title: Research on the influencing factors of reverse logistics carbon footprint under sustainable development.
abstract: With the concerns of ecological and circular economy along with sustainable development, reverse logistics has attracted the attention of enterprise. How to achieve sustainable development of reverse logistics has important practical significance of enhancing low carbon competitiveness. In this paper, the system boundary of reverse logistics carbon footprint is presented. Following the measurement of reverse logistics carbon footprint and reverse logistics carbon capacity is provided. The influencing factors of reverse logistics carbon footprint are classified into five parts such as intensity of reverse logistics, energy structure, energy efficiency, reverse logistics output, and product remanufacturing rate. The quantitative research methodology using ADF test, Johansen co-integration test, and impulse response is utilized to interpret the relationship between reverse logistics carbon footprint and the influencing factors more accurately. This research finds that energy efficiency, energy structure, and product remanufacturing rate are more capable of inhibiting reverse logistics carbon footprint. The statistical approaches will help practitioners in this field to structure their reverse logistics activities and also help academics in developing better decision models to reduce reverse logistics carbon footprint.
authors.affiliation: School of Business and Administrator, Liaoning Technical University, Huludao, Liaoning Province, China. yssunqiang@163.com.
authors.forename: Qiang
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D057486:Carbon Cycle; D058572:Carbon Footprint / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D002681:China; D003247:Conservation of Natural Resources / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000074382:Greenhouse Gases / Q000032:analysis; D008962:Models, Theoretical; D059027:Recycling; D012107:Research Design; D018505:Waste Management / Q000379:methods / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
chemical_list: D000074382:Greenhouse Gases
keywords: Carbon capacity; Carbon footprint; Impulse response; Influencing factors; Johansen co-integration test; Reverse logistics; Sustainable development