Challenges and factors influencing the implementation of green logistics: A case of sustainable supply chain practices in the oil and gas industry, Oman

Abstract

Studies with reference to sustainability in the oil and gas industry, had its inception during the year 1990, ever since, it has got improved in a longitudinal manner. Oil and gas companies, to a greater extent, highlight the term green supply chain management (GSCM), to exhibit their reporting, associated with sustainability related interventions. This article aims to evaluate the challenges and the factors, that influence the implementation of green logistics, as means of sustainable supply chain practices, in the oil and gas industry, Oman. Irrelevant to the nature of oil and gas company, the logistical operations, to a greater extent rely on fossil fuels, as well as non-renewable energy. This to a greater extent, has an impact on environmental sustainability, making it complex for oil and gas companies in Oman, to be able to accomplish balance between protection of environment and efficacy in an economic manner. The conceptual underpinning, behind green logistics is to reduce forms of environmental emissions, through means of deploying sustainable practices. The Oman vision 2040, to a greater extent, has emphasised the oil and gas companies, to shift to renewable and futuristic methodologies and process wherever possible. This adds intensity to the rationale behind the study, of identifying the factors, that influence the adoption of green logistics, across the supply chain operations for oil and gas industry in Oman (Bremner, 2019).