How platforms, marketplaces and new logistics concepts are changing retail.
Trade has always been at the heart of society. It adapts flexibly to the changing needs of society. From the original barter business, manufacturing trade, the merchant on the corner, to supermarkets and department stores to today’s online trade – trade is a mirror of society and an important driver for the development and implementation of its possibilities.
This also applies to the issue of sustainability. Since trade is omnipresent in everyday life, it can make a major contribution to the development of a sustainable society through the type of products and the way they are sold. This ranges from issues of working conditions in the globalized production chain to the integration of the environment into consumption in this country. Digitization and with it online trade are changing trade rapidly and on a huge scale. In doing so, he rises to the challenge of positively influencing changes in society, in particular in relation to the issue of sustainability. An important part is the exchange and discussion about the topic. …
This white paper arranges topics that arise from the area of sustainability and online trade, it provides food for thought, answers relevant questions and offers a possible basis for online trade to take a close look at aspects of sustainability and for this complex subject area to be understood and to develop solutions. A conscious decision was made not to accurately reflect the status quo in all areas. The white paper is not a complete inventory, but a collection of very special challenges, trends, potential and development opportunities that are particularly relevant for mail order and e-commerce. Together with the companies in the mail order business, this should enable more sustainability for society.
Source: bevh.org
