AN INVESTIGATION ON THE RELATIONSHIP OF GREEN LOGISTICS APPLICATIONS AND SUSTAINABLE PERFORMANCE

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Aim: In this study, it is aimed to examine the effect of green logistics practices on sustainability. Method: In the research, a questionnaire was applied to 136 managers from businesses operating in Turkey. Demographic information form, green logistics and sustainable performance perception scales were used in the survey. Results: 37.5% of the managers participating in the research are male and 62.5% are female. 28.7% of the managers are between 25-35, 47.1% are between 36-44, 22.1% are between 45-54, and 2.2% are 55 and over. 14.0% of the managers participating in the research stated that they were experts, 17.6% were intermediate and 68.4% were top managers. 29.4% of the companies they work for are between 20-50, 8.1% between 51-80, 7.4% between 81-110, 2.9% between 111-130, 12.5% ​​between 131-250, % 39.7 of them have more than 250 employees. Of the research sample, 6.6% production of construction products, 8.8% production of chemicals, petroleum and petroleum products, 2.9% electrical-electronics production, 13.2% production of automotive and parts, 13.2% production of machinery and parts, 2.2% stated that they work in companies operating in construction and public works, 0.7% in transportation, storage and communication, 4.4% in other sectors, 27.2% in food, 8.8% in beverage, 11.8% in cosmetics. 4.4% of the administrators stated that they had high school, 2.9% associate degree, 61.8% undergraduate, 26.5% master's and 4.4% doctorate level education. There is a statistically significant and positive relationship between the reverse logistics dimension of green logistics and the environmental (r=0.550; p<0.01) and economic (r=0.430; p<0.01) dimensions of sustainable performance. The relationship between the reverse logistics score of green logistics and the social dimension of sustainable performance is not statistically significant (p>0.05). There is a statistically significant and positive relationship between the transportation dimension of green logistics and the environmental (r=0.545; p<0.01), economic (r=0.652; p<0.01) and social (r=0.457; p<0.01) dimensions of sustainable performance. There is a statistically significant and positive relationship between the total score of green logistics and the environmental (r=0.677; p<0.01), economic (r=0.622; p<0.01) and social (r=0.310; p<0.01) dimensions of sustainable performance. Originality: Research results reveal the importance of green logistics to shape the future and achieve a more sustainable performance. Green logistics applications are generally seen as additional costs. The research findings are original in that they show that the opposite of this idea is empirically valid and that there is no similar study in the field.