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LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN CONFIDENCE INDEX 2024

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3.6 Sustainability

In this year’s edition of our report, we decided to focus on the topic of sustainability more intensely and five questions were concerning it. We chose to ask our respondents what was their rationale behind investing in such initiatives. The answers differed between the groups of respondents. In general, logistics operators seem to have more reasons for adoption of sustainability projects. For them, the most often selected reasons were: meeting both contractual and informal requirements of stakeholders

and meeting regulatory and legislative requirements. Each of these answers were selected by 52% of logistics respondents. For manufacturers and retailers, the most often selected drivers were: meeting informal requirements of customers, suppliers or service providers (44%). It is interesting to see that informal requirements were regarded as more crucial than contractual (24%). Other, most often selected answers, by 40% of respondents each were: meeting regulatory and legislative requirements and making a positive environmental impact.

Figure 22. What is the main driver of your decision to invest in any sustainable/environmental/ ‘green’ (supply chain) projects or other Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) projects? (select all that apply) Share of respondents nominating each answer category, will not sum to 100%

Man-Ret.

Logistics

Meet the UN requirements to become climate neutral by 2050

8%

20%

28%

Enhance corporate reputation

44%

40%

Make a positive environmental impact

44%

24%

Make a positive social impact

40%

0%

Attract and retain employees

16%

8%

Attract investors

12%

16%

Optimise long term capital expenditures

4%

24%

Achieve financial or tax benefits and credits

16%

32% 32%

Reduce costs and, or enhance productivity

4%

Attract new customers or achieve top-line growth

28%

Meet contractual requirements of customers, suppliers or service providers

24%

52%

Meet informal expectations or requirements of customers, suppli ers or service providers’

44%

52%

12%

Keep up with competitors

36%

40%

Meet regulatory and legislative requirements

52%

0%

10%

30%

50%

60%

20%

40%