Figure 8
The model consists of the legend in the top right corner, which contains: a light green box for “Drivers”, a light blue box for “Mitigation strategies”, a light pink box for “Barriers”, a black box for “Core process”, and a black rightward arrow for “Direction and nature of influence or action”. The model starts with a rectangular box labeled “Stakeholders” in the top center. A horizontal leftward arrow labeled “Implement” points from this box to a light blue rectangular box on the left labeled “Mitigation strategies”, which contains three rectangular boxes arranged from top to bottom labeled “Policy-level”, “Organisational and supply chain level”, and “Capacity-building initiatives”. A horizontal rightward arrow labeled “Influence” points from the “Stakeholders” box to a light pink rectangular box on the right labeled “Barriers”, which contains five rectangular boxes arranged from top to bottom labeled “Governmental barriers”, “Infrastructure barriers”, “Operational barriers”, “Social barriers”, and “Managerial barriers”. Below the “Mitigation strategies” box, a light green rectangular box labeled “Drivers” contains three rectangular boxes arranged from top to bottom labeled “Economic”, “Environmental”, and “Social”, with an upward arrow labeled “Enable” pointing to the box above it. In the center, below “Stakeholders”, a rectangular box encloses two vertically stacked black rectangular boxes, labeled “Reverse Logistics Supply Chains” and “Sustainable Development Goals”, connected by a downward arrow labeled “Achieve”. An upward vertical arrow labeled “Sustainable solution” from this center box points to the bottom of the “Stakeholders” box. A horizontal arrow labeled “Enhance effectiveness” points from the “Drivers” box to this center box, while a horizontal arrow labeled “Inhibit effectiveness” points from the “Barriers” box to the center box. A long horizontal arrow labeled “Address” spans the top from the “Mitigation strategies” box to the “Barriers” box.Conceptual framework for implementing RL in the CI to achieve sustainable development. Source: Authors' own work