Purpose

This paper presents a comprehensive overview of the cross-disciplinary literature on the drivers, barriers and performance outcomes of sustainable packaging to understand the current state of research in this field and identify research opportunities.

Design/methodology/approach

A systematic review is conducted within no time limit. The Methodi Ordinatio methodology was applied that resulted in retaining 48 relevant and high impact articles published in 26 academic journals with various scopes.

Findings

Seven key drivers are identified and defined: the integrative and collaborative supply chain, environmental capabilities and resources, market-based instruments, cost reduction, consumer pressure, competitive advantage, and regulatory pressure. Three main barriers are identified and defined: cost/benefit ambiguity, additional costs and complex trade-offs between packaging requirements. The review shows that the drivers and barriers to packaging sustainability are contingent on the firm size. Sustainable packaging positively affects the environmental, social and economic performance; however, its operational performance requires a proactive and integrated supply chain. The results highlight the importance of integrated packaging decisions at three different levels to improve packaging sustainability: vertical and horizontal integration, upstream and downstream integration, and product-packaging integration. The authors developed research propositions and provided insightful directions for future research.

Originality/value

Most studies focus on specific drivers, barriers and outcomes of sustainable packaging, while this paper brings them together to build a comprehensive framework. The latter provides a deeper understanding of the factors that incentivize or deter firms from pursuing sustainable packaging and its performance outcomes.

中文翻译：

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可持续包装的驱动因素、障碍和性能结果：系统文献综述

目的

本文全面概述了关于可持续包装的驱动因素、障碍和性能结果的跨学科文献，以了解该领域的研究现状并确定研究机会。

设计/方法/方法

系统评价是在没有时间限制的情况下进行的。该Methodi Ordinatio方法适用，导致保留发表在26个学术刊物有不同范围48页相关的高冲击的文章。

发现

确定并定义了七个关键驱动因素：整合和协作供应链、环境能力和资源、基于市场的工具、成本降低、消费者压力、竞争优势和监管压力。确定并定义了三个主要障碍：成本/收益模糊性、额外成本和包装要求之间的复杂权衡。审查表明，包装可持续性的驱动因素和障碍取决于公司规模。可持续包装对环境、社会和经济绩效产生积极影响；然而，其运营绩效需要积极主动的集成供应链。结果强调了三个不同层面的综合包装决策对提高包装可持续性的重要性：垂直和水平整合，上下游一体化，产品包装一体化。作者提出了研究命题，并为未来的研究提供了有见地的方向。

原创性/价值

大多数研究侧重于可持续包装的特定驱动因素、障碍和结果，而本文将它们汇集在一起​​以构建一个综合框架。后者提供了对激励或阻止公司追求可持续包装及其绩效结果的因素的更深入的了解。