Özet:

In the context of this study, the impact of the reverse logistics activities implemented by enterprises on social and environmental sustainability has been assessed. In the study, primarily the opposite logistics concept, the environmental and social sustainability concepts were detailed and the opposite logistics and sustainability relationship were pointed out. The reverse logistics activities are extremely important in terms of environmental sustainability because they cover the processes of reuse, recycling or destruction of products. The reuse or return of products contributes to the conservation of natural resources while ensuring that obtain the raw materials and materials they need in production as a result of their logistics activities. Furthermore, the destruction of waste from logistics activities also plays an important role in minimizing environmental pollution, as it ensures that waste materials that are unused to be controlled without being left in nature are eliminated. On the contrary, in terms of social sustainability, logistics activities contribute to the development of society’s environmental awareness while also contribute to the formation of a social peace environment due to the creation of a more viable environment.

Özet:

Within the scope of this study, the effects of reverse logistics activities implemented by enterprises on social and environmental sustainability were evaluated. In the study, the concept of reverse logistics, environmental and social sustainability concepts were explained in detail and on the contrary, the relationship between logistics and sustainability was discussed. Reverse logistics activities are extremely important for environmental sustainability as they involve the process of reusing, recycling or destroying products. Reuse or recycling of products allows enterprises to obtain the raw materials and materials they need in production as a result of reverse logistics activities, while also contributing to the protection of natural resources. In addition, the disposal of wastes from reverse logistics activities plays an important role in minimizing environmental pollution due to the controlled disposal of waste materials that are not available to nature. In terms of social sustainability, reverse logistics activities contribute to the development of environmental awareness of the society, while at the same time contributing to the formation of a social peace environment due to the fact that it creates a more livable environment.

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