Strategic Roadmap — Assessing Manufacturing Green Logistics Performance
2026 Regional Research Report · East Midlands Manufacturing
Based on a survey of 103 manufacturers across all major sectors and firm sizes
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103
Firms Surveyed
All major sectors
3.55
Maturity Index
Out of 5
3.71
Strongest Area
Packaging & Env. Mgt
3.33
Weakest Area
Reverse logistics
+1.0
Size Gap
Mid vs small firms
r=0.90
Training Link
Strongest association
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Assessing Manufacturing Green Logistics Performance:
A Strategic Roadmap for the East Midlands
2026

This report presents the first regional assessment of green logistics (GL) performance across East Midlands manufacturing. Seven practice areas were measured — purchasing, end-of-life, transport, packaging, inventory, environmental management and reverse logistics — each scored 1 (not in place) to 5 (fully embedded). The report details every area and delivers a clear, evidence-based strategic roadmap.

103 Manufacturers 7 Practice Areas ASCM Framework East Midlands DMU Research
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Key Messages

Five Findings Frame the Report

Finding 1

Regional manufacturers sit mid-way on green logistics maturity — strong on packaging and environmental management, weakest on reverse logistics.

Finding 2

Size is the sharpest divide. Mid-sized firms outperform small firms by a full point on every practice area.

Finding 3

Firms with an environmental policy report substantially higher green-logistics maturity than firms without one (3.95 vs 2.88).

Finding 4

Training and practice adoption rise together, moving in lockstep across every practice area (r = 0.90).

Finding 5

Reverse logistics is the region's shared gap — the weakest area in three of the five priority sectors.

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Research Group

Supply Chain and Sustainability Research Group

The Institute for Responsible Business and Social Justice · De Montfort University

Dr Ayham Jaaron
Associate Professor / Reader in Sustainable Management
Dr Gulesin Sena Das
Senior Lecturer in Supply Chain Management
Dr Selman Karagoz
Lecturer in Business Management
Dr Tung Dao
Senior Lecturer in Business Management
Dr Amila Jayarathne
Senior Lecturer in Marketing
Dr Haris Aslam
Senior Lecturer in Operations and Supply Chain Management
Dr Emmanuel Odumosu
Research Associate