporu yayımlayan firmaların çevresel performansları SD-COPRAS modeliyle analiz edilmiştir. Sonuçlara göre, atık yönetimi, geri kazanım oranı ve yenilenebilir enerji tüketimi en belirleyici kriterler olmuştur. Elde edilen bulguların, lojistik firmalarının çevresel uygulamalarını karşılaştırmalı olarak değerlendirmelerine ve kamu otoritelerinin yeşil lojistik politikalarını önemli ölçüde güçlendirmelerine katkı sağlaması beklenmektedir.

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Öztemiz, H. (2026). Environmental Logistics Practices: A Performance Analysis of Green Logistics Certified Companies in Turkey. Eskişehir Osmangazi Üniversitesi İktisadi ve İdari Bilimler Dergisi, Cilt: 21 Sayı: 2, 73–103. https://doi.org/10.17153/oguiibf.1775810

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